In the months leading up to the games the preparation was led by the Acting Governor of Jilin, Han Changbin.

Combining the movements of a ski jumper and a short-track speed skater, the emblem of the 2007 Asian Winter Games consisted of two Chinese calligraphy strokes.

A total of 47 medal events in ten sports and disciplines were in contention in the Sixth Winter Asian Games.

The sixth edition marked the first time that all members of the Olympic Council of Asia sent delegations to the Winter Asiad.

[citation needed] The following are the 25 National Olympic Committees which competed, with the number of competitors they fielded:[2] Seven figure skaters from Kuwait, Malaysia, Macau and a speed skater from Turkmenistan were not allowed to compete as their respective nations were not members of the International Skating Union.