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(FILES) This file photo taken on December 17, 2021 shows a general view of the National Alpine Skiing Centre, venue for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, in Yanqing. - Man-made snow has been used to varying degrees since the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, but February's Beijing Games will depend almost entirely on artificial snow because they are happening in one of the driest parts of China. (Photo by Leo RAMIREZ / AFP) / TO GO WITH Oly-2022-China-environment-snow,FOCUS by Matthew Walsh