The 4-day fierce battle of the second Ningxia Hemei Village Basketball Tournament (Village BA) kicked off – China Daily Online
“Rural” meets in the golden autumn, “basketball” moves Ningxia. On August 29, the second Ningxia Harmonious Village Basketball Tournament (Village BA) kicked off at the Helan Red Winery in Minning Town, Yongning County. Nine teams fought for four days, bringing a unique basketball feast to rural sports enthusiasts in Ningxia. The passion of basketball and the tranquility of the countryside are perfectly integrated here.
It is reported that this tournament attracted 9 top basketball teams from various cities, counties and regions in Ningxia, with a total of 120 coaches, team leaders and athletes. They will compete fiercely in the next game to show the vigorous vitality and unlimited vitality of Ningxia rural basketball.
In order to enrich the content of the event and enhance the audience experience, the “Harmonious Countryside” Qiuye Market was specially set up at the event site. At the market, wolfberry, red wine, milk, mutton, beef and other local agricultural products and tempting delicacies allow the audience to enjoy the basketball feast while tasting authentic Ningxia specialties. In addition, there are some cultural and creative products with Ningxia characteristics for the audience to experience, so that they can fully experience the unique charm of Ningxia culture.
In recent years, Ningxia has taken enriching farmers’ cultural and sports activities as an important measure to promote the construction of rural spiritual civilization, improve farmers’ quality of life and promote rural cultural revitalization. It has highlighted farmers as the main body, continued to make precise efforts, and promoted the high-quality development of rural cultural undertakings. At the same time, it has created “Ningzihao” farmers’ cultural and sports activity characteristic brands such as the “Hundred Towns and Thousands of Villages” Farmers’ Sports Activity Month, Farmers’ Basketball Competition, and Farming Fitness Competition, making “Ningzihao” a new engine for industrial integration and driving the in-depth integration and development of surrounding agriculture, culture, sports, tourism and commerce. (Hu Dongmei, China Daily Ningxia Reporter)
[Editor: Shu Liang]