Beijing parks launch ice-snow entertainment activities during holiday

BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- More than 20 parks in Beijing, including the Summer Palace, Beihai Park and the Olympic Forest Park, have launched entertainment activities for the ice and snow season, said the municipal forestry and parks bureau on Saturday.

The city's parks have various venues -- like natural ice rinks and artificial snow resorts -- available for visitors. "Rivers, lakes and squares in some parks a