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Contents of ancient cliff paintings in northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have been verified as human hunting while skiing and, therefore, archeologists prove the Altay region to be a place of skiing some 100 to 200 centuries ago.
They held that cliff paintings in Altay had been the earliest archaeological evidence to show how humans had skied in the early days and suggest skiing had originated in Altay.
With frequent, plentiful snowfalls in winter, the Altay mountainous landscape with abundant forest resources provides ideal for skiing, experts said.