Feature: Abandoned mines transformed into N China ski resort

TAIYUAN, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- After the end of the eight-day Spring Festival holiday, the Wujinshan Li Ning International Ski Resort in Jinzhong City, north China's Shanxi Province, is still bustling with skiing enthusiasts.

There are four ski resorts in the Wujin Mountain area, which was once a coal-rich mining region.

"I heard from elders that this place was a mine when I was young. I never thought it cou