The　24th　Winter　Olympic　Games　will　be　held　in　China　in　February　2022.　The　main　venue　is　located　in　Chongli,　Hebei　Province.　The　outdoor　daily　average　temperature　during　the　competition　is　estimated　to　be-17　℃--2　℃.　To　effectively　improve　the　thermal　comfort　and　viewing　experience　of　outdoor　audiences,　the　analysis　of　the　cold　tolerance　characteristics　of　outdoor　audiences　is　very　important.　In　this　study,　eight　subjects　(four　males　and　four　females)　from　a　university　in　Beijing　participated　in　the　cold　tolerance　experiment.　The　thermal　response　characteristics　of　different　parts　of　the　human　body,　the　maximum　permissible　time,　and　the　physiological　limit　thresholds　of　the　subjects　under　cold　exposure　conditions　(-14　℃--16　℃)　were　investigated　in　a　commercial　cold　store　in　Beijing.　Results　show　that　when　the　subject　was　exposed　to　a　cold　environment　of　-14　℃　to　-16　℃　and　the　thermal　insulation　of　the　clothing　ensembles　was　2.1　clo,　the　skin　temperature　of　the　fingers　and　toes　had　the　highest　rate　of　decline　and　the　cold　sensation　was　the　strongest;　the　skin　temperature　of　trunk　and　limbs　decreased　less,　and　the　cold　sensation　was　weaker.　Under　the　conditions　of　hand　exposure　and　hands　in　pockets,　the　average　maximum　permissible　time　was　51　min　and　67　min　respectively.　The　key　factors　affecting　the　thermal　sensation　and　permissible　time　of　the　subjects　were　the　skin　temperature　of　the　fingers　and　toes,　with　the　average　tolerance　of　human　body　in　extreme　cold　environments　and　the　construction　of　corresponding　local　thermal　physiological　limit　thresholds　of　11℃　and　16　℃　respectively,　and　no　significant　difference　was　found　between　male　and　female　(P　＞　0.05).　This　study　can　provide　basic　data　reference　for　the　research　on　the　coldcomfort　environment.　©　2021,　Editorial　Board　of　Journal　of　Harbin　Institute　of　Technology.　All　right　reserved.