On this day, 26 years ago, on February 6, 1999 (December 21, 1998 in the lunar calendar), the 4th Asian Winter Games concluded successfully. The China delegation won the first place in the total number of gold medals. On the evening of February 6, 1999, the 4th Asian Winter Games came to a successful conclusion. Ice and snow athletes from 23 Asian countries and regions sang and danced at the closing ceremony, and agreed to meet again in Aomori, Japan four years later. Before the closing ceremony, the last two games of this Asian Winter Games were held-the men's ice hockey championship and runner-up battle and the third and fourth place competition. In the match between Kazakhstan and Japan for the men's ice hockey championship, the two teams drew 1 - 1, but the Kazakhstan team won the heaviest gold medal of this Asian Winter Games with its large goal difference. In another match between China and South Korea for the bronze medal in men's ice hockey, China defeated their opponents 7 - 2. In the seven-day gold medal competition for this Asian Winter Games, 43 gold medals were divided among five countries. The China delegation ranked first in the gold medal standings with a record of 15 golds, while the host South Korean delegation ranked second in the gold medal standings with a record of 11 golds.