Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 6th. The opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games was held in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province on the evening of February 7th. President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony and announce the opening of this Asian Winter Conference.

At noon on the 7th, President Xi Jinping will hold a welcome banquet for foreign leaders who came to China to attend the opening ceremony.

The foreign leaders attending the opening ceremony include: Brunei Sultan Hassanal, Kyrgyz President Zaparov, Pakistani President Zardari, Thai Prime Minister Petton, South Korean Speaker Yu Yuanzhi, etc.

At that time, China Central Radio and Television will broadcast the opening ceremony live and Xinhuanet will broadcast the pictures and texts live.