A pair of skates and Qitaihe’s sporting memory
A skate can open a sports story, but the available sources do not identify a particular pair or owner.
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From school rinks to specialist training in Qitaihe
Aluminium lunch boxes helped pupils build a school rink; later reports trace specialist schools, weekly lessons and indoor ice in Qitaihe.
Meng Qingyu: from coal work to Qitaihe’s short-track turn
Meng’s mining job, early speed-skating wins and later coaching role mark separate stages in Qitaihe’s skating history.