2022 Winter Olympics in Xiaohaituo Mountain area in Yanqing District, northwest of urban area of Beijing, away from the city center, using artificial snow because of the rarity of natural snow in this region. All other skiing events will be held in Taizicheng Area in Chongli District, Zhangjiakou city, Hebei Province. It is from downtown Beijing and away from Xiaohaituo Mountain Area. Yanqing District is a suburban district of Beijing. Zhangjiakou is a city in Hebei Province. Chongli District in Zhangjiakou city will stage most of the skiing events during the 2022 Winter Olympics. The ski resort earned over 1.54 billion yuan (US$237.77
Venues of the 1972 Winter Olympics with the 1940 Summer Olympics. Okurayama was constructed using private funds in 1931. At the 1959 IOC Meeting in Munich, Tokyo was selected to host the 1964 Summer Olympics. This inspired Sapporo to try to host the 1968 Winter Olympics. Sapporo submitted its bid in 1963 to the IOC. On 29 January 1964 at the IOC Meeting in Innsbruck, Sapporo finished a distant fourth to winner Grenoble for the 1968 Winter Games. Following observations of the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, an aggressive public relations campaign began with Sapporo and the IOC to bring the 1972 Winter Games to Sapporo.