Vlog | Try My Job: Test driver in extreme cold conditions | XINHUA

YAKESHI, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Have you ever tried drifting on ice and snow? Follow Xinhua correspondent Smiley to visit Yakeshi in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and see how a test driver evaluates vehicle performance under some of nature's extreme conditions. As Yakeshi has developed a world-renowned winter automotive testing ground, it has also witnessed the remarkable growth of China's automotive industry.

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026 shows a view of an automotive testing field in Yakeshi of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Bei He)

A car drives on an icy road at an automotive testing field in Yakeshi of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Bei He)

Tourists experience car drifting on an icy road at an automotive testing field in Yakeshi of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Bei He)

Coordinators: Meng Tao, Yu Jia

Directors: Li Xiao, Fu Tian

Reporters: Bei He, Ma Jinrui, Wang Xuebing

Visual Designers: Xu Xiaoxuan, Li Yang (Intern)

Editors: Wu Jingdan, Meng Tao, Wang Zecong

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