26 rural basketball teams participated in the second final of Sichuan “BA Village” – China News Service

China News Service, Chengdu, September 25 (Chen Xuanbin, Zhang Lang) On the evening of the 24th, Liangjing Village Basketball Park, Longxing Town, Chongzhou City, Chengdu, was busy with activity The second Sichuan Hemei Provincial Rural Basketball Competition (BA Village) finals were here. In 6 days, 26 rural basketball teams from Sichuan and even the country will bring 51 exciting games to the audience.

On the evening of September 24, the finals of the second Sichuan Hemei Rural Basketball Competition (BA Village) began. Photo by Zhang Lang

A total of 11 main competition teams, 10 invitational competition teams, 3 friendly competition teams and 2 special invitational competition teams took part in this final round. Among them, the main competition teams include the top 10 township basketball teams in the five major regional competitions in Sichuan and the host team, while the invitational competition teams are from Chongqing Qijiang, Shanxi Qinyuan, Fujian Jinjiang, Hubei Enshi and other places. . After the opening ceremony, the opening match was played by the Jiangyuan Street team from Chongzhou City against the Gusong Town team from Xingwen County.

26 rural basketball teams took part. Photo by Zhang Lang

In 2023, the “grassroots” event “BA Village” will become a national event under the joint promotion of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the General Administration of State Sports. In August 2023, Sichuan Province’s first Hemei Village Basketball Competition (BA Village) was held in Shizhong District, Leshan City, Sichuan’s “BA Village” has since come into the public eye.

“The competitions with farmers as the main body and the countryside as the location really reflect the strong rural flavor of ‘BA Village’.” Xu Bin, chief agronomist of the Sichuan Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said that “BA Village” is to strengthen rural spiritual civilization It is an effective way to build, improve people’s fitness awareness, and show the style of farmers and rural scenery in the new era.

Scene from the opening game of the finals. Photo by Zhang Lang

In the intangible cultural heritage carnival market “one field away” from the competition venue, a dazzling array of local agricultural products showcases the rich local agricultural resources. In the folk craft exhibition area, craft masters display their fine skills. In addition, there are a series of rich and colorful cultural activities such as the selection of the most beautiful “BA Village” cheerleading team in the countryside and the “K Village Song Competition” by folk singers performing throughout the entire event, adding more excitement and cheers to the competition.

The finals are said to be held at two locations. Liangjing Village, where the competition’s main venue is located, is located in the core area of ​​Chengdu’s “Tianfu Granary” It has nearly 7,000 acres of high-quality farmland and 11 wine companies, with high-quality grains, oils and spirits as its main industries. In recent years, Sichuan, under the guidance of the experience of the “Ten Million Project”, has promoted the integrated development of urban and rural areas through urban and rural areas, and has made efforts to accelerate the process of modernization of agriculture and rural areas, by strive to promote more than 5,400 administrative villages to achieve a livable, industrial and basically beautiful countryside. (over)