China Tour De Ski is a FIS cross-country skiing competition of Chinese sub-station points race. It is also an annual XC ski travel tour arranged by FIS, CSA(Chinese Ski Association) and Nordic Ways around the New Year's period in China. At least 40 FIS top 100 skiers together with promising young athletes and China National Ski Team participate in it.

The event is an exciting alternative to Tour De Ski in Europe. There are four stages in the competition in China every year. It has been held in Xiwuqi (Inner Mongolia), Shangri-La (Yunnan Province), Beijing's Bird's Nestand Jingyuetan Park(Changchun city) from 2008 up to now. Xiwuqi in Inner Mongolia has been a host city every year since the start of Tour de Ski China, with the first and the second stage race being conducted there every year. Sprint distance and long distance over two days on the wide and majestic grasslands of Wuzhumuqin. The place also hosts a MTB stage race and grassland running marathon in the summer (Yes, they are our events too, visit here  to find more information), and it is a center for Cross Country Skiing in the winter. What a wonderful place!

Shangri-La stage was held in 2008-2010, in a new ski field of Shangri-La natural scenic which with its well-known mythical name is located in the breathtaking mountainous landscape of the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous region, where it is up to 3300 meters above sea level.

In 2010, we were honored to have the Olympic Gold Medalists Bjorn Lind ,who participated in all 4 stages and Thobias Fredriksson, who only came for the Beijing.Bird's Nest Competition, the 3rd stage of the TDS 2010-2011. Meanwhile, the Norwegian Olympic- and World Championships-announcer Kjell-Erik Kristiansen was the announcer at China TDS 2010-2011, for stage 3 at National Stadium, Bird Nest.

Finally, according to TDS tradition, the last stage brings the skiers to Changchun. Vasaloppet China 50km is the classic stage of Tour de Ski China held on a top class track in Jingyuetan Park. Many happenings take place around the race like Vasa Night New Years Banquet, Ice, Snow and Tourism Festival, Snow Sculptures and so on.

Scheduled for 2011-2012 competition are held in Xiwuqi, Inner Mongolia(Dec.28-Dec.29,2011), and Changchun Jingyuetan Park(Jan.02,2012).

As one of the major international ski events in China, it also has drawn a lot of attention from the press. For example, China Central Television CCTV-5 Sports Channel and CCTV-09 International daily news and features from each stage of the event. Hong Kong based Phoenix-TV, Shanghai TV Sports Channel, BTV-Sport and APTN also broadcasts features and news. Xinhua News Agency, Chinas biggest news agency has daily dispatches of news with photos that gets picked up by many other websites and newspapers. The tour was reported by more than 30 newspapers and magazines, including China Daily,China Sports Daily, People’s Daily, etc.

Obviously, this event not only promote the Nordic-style cross-country skiing to China, but also made a great contribution in narrowing the gap between Chinese skiers and foreign skiers. Besides, it also allows more skiers and outdoor sports enthusiasts to learn more about cross-country skiing,understand China!