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"this is my second time coming to beijing. i am very happy to experience chinese culture before the competition." after visiting the forbidden city, spanish player alcaraz, this year's french open and wimbledon double champion, said after visiting the forbidden city.

2024the china tennis open has begun. in the past few days, many top international players have taken advantage of the fact that their games have not yet started.“incarnation”travel blogger, enjoy the beautiful scenery, taste delicious food and feel the charm of beijing in beijing. they also post pictures of beautiful scenery and delicious food through their personal social media.

the forbidden city and the great wall are popular

alcaraz, who came to beijing for the second time, chose the forbidden city as his first stop. wearing traditional clothes, he visited and took photos in the forbidden city to learn about the history and culture of the forbidden city.

"i am very happy in china. it is a great experience to learn about the culture here in the forbidden city. i am really happy to return to beijing again. i am very excited to start the china open trip and experience life in china again." al karas said.

also visiting with alcaraz was american women's player gauff. after experiencing traditional chinese culture in beijing last year, gauff returned to beijing this time and transformed into a "travel blogger". a few days ago, gauff climbed the great wall and posted a group photo on her personal social media.

former world no. 1 naomi osaka was the first international player to arrive in beijing this year to prepare for the china open. after training, she visited the scenic spots in the capital and climbed the great wall to experience the charm of a world heritage. spanish player badosa came to zhongshan park to appreciate the beauty of traditional chinese gardens.

this year’s us open women’s singles semi-finalist navarro has a very down-to-earth way of visiting the capital. she goes into communities and squares to do morning exercises and play table tennis with residents, and has a great time.

enjoy the beautiful scenery and taste the delicious food. zheng qinwen’s coach riba tasted roast duck and chinese milk tea. grand slam winner sabalenka once again expressed her love for fried rice and looks forward to trying it again.

traditional culture experience stick

as a reserved program of china open every year,2024a reception for china tennis players was held recently at the county prince's mansion. the heroic players on the field transformed into fashionistas and walked on the red carpet in their costumes.

the red carpet ceremony is called“the road to victory”, guizhi passes through the haitang gate, which means that the players embark on“the road to victory, winning the crown”. new olympic women's singles gold medalist zheng qinwen, as well as famous players such as sinner, medvedev, sabalenka, pegula, zhang zhizhen, etc., appeared one by one.

the reception is equipped with“intangible cultural heritage interactive experience”the sessions include the sugar painting shop, moonlight fragrance, lacquer fan workshop, huayue teahouse, etc. after watching the live demonstration by the inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, the players started to experience it and personally felt the charm of traditional chinese culture.

just at atp (men's professional tennis players association）250zhang zhizhen, who won his first career tour runner-up in hangzhou station, said that players are usually busy competing and have no time to experience the local customs and customs. this player reception brought a very good experience.“i also tried to participate in a sugar painting shop and a lacquer fan workshop, which felt very fresh and were content that players would not normally be exposed to. this gave us the opportunity to experience the local culture, which was a very good experience.”

source: beijing news sports

reporter: zhuoran