Countdown to the Asian Games: Sincere Invitation from the West Lake to the Asian Games | Hangzhou | Invitation

During this period, the same song has been heard in libraries, residential areas, and riverbanks in Hangzhou: "Breathing, feeling, dreaming, loving, sharing..." This song, which dominates everyone's daily lives, is the promotion song "Love, Love, and Love" for the Hangzhou Asian Games. The song uses warm and powerful music as a medium to depict the beautiful vision of Asia's connected mountains and rivers, and creating a shared future.

The 19th Asian Games will kick off in Hangzhou, Zhejiang from September 23 to October 8, 2023. This is the third time China has hosted the Asian Games since the 1990 Beijing Asian Games and the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. This is also the largest and highest level international comprehensive sports event held in China after the successful convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, attracting national and global attention. The eyes of the whole Asia will focus on the shores of West Lake, and this sports journal will add another colorful page.

As the 19th Asian Games approaches, the atmosphere of the Asian Games on the streets of Hangzhou is becoming stronger. On various social media platforms, netizens from all over Zhejiang province have expressed that the Asian Games emblem "Tide" can be seen everywhere on the street, and the mascot "Jiangnan Memories" can be seen everywhere. The Asian Games elements are already "ubiquitous".

The Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, also known as the "Big Lotus", will host its opening and closing ceremonies.

The staff sprayed the "Asian Games lane".

The Asian Games mascot "Jiangnan Memories" can be seen everywhere on the streets of Hangzhou.

The Asian Games have sparked a nationwide fitness craze, and during the eight years of preparing for the Asian Games, this major event has catalyzed the enthusiasm for sports in this region of Zhejiang.

In the evening, at the Huanglong Sports Center, citizens can be seen running around the venue at night, as well as parent-child families taking their children on trips. Coach Wang from the Huanglong Three Nuclear Athletics Summer Youth Athletics Training Camp patiently guides children of different ages in sensitivity training, including jumping with obstacles and legs, jumping with one leg on the rope ladder, taking small steps sideways, and moving horizontally three times forward.

"Athletics has many benefits for teenagers, and systematic training covers endurance, speed, strength, agility, and other aspects. Children can improve their physical fitness and cultivate resilient willpower. Coach Wang said that using the opportunity of this Asian Games to encourage more people to participate in athletics is his purpose of coming here.".

Citizens come to Huanglong Sports Center for a run in the evening.

The coach guides people of different age groups on how to conduct proper track and field training.

People skateboard and ride in Qianjiang Century Park, adjacent to the Olympic Sports Center.

Recently, the "Fuxing" intelligent high-speed train for the Asian Games conducted its first external test ride, and the train quickly passed through the Hangzhou Future Science and Technology City along the Hefei Hangzhou high-speed railway. The train is themed "Runze Jiangnan" and tailored for the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games. The body is the main image color of the Hangzhou Asian Games, which is "Rainbow Rhyme Purple".

A power dispersed EMU consisting of 8 cars, 4 motor vehicles, and 4 trailers, designed for a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. The EMU achieves full coverage of 5G+WiFi network, with features such as customization, green, intelligence, and comfort. The train will serve as an important transportation hub during the event, connecting Hangzhou with five Asian Games co host cities including Ningbo, Wenzhou, Jinhua, Shaoxing, and Huzhou.

"As soon as I got on the train, the bright paint and the full sense of technology inside the car made me feel the festive atmosphere of the Asian Games. I am looking forward to taking this car to check in at various sports venues in the future." A passenger repeatedly praised the train.

Traveling at high speed through the hilly and mountainous land of Zhejiang, although the train has crossed bridges and tunnels multiple times, passengers inside the train hardly notice the acceleration and deceleration.

Pan Wei, Secretary of the Party Branch of the Hangzhou West High Speed Railway Operation Office at the Shanghai High Speed Railway Section, introduced that the Asian Games train has achieved full coverage of 5G high-speed wireless network. The intelligent interactive terminals set up inside carriages 1 and 8 provide services such as high-speed rail entertainment center, wireless projection, and operation information. Tourists can watch movies and listen to music during the journey.

The "Fuxing" Asian Games intelligent multiple unit drove past Hangzhou Future Science and Technology City.

The staff of Hangzhou West EMU Operation Office at Shanghai EMU Depot carry out daily maintenance on the "Fuxing" Asian Games intelligent EMU.

The vast majority of venues in the Hangzhou Asian Games have been renovated to meet the requirements of the competition, and in principle, they can be renovated but not built. Newly built venues account for about 1/5 of the total, while the rest are renovated venues.

"Borrowing but not renting, renting but not buying" has become a common principle for the use of equipment in the venues and events of the Hangzhou Asian Games. The squash venue for the Asian Games was temporarily renovated from the exhibition hall of the Hangzhou International Expo Center. The LED screens, audience seats, UPS equipment, firefighting equipment, etc. inside the venue were leased, which not only saved construction costs but also ensured that the venue could be demolished in the shortest possible time after the Asian Games, restoring the original exhibition hall function.

The main media center of the Hangzhou Asian Games is located at the Hangzhou International Expo Center, which was once the main venue for the G20 Hangzhou Summit. After completing the exhibition setup on July 15th, the overall operation team of the main media center moved in on August 15th, and the work focus was fully adjusted, laying a solid foundation for doing a good job in media services during the games.

The Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, located on the southwest side of the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center, is the main venue of the 19th Asian Games, where the opening and closing ceremonies will take place. This sports stadium is like a uniquely shaped lotus bowl, known as the "Big Lotus", serving as the main stadium and track and field competition venue for the Hangzhou Asian Games. In contrast to the "Big Lotus", it is the small and beautiful "Little Lotus" - the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Tennis Center. With the completion and acceptance of the night scene lighting improvement project, the "big and small lotus flowers" have put on "new clothes", with light ink and a unique Hangzhou charm.

Overlooking the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center.

Tennis Center "Little Lotus" and MMC Main Media Center.

Night view of Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center.

For the past 8 years, in the picturesque Jiangnan region, the Asian Games have been like a family letter, conveying the most sincere invitation by the West Lake.

As various preparations enter the sprint and final stage, the Hangzhou Asian Games have finally reached the moment of submission.

The county town of Tonglu under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou has sparked a wave of singing "Together in Love", and people are celebrating the grand event of the Asian Games.

Decoration of Asian Games elements inside the Hangzhou Metro.

People are cycling by the Qiantang River, with children's imaginations about the Asian Games painted on the embankment.

Passing through the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center, people took out their phones to take photos as a souvenir.