What is the Asian Games Village today

We know each other far and near, and thousands of miles are still neighbors.

In less than 7 days, the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games will kick off. Nearly 20000 athletes, technical officials, and media reporters will gather in Hangzhou to welcome the grand event.

Open your heart and welcome guests and friends. Yesterday, everyone's "home" was ready, opening the door to welcome guests.

This "home" has a beautiful name, called the Asian Games Village. A small temporary village, carrying and witnessing dreams and friendships from all over the world.

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Do you know how the Asian Games Village came about?

The earliest Asian Games Village can be traced back to the Fourth Jakarta Asian Games in 1962. Prior to this, there were no centralized residential areas for this large-scale sports event. At that time, everyone stayed in hotels, which arranged for the athletes to eat, stay, and travel. However, as the scale of the Asian Games continues to grow, the service of a single hotel can no longer meet the needs of the event, and it is also not conducive to the organization of the event and the communication of athletes. As a result, there are "villages" where athletes live together.

Village, as defined in the Chinese dictionary, is a place where villagers gather. Gathering, where there are people, there are stories. There are many stories in the small town, and there are also many stories in the village.

In the village, we talk about sports and life. In the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games Village, there was a story where the leader of the Iranian delegation asked a sports team in the village that we were both opponents and friends. When recalling the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, Yao Ming said that the moment that touched him the most was not on the field, but in the Asian Games Village. At that time, the girls in the women's basketball team ran to the stage of the athlete's village and sang a song during the break from the competition. After listening, athletes from various countries applauded warmly and then took to the stage to sing, creating a very lively atmosphere. During the day, they bring glory to the country and write the music of victory. At night, they danced and laughed, making the world incredibly small amidst their singing. The same story is also worth looking forward to in Hangzhou. Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei and Japanese athlete Ikebuki, who had previously suffered from leukemia, are old rivals. At the Tokyo Olympics, Zhang Yufei encouraged Ikebuki to overcome her illness and agreed to meet again at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Now, they will each accompany their teams to participate in the Asian Games, and their agreement by the swimming pool will be realized. Everyone in the Hangzhou Asian Games Village will also send blessings to this brave Japanese veteran. This is the empathy between athletes and the universal resonance of sportsmanship. Faces of different skin tones speak different languages. They come from afar, but find a common goal here.

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What is the Asian Games Village in Hangzhou? A high praise online replied, "Food, clothing, housing, and transportation, only clothing is not provided, everything else is included here.".

From this perspective, the Asian Games Village is a worry free village. The cafeteria, which operates for 20 hours a day and prepares over 400 dishes, is specifically responsible for teasing the taste buds. If someone wants to taste all these dishes during the 16 day competition period, they will need to eat an average of over 20 dishes per day. The enthusiastic host even brought home the delicious food: Dongpo Braised Pork, Sister Song's Fish Soup, fried shrimps and other classic dishes. The fusion of dishes from different regions, from the tip of the tongue to the heart, turns out that the distance between the world is closer than imagined.

Among over 20 types of apartments, WIFI, TV, and washing machine are standard features, and extended bed stools are also prepared for basketball and volleyball players. The temperature is also marked on the faucet in the bathroom, so athletes no longer need to drag their tired bodies to test the water temperature.

Okay, the transportation in the Asian Games Village is connected by new energy vehicles and Xiaohong bicycles. If you want to run, there is a dedicated outdoor corridor running track that connects various functional areas, allowing you to exercise, go shopping, and enjoy the scenery without any delay. If outdoor running is not satisfying, you can go to the indoor fitness service center. Covering an area of approximately 8000 square meters, it is the largest, most environmentally friendly, and fully equipped fitness service center in the history of the Asian Games. It allows athletes to experience various fitness facilities in a "one-stop" manner in the shortest possible time and maintain a healthy state of exercise.

The Asian Games Village is still a worry free village. The pain and disappointment in the competition can all be comforted here. In previous Asian Games villages, the most popular equipment was the ice maker. After high-intensity training and competitions, many athletes would habitually apply ice packs. But in the Hangzhou Asian Games Village, they have a better place to go, which is the traditional Chinese medicine department in the comprehensive outpatient department. The Chinese physical therapy techniques such as massage, cupping, and scraping will be more helpful for athletes to relieve fatigue and achieve good results. If you see foreign athletes with jar marks, sha marks, or silver needles on their heads appearing on the field, don't be surprised, they must have fallen in love with traditional Chinese medicine therapy.

After the competition, you can go to the cultural house in the village to have fun and relieve the boredom. During the competition, the cultural house in the athlete village will organize 5 experiential activities every day. If you are not satisfied with the game result, don't emo. There is nothing that a city walk cannot solve. Free rides on public transportation and subway. If you don't have time to go out and explore, taking the AR bus can also appreciate the beauty and heritage of West Lake. The network woven by the Asian Games Village connects various services. In this network, we are both the most important members of this big family.

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Behind the user experience of "worry free" and "forget worry" is the original intention of organizing the Hangzhou Asian Games in a "green, intelligent, thrifty, and civilized" way. The Asian Games Village is a garden village. There are only conventional plants such as osmanthus, lotus, and hydrangea here, and endangered rare species such as wild jasmine and southern viburnum are also planted in the Asian Games Village. In the invisible corners, there are also lush greenery hidden. The Asian Games Village has achieved 100% full coverage of two-star and above green buildings, and a photovoltaic power generation system has been built on the roof of the cafeteria. Even under the road, there is a rainwater recycling system hidden

The Asian Games Village is a cultural village. In the high-rise buildings of the Asian Games Village, there is such a "eye-catching package". Designers and construction workers use varying shades of blue-green "China" to blend fragments of "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" onto the rooftops of the Asian Games Village, showcasing the continuous civilization of "China" spanning five thousand years to the world. This building has thus become the "C" spot of the Asian Games Village, providing people with a taste of the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan that is always suitable for light makeup and heavy makeup, and creating the "number one cultural reception hall for the Asian Games".

The Asian Games Village is a technology village. Unable to find the way with an electronic guide map, unable to understand, can apply for an instant translation card, and when it gets hot, an unmanned ice cream truck will drive in front of you... These scenes that should have belonged to science fiction movies have now been brought into reality. The "black technology" in the "Future Village" will definitely leave a deep impression on everyone. The athlete restaurant in the Asian Games Village has also developed a "reversible construction" renovation plan, which will be transformed from a primary school and restored to primary school use after the competition.

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In the Hangzhou Asian Games Village, there is a special bridge that displays "hello" in over a dozen languages, which is why this bridge is called the "Hello Bridge". "Isn't it also said that friends come from afar?" "Speaking" is not only "joyful", but also "joyful". In the Asian Games Village, concertos are played with different pronunciations and tones.

More than a month later, the Asian Games and Paralympics will come to an end, and the Asian Games Village will return to tranquility and integrate into urban life, becoming a new landmark of this city. For athletes, technical officials, and media reporters who have lived here, this more than a month will become an eternal imprint in their memories. The first encounter's gaze, the joy of meeting, the power of friendship Will grow and sprout in their hearts.

This memory will be as warm as Cong Cong, as fresh as lotus, and as distant as Chen Chen.