has more than 20 acres of land, surrounded by green, and on an irregular fan-shaped field, children are pitching, batting, and running bases... If such a scene happened in rural my country, you would feel Surprised?
Baseball has considerable influence internationally, but it is still a niche sport in China. In November last year, with the support of the Sports Lottery Charity Fund, a baseball base was built in Xujiadai Village, Lindai Town, Pinghu City, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, and has successfully hosted events. People are watching that a small village is revitalizing by connecting with the world through sports thanks to the power of public welfare sports lottery!
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The province’s only international-standard youth baseball stadium was launched
Xujiadai Village was originally a traditional rural village mainly based on agriculture. In recent years, Lindai Town has taken the construction of beautiful countryside as an opportunity to comprehensively implement rural revitalization and strive to accelerate the development of emerging industries such as "agriculture + culture + tourism". Against the backdrop of the popularity of big-ball sports such as football and basketball, the local area chose characteristic development, relying on its unique geographical location and other advantages to integrate culture, sports and other elements into the construction of beautiful countryside, and carefully built the Xujiadai Baseball Stadium.
As the only international-standard youth baseball stadium in the province, the Xujiadai Baseball Stadium covers an overall area of about 24,000 square meters, with a total investment of more than 8 million yuan. It has an entrance landscape area, a practice preparation area, a competition stadium area, and a waterfront rest area. , baseball culture exhibition area and many other functional areas. The third autumn baseball league of 2018 Xiaolu League (Jiang, Zhejiang and Shanghai) has been successfully held.
Liu Jianqun, Secretary of the Party Committee of Xujiadai Village, Lindai Town, Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, witnessed the entire process of baseball field construction. When he set foot on this field, he felt grateful: "The Sports Lottery Charity Fund provided a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial support for the construction of the baseball field. From the initial planning and design of the stadium to the later event operation and hosting, we have received the Sports Lottery Charity Fund. Thank you very much for the help of Sports Lottery!”
In addition, he mentioned that this baseball field has now become a training and competition venue for baseball activities in ten primary and secondary schools in Pinghu City, and provides services to the outside world, and has established the first rural primary school in the province. The baseball team has the ability to hold national youth baseball competitions and promotes the spread and promotion of baseball culture.
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It is reported that Xujiadai Baseball Stadium will also host the MINI BASEBALL National League from June to July next year, and plans to host the U12 National Championship. The local primary school team in Lindai is also preparing intensively for the competition.
Lindai Central Primary School teacher Li Guohua said: “In November 2018, our primary school took the lead in forming its own baseball team. After the new baseball field was built, children will come here to train on weekends and holidays. Through training, everyone has learned nothing about baseball. From knowledge to knowledge, to now falling in love with this sport. From the construction of the venue, the training of the team, including the children's daily training equipment, all of this is inseparable from the support of the Sports Lottery Charity Fund "
". After the stadium was built, many people came here. Pinghu Many schools also include baseball courses in their daily teaching courses. As a team sport, baseball can train children's teamwork, personal skills and strategic thinking. Promoting national sports and cultivating talents are of great help.”
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National fitness linkage economic benefits
A rural youth baseball field not only allows the children here to enjoy the joy of baseball, but also brings joy to this village on the Hangjiahu Plain. Becoming more dynamic and charming, its influence radiates to the entire Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai regions.
Xujiadai Baseball Stadium is located in Xujiadai Village, Lindai Town, Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province. It is strategically located in the center of major urban circles such as Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Ningbo, etc. The baseball field is adjacent to the beautiful village of "Yujiabang". The surrounding transportation is convenient and the supporting facilities such as accommodation and dining are complete. Relying on these characteristics, Xujiadai Baseball Stadium has many development advantages and brings economic benefits to the local area that go far beyond sports and fitness.
"Agriculture + Culture + Tourism" is a new development route to achieve rural revitalization.Liu Jianqun, secretary of the Party Committee of Xujiadai Village, said that with the baseball field, Lindai Town will not only allow residents to enjoy fitness fun, but also use small balls to connect with the city and the world, further promoting the economic development of the region.
As Guo Haiying, then director of the Zhejiang Sports Lottery Center, said: "The use of sports lottery public welfare funds is not limited to fitness, but also plays a leading role in rural revitalization on a larger scale."
By the end of 2018, Zhejiang had raised a total of 33.5 billion in sports lottery public welfare funds. Yuan. Especially in 2018, Zhejiang Sports Lottery raised 4.923 billion yuan in public welfare funds through a breakthrough issuance of 20 billion yuan.
adheres to the issuance purpose of "from the people, for the people" and takes public welfare and public trust as its own responsibility. The sports lottery public welfare fund continues to support the construction of well-off sports villages and successively launches sports events, sports fitness, leisure sports and sports culture with distinctive local characteristics. activities, create mass sports events with regional characteristics, and improve the network of national fitness facilities. With the support of the charity power of sports lottery, Xujiadai Xiaokang Village is also gathering strength to swing the bat and hit a perfect "home run" for the future! (He Xin)
