Tomorrow at 9 o'clock, the torch relay of the Asian Games will open at Wenzhou Station, showcasing exciting highlights to watch first

On September 14th, a press conference was held at the Wenzhou Station of the 19th Asian Games Torch Relay in Hangzhou, introducing the preparations for the Wenzhou Station of the 19th Asian Games Torch Relay in Hangzhou.

The torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou will officially start at 9:00 am on September 15th at Songtai Square in Lucheng District, Wenzhou City. The torch relay is divided into three stages. The first stage is the starting ceremony held at Songtai Square, the second stage is the torchbearer's torch relay, and the third stage is the closing ceremony held on the city balcony, with a total duration of about two and a half hours.

The theme of this torch relay is "Millennium Commercial Port · Happy Wenzhou", with 170 locations carefully organized and arranged around various elements such as culture, history, and society contained in the relay route. Taking into full consideration the characteristics of the torchbearers themselves, the torchbearers are closely combined with iconic road sections, allowing people with stories to run in places with stories, telling the "Wenzhou story" in all aspects, spreading the voice of Wenzhou, and showcasing the charm of Wenzhou.

What unique charm will the Wenzhou Station of the Asian Games Torch Relay have?

One is to comprehensively present the humanistic charm of "Millennium Commercial Port · Happy Wenzhou". Wenzhou, formerly known as "Ou", is the homeland of the Eastern Ou Kingdom. It has a history of 2215 years of city building and 1700 years of county building. Central Plains culture, marine culture, mountain culture, immigrant culture, and other cultures intersect and blend here, forming a unique Ouyue culture. The starting point of the route, Songtai Mountain, is one of the Jiushan Doukui in Wenzhou and a gathering place for the millennium old Doucheng culture in Wenzhou. Starting from Songtai Mountain, you will pass through the most distinctive historical blocks with Ouyue cultural heritage, such as Xinhe Street, Chan Street, Wuma Street, and Gongyuan Road. Here is a witness to Wenzhou as the former site of the "Southeast Zoulu" ancient examination institute, known as the "microcosm of Wenzhou's business model" on Wuma Street. There is also the Yongjia County School, which was founded in the early years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty's Taining period, and it is also the earliest official school in Zhejiang. From Gongyuan Road to Huancheng East Road, and then to Anlan Pavilion near the intersection of the northern and eastern city walls of Wenzhou, you can see one of the four famous islands in China - Jiangxin Island, the Island of Chinese Poetry. In this concentrated inheritance of Wenzhou's millennium long cultural heritage, we will showcase Wenzhou's unique charm as the birthplace of Chinese landscape poetry, the birthplace of Yongjia Zen culture, and the cradle of Chinese mathematicians through torchbearers such as cultural celebrities, scientists, and artists.

The second is to comprehensively present the vitality soul of "Millennium Commercial Port · Happy Wenzhou". Wenzhou is named after commerce and prospers because of commerce. As early as the Northern Song Dynasty, Wenzhou was a major port and foreign trade port. During the prosperous period of the Song and Yuan dynasties, ships and merchants from various countries flocked to and from Wenzhou Port. The significant discovery of the Shuomen Ancient Port Site in Wenzhou reproduces the prosperous scene of Wenzhou thousands of years ago, providing an excellent explanation for proving that Wenzhou is an important starting point of the Maritime Silk Road and marking the best historical symbol for this "millennium old commercial port". As a result, the Shuomen Ancient Port Site has become one of the important locations for this torch relay. Since the reform and opening up, hardworking and hardworking Wenzhou people have inherited the cultural genes of "practicality, righteousness and profit", and with the spirit of daring to be the first in the world, boldly innovate and start businesses, created the famous "Wenzhou model", and established Wenzhou's historic position as an important birthplace of China's private economy. In this torch relay, outstanding representatives of innovation and entrepreneurship in Wenzhou since the reform and opening up, such as Nan Cunhui, Zhang Huamei, Xie Bingzheng, etc., will bring their respective legendary stories to show us the unique style of Wenzhou merchants in the world, as well as the enduring spirit of the "Four Thousand" and the spirit of Wenzhou people who keep up with the times.

The third is to comprehensively present the development beauty of "Millennium Commercial Port · Happy Wenzhou". Currently, Wenzhou is focusing on building a modern riverside garden city and accelerating the construction of a "one axis, one belt, one zone" urban spatial pattern. The "One Axis" is a development axis along the Ou River, which will focus on building the Ou River New City with a planned area of 144 square kilometers, with a focus on the Binjiang Business District and the Ou River banks. This torch relay has been running eastward along the Ou River since Anlanting, with a length of 6.4 kilometers, accounting for two-thirds of the entire transmission route. Along the way, you will see the gradual development of Wenzhou's "embracing the river". At the balcony of the destination city, we will see the headquarters building of the Binjiang Business District in the core area of Oujiang New City rising from the ground. Here, we will accelerate the construction of Wenzhou's new industrial highland, new urban landmark, and new development engine, becoming the "cover work" of Wenzhou's urban construction. This 6.4 kilometer journey, from the bustling "Maritime Silk Road" of the "Millennium Commercial Port" to the ready to take off "Oujiang New City", showcases the intersection of history and reality, the past and the future, and highlights the surging vitality of this city that never stops and stands at the forefront.

Final review of images: Sun Yu