foreign athletes make their dreams come true during the mid-autumn festival tour of chengdu
2024-09-18
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chinanews.com sichuan news, september 17 (reporter he shaoqing) on the 17th, the fina 2024 u18 chengdu world women's water polo championships continued at the chengdu dong'an lake sports park swimming and diving hall. 16 strong teams from around the world competed for the championship, staging the highest level of world youth women's water polo competition.
the scene of the 2024 fina u18 chengdu world women's water polo championship. photo provided by the event organizing committee
that afternoon, the dong'an lake international research and study center organized the croatian team to visit the chengdu research base of giant panda breeding. seeing the long-awaited "gonggong", the team members couldn't help but say: "it's so cute. this time, coming to chengdu to participate in the competition is a dream come true. i saw the giant pandas with my own eyes."
the 2024 u18 chengdu women's world water polo championships coincides with the traditional chinese mid-autumn festival. in order to enrich the scope of the event and spread chinese traditional culture, the "full moon intangible cultural heritage cultural heritage night" event was held at dong'an pavilion on the evening of september 15. more than 80 people, including members of the world swimming federation water polo technical committee, international technical officials, and team leaders from various countries who participated in this event, climbed the dong'an pavilion to enjoy the mid-autumn moon, experience intangible cultural heritage skills, and feel the charm of chinese romance and traditional culture.
in addition, the organizing committee of the event also arranged other rich cultural experience activities. for many foreign athletes who come to chengdu to compete, giant pandas are the biggest attraction besides the chengdu events. after arriving in chengdu, in addition to preparing for the events, what they look forward to most is watching giant pandas.
under the guidance of the staff, the team members observed the lovely giant pandas up close, learned about their living habits and conservation status, and watched how "kung fu panda" acted funny.
the supporting activities during the event lasted from september 15 to october 12. the event schedule was rich and colorful, and many distinctive chengdu tour routes were launched to enrich the after-game life of athletes and technical officials from various countries and attract more tourists to travel with the event. you can visit the chengdu universiade museum, tour the dong'an lake grand loop, listen to the story of longquanyi; enter the siemens simulation center to feel the charm of modern industry, or visit the old street of luodai ancient town, visit the blog building, visit the guild hall, experience handmade tea, wear hairpin flowers, and deeply understand the hakka history, culture and folk customs.
in conjunction with the sports events, the organizing committee also organized a number of "my champion dream" and "little reporter group" dong'an lake game viewing and study sessions, with watching the games as the main content. relying on the games, related visits to the event operation area, simulated event press conferences, dialogues with athletes and event technical officials, and experience of trendy sports were carried out.
staff from the event organizing committee said that through the supporting activities of this event, they hope to fully showcase chengdu’s natural beauty, historical and cultural heritage, and achievements in modernization, and fully display the city’s myriad charm.
it is understood that the 2024 fina u18 chengdu women's world water polo championship will last from september 15 to 22. this competition is the largest and highest-level international water polo event held in chengdu so far. it not only provides a competitive stage for young water polo athletes from various countries, but will also greatly promote the development of local water polo in chengdu and further enrich chengdu's international event matrix. (end)
