Hoop Dreams Unite: Ningxia Hemei Village Basketball Tournament Tips Off for Thrilling Second Edition

“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, Yinchuan City, Ningxia. Nine teams fought for four days, bringing a unique basketball feast to rural sports enthusiasts in Ningxia, where the passion of basketball and the tranquility of the countryside are perfectly integrated.

The event will be broadcast live for four days on the Yongning Image Video Account, Tingjian Yinchuan Video Account, Ningxia Tourism Radio Video Account and Ningxia Basketball Federation Video Account. Audiences who cannot attend the event in person can watch the game live anytime and anywhere and share every wonderful moment with just a few clicks.

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 competed fiercely in the competition, showing the vigorous vitality and unlimited vitality of rural basketball in Ningxia.

At the opening ceremony, wonderful artistic performances, players’ appearances and cheerleading filled the atmosphere of the competition. “By holding such events, we can not only enrich rural cultural life and improve the physical fitness of villagers, but also further unite people, stimulate vitality, and inject new impetus into rural revitalization.” said Chai Yudong, member of the Party Leadership Group and chief economist of the Autonomous Region’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

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.

Ms. Wang, a spectator at the scene, said: “Watching the village BA game can make us deeply realize that the countryside is not only everyone’s root and soul, but also an important part of everyone’s spiritual home. Rural culture needs everyone to inherit and carry forward with care, so that more people can understand and love this land full of vitality and vigor. I believe that in the days to come, the basketball games in Ningxia Hemei Village will get better and better.”

“This is my second time participating in the village BA competition. This time we are the home team. We have also done sufficient training for this competition. We hope to achieve good results in this competition, fully demonstrate our fighting spirit, and repay the support of our fellow countrymen.” said Li Zhengquan, captain of the Yongning Min Ning Mountain and Sea Team.

“We have undertaken two village activities this year. The last time we were the village BA of Yinchuan City, and this time we are the village BA of the autonomous region. We are mainly committed to using the village BA as a medium to drive the development of the town’s cultural undertakings as a whole and help forge a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation.” Wu Peng, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and mayor of Min Ning Town, said that through cultural promotion, the people can not only benefit from the development of industries and enrich their pockets, but also enrich their souls and minds through cultural activities and achieve all-round development.

Sports is not only an important part of urban development, but also an important part of promoting high-quality rural development. It has brought new vitality and development opportunities to rural areas. 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 the quality of life of farmers and promote the revitalization of rural culture. It highlights the main body of farmers, continues to make precise efforts, and promotes 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 Championship, 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.

The event was guided by the China Farmers Sports Association, hosted by the Autonomous Region Agriculture and Rural Affairs Department, the Autonomous Region Sports Bureau, and the Yinchuan Municipal People’s Government, and undertaken by the Yongning County Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Yongning County People’s Government, the Yinchuan Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, and the Yinchuan Municipal Sports Bureau. The event was strongly supported by the Ningxia Helan Mountain East Foothill Wine Industry Park Management Committee. (Guangming Daily Omnimedia reporter Zhang Wenpan correspondent Yang Pujun)

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