Let the Chengdu Universiade "never come to an end", observe the Universiade | these rich heritage developments that benefit the long-term | city | Universiade
Organize a good meeting and revitalize a city. What will the hosting of the Chengdu Universiade leave behind? What can it bring? On August 4th, at the press conference for the Chengdu Universiade Universiade Heritage, Cao Xuefeng, the full-time deputy director of the Chengdu Universiade Executive Committee Office, gave a detailed introduction to domestic and foreign journalists.
"The Chengdu Universiade is the first comprehensive planning and management of heritage work since the establishment of the World University Games. During the bidding, preparation, and hosting of the Universiade, we have accumulated and created a batch of sustainable material wealth and cultural achievements. Cao Xuefeng said that as early as October 2019, they completed the" Chengdu 31st Summer Universiade Heritage Plan ". Its main goal is to create rich heritage in 29 areas including sports, economy, society, culture, environment, urban development, education, and youth through hosting the Chengdu Universiade, leaving valuable wealth for the long-term development of the city and benefiting the city and its citizens in the long run.".
"The sports venues of the Universiade are the most obvious sports heritage left by the Universiade to this city." Cao Xuefeng introduced that there are a total of 49 venues for the Chengdu Universiade, of which only 13 are newly built and the remaining 36 are renovated, reflecting the concept of sustainable utilization. In addition, in the preparation work for the Universiade, they promoted that the Universiade venues could compete and open as much as possible. In 2022 alone, nearly 80000 hours of free or low-priced access were made to the public, serving over 5.09 million citizens. More than 730 various levels and types of competitions were held, promoting the popularity of national fitness in the city of Chengdu. After the Universiade, these venues will continue to be used for sports and national fitness in Chengdu.
The construction of an athlete village at Chengdu University is also a particularly significant educational heritage brought to the city by the Chengdu Universiade. Cao Xuefeng said that the model of "village school integration and sports education integration" is an innovative exploration of the Chengdu University Games in the construction of athlete villages for large-scale international sports events. After the competition, the Dayun Village will be fully transferred to Chengdu University, achieving 100% sustainable utilization. This will not only be used for the development of education at Chengdu University, but also continue to serve as a platform for communication, exchange, and integration among young university students around the world, allowing the purpose of friendship, universal love, fairness, perseverance, integrity, cooperation, and hard work of the Universiade to continue here, making this Universiade an "never-ending" Universiade.
In Cao Xuefeng's view, the improvement of urban functional quality is a tangible urban heritage brought to this city by the Chengdu Universiade. Cao Xuefeng said that they actively promote the demolition and greening of public facilities, the demolition of walls to increase greenery, and the construction of flowers and landscapes, promote the reconstruction of the land landscape of the aviation corridor, and create a high-quality urban living circle on the first ring road. They have successfully completed more than 2000 urban environmental improvement and quality improvement projects. In addition, efforts will be made to address shortcomings and carry out environmental improvement projects in old residential areas, back streets and alleys, and agricultural markets, resolutely avoiding large-scale demolition and construction, as well as extravagance and waste. We have carried out concentrated beautification of 15 areas, including the Shiling Dayun Village area and the Fenghuangshan Sports Park area, which has significantly improved the environment around citizens.
Finally, the Universiade has driven the high-quality development of the event city and sports industry, which is a long-term development heritage that the Chengdu Universiade has brought to this city. Cao Xuefeng introduced that in the process of preparing for the Chengdu Universiade, he successfully bid for the 2024 Thomas Uber Cup, the 2025 World Games and other international top sports events, and successfully held the 2022 World Table Tennis Championships, the 2022 National Gymnastics Championships and other events. In the past three years, the city has signed a total of 115 major sports industry projects, with a signing amount exceeding 87 billion yuan. Cao Xuefeng said that the process of creating the heritage of the Universiade is essentially the process of enhancing the value of the event, and also the process of amplifying the value of the host city. He hopes that everyone can walk and see more in Chengdu, experience and share the changes brought by the Universiade to the city.