The Light of the Asian Games | Sharing the Happiness of the Asian Games with All People Day by Day

At 6 o'clock in the morning, a group of runners had already gathered in the Gongshu Canal Sports Park in the north of Hangzhou city.

38 year old Chen Wenzhuo entered from the east gate of Xueyuan North Road, walked for 1 kilometer, warmed up for 8 minutes to reach a heart rate of 130, then ran north along the "Hangzhou Umbrella" until the end, bypassed the basketball court, followed the plastic track by the river, and ran all the way to the southernmost end of the park. Finally, he followed the small path back to the starting point.

In one hour, 10 kilometers, Chen Wenzhuo ran with great enthusiasm. On this route, there are professional plastic runways, aerial runways connecting two parks, and secluded winding paths with flowers and trees. In spring, cherry blossoms bloom brightly; In late autumn, the maple leaves are turning red, making it interesting to start running.

Chen Wenzhuo's family lives opposite Rongxin College Mansion, only one road away from Gongshu Canal Sports Park. For Chen Wenzhuo, the most surprising moment was not when he gritted his teeth to buy a house in 2016, not when he closed down in 2018, but when the park opened in 2021. Since then, he has also developed the habit of morning running. "When I bought a house, I didn't expect the park to be repaired so well. It's simply beyond expectations," said Chen Wenzhuo.

This Asian Games park has now become an indispensable living scene for Chen Wenzhuo's family. Running in the morning, taking a walk with my child, taking a walk with my parents after dinner, and setting up a tent with nothing to do on weekends... Living nearby, the sense of happiness increases day by day.

The Asian Games Park is ultimately a civic park

Gongshu Canal Sports Park is a park established based on the venues of the Asian Games. It has two major venues, a sports stadium resembling "Da Yu Cong" and a sports stadium nicknamed "Hangzhou Umbrella". It will host table tennis, breakdancing, and field hockey matches for the Hangzhou Asian Games, as well as table tennis and blind football matches for the Asian Paralympics.

The total area of the park is 701 acres, with complete facilities and pleasant scenery. It has public supporting facilities such as the Flower God Runway, Flower Dynasty Square, Piya'er Park, and National Fitness Center. There are also many lush grasslands such as Huaxiping and Yuexiping, as well as soft rivers and lakes such as Yongxing River, Beizhuang River, and Sanye Lake. There are also over 100 types of flowers such as cherry blossoms, plum blossoms, and Gesang flowers, as well as over 4000 high-quality trees such as water pine and red maple.

"Before development, this was a city village and a famous flower and wood base, with buildings, fields, a communication tower, and four high-voltage lines. The urban interface was far from what it is now," said the park's official. The park started piling in January 2019 and completed its main acceptance in June 2021, taking nearly three years. Song Weiping, Chairman of Blue City Group, the management and operation agency, once said: The Canal Asian Games Park is not only an Asian Games Park, but also a sports park, but ultimately a public park.

Therefore, the Asian Games Park is not only for sports events, but also to benefit urban residents, making green spaces and squares spaces for citizens to communicate and connect, allowing everyone to fully enjoy sunlight, green spaces, fresh air, modern public facilities, and a comfortable and safe living environment.

Since its official opening to the public in December 2021, in the past two years, the Canal Asian Games Park has integrated into people's daily lives as expected.

Every weekend, the park is crowded with visitors, and the basketball court and badminton court are packed; In spring and autumn, the lawn and riverside are covered with sky curtains and tents; On a summer night, on the stage of the "Star Show", the band performed brilliantly. Almost every night, there were "outdoor movies" on the west corridor of the block, with adults and children sitting together, enjoying the cool breeze. Blind dates, markets, beer runs, and flower festivals, as well as various activities organized by the management during different seasons, will truly turn the park into a humanistic leisure venue.

In addition, the park has also been approved as a research and learning travel base for primary and secondary schools in Hangzhou. Since its opening, it has attracted more than 100 students from primary and secondary schools to carry out nearly 200 spring and autumn travel activities here.

It is understood that the Asian Games are about to start, and except for the closed management around the venues, other areas of the park are still open to residents normally.

Asian Games venues are gradually opening up

Enable the public to continue enjoying sports benefits

The early enjoyment of Asian Games dividends is a common benefit for all cities hosting Asian Games in Zhejiang.

Since May last year, the competition and training venues for the Hangzhou Asian Games have been gradually opened to the public, and have received over ten million citizens so far.

In Hangzhou, runners measure the "big lotus" with their feet. Enthusiastic table tennis enthusiasts keep the Hangzhou Sports Center busy, and the swimming pool is too busy... Whether for visits, fitness, or teaching purposes, many online reservations at the venues are packed every day. With the atmosphere of the Asian Games, citizens have stirred up wave after wave of sports climax. 75 year old citizen Lu Shanpei is a regular visitor to the Huanglong Sports Center. He said, "The venue is good, close to home, and it is also open for free to elderly people over 70 years old. I come to exercise almost every day."

In Ningbo, through sailing events, Xiangshan plans to launch ten new scene products, including "Sailing for the Asian Games" and "Poetry and the Distance". The entire network has released 10 high-quality travel routes for the Asian Games, including "Burning the Asian Games and Passionate Journey", actively expanding new tourism formats and putting effort into improving the tourism experience. After the competition, the Yafan Center will also transform into a comprehensive water sports base that integrates water sports, leisure and entertainment, fitness and fitness, and vacation tourism, open to citizens and tourists.

In Wenzhou, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Asian Games, the city has repaired and improved municipal facilities such as roads, beautified parks and squares to enhance the city's appearance, built people's gyms and sports parks to create a "10 minute fitness circle"... allowing more people to enjoy the sense of gain brought by the construction of Asian Games venues and the preparation for the Asian Games.

In Huzhou, sports empowerment has spurred urban transformation. Since the beginning of this year, Huzhou City has built 42 new grassroots sports facilities, including 10 football fields, 9 village level national fitness squares, 28 community multifunctional sports fields, 34 people's gyms, and 2 sports parks. Public sports venues in the city are open to the public for free or at a low cost. As of the end of July this year, we have received over 100000 citizens and received high praise.

In Shaoxing, riding the east wind of the Asian Games, various types of national sports themed events are being held one after another. After the opening of Shaoxing Baseball Sports and Culture Center last year, the utilization rate of the venue was surprisingly high. The minimum cost for a swimming ticket is only 20 yuan, and the venue fee for a football match is 480 yuan. The opening hours are from 9am to 10pm. This affordable price and long standby time, combined with high standard facilities, make the baseball and softball center a "treasure ground" for residents to exercise.

In Jinhua, as the atmosphere of the Asian Games intensifies, citizens can enjoy more and more sports venues: the Jinhua Sports Center, which has already become a daily exercise check-in place for citizens, fitness trails scattered across the three rivers and six banks, and the "pocket park" with green gaps at the doorstep... The city space is full of sports atmosphere, and citizens who are eager to watch games have also changed from "watching games" to "practicing on their own".

Before the Asian Games, the venues are open to allow citizens and tourists to fully experience the atmosphere of the Asian Games and enjoy sports benefits in advance.

After the Asian Games, the venues will return to the public, and various high standard venues at home will continue to provide services for national fitness activities, enhancing the sense of gain and happiness of the entire city.

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