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BEIJING • A gleaming, colourful 60m-tall "high-heel shoe" stands out against dreary construction sites in Shougang, a former industrial park in Beijing.
Big Air Shougang, which spans 164m, is the competition stage for freestyle skiing and snowboarding at the Winter Olympics that Beijing will host in February next year.

