On November 1, the four-day 2019 International Mountain Tourism and Outdoor Sports Conference China Hot Air Balloon Show and Flight Experience Event officially concluded in Xingyi.
During the event, in order to fully demonstrate the charm of hot air balloons, the hot air balloon performance competition and flight experience activities set up free flight performances, tethered experience and other projects.
The hot air balloon participating in the free flight performance floats in the sky above the Wanfenglin scenic spot. The scenery between the mountains and rivers is connected. You can have a panoramic view of it with a hot air balloon. The colorful figure of the hot air balloon is also reflected in the blue sky and white clouds. Extraordinarily gorgeous.
Wanfenglin Scenic Area belongs to the karst landform in southwest China. It can be called the Chinese Cone Karst Museum and is known as the "Wonder of the World". "There are so many mountains in the world, but only here they become a forest." The famous geographer and traveler Xu Xiake was amazed and impressed by the landscape here when he came to Xingyi three hundred years ago. The unique charm of combining the natural landscape of the karst landform with the rich national culture can be seen from this. Nowadays, tourists can take a hot air balloon into the sky and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Wanfeng Forest from a new perspective, making the entire Wanfeng Forest Scenic Area a flowing picture in the eyes of tourists.
Xingyi has such a good climate environment and high-quality natural resources, which is very suitable for the development of low-altitude sports. This event perfectly combines "sports + tourism", with the International Mountain Tourism and Outdoor Sports Conference as the background, and introduces Xingyi to more enthusiasts who love hot air ballooning.
activities also carry out hot-air balloon tethering experience activities in Jushan Square every afternoon, and lucky experiencers will be selected on site to provide citizens and tourists with the opportunity to watch and ride the hot-air balloon aircraft up close and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Xingyi for free.
Every evening at Orange Mountain Square, the classic fire-breathing performance and the ball lighting ceremony are staged in turn. Fiery flames shoot up, colorful hot air balloons flicker on and off, and the dazzling light and fire interweave, bringing the joyful atmosphere of the city to a boiling point, bringing unforgettable romance to the people and tourists of Xingyi City night of!
It is worth mentioning that the event also organized parent-child carnival projects such as paper airplane competition and dream painting. Children and parents who participate in the paper airplane competition fold paper airplanes and throw them to the designated competition area. When they reach the designated area, they will receive small gifts. Dream Painting allows the children at the scene to use their imagination to color the hot air balloons on the drawing board. The completed works will also receive corresponding prizes. The colorful activity settings bring more fun to Xingyi citizens.
As an emerging tourism product, hot air ballooning has now become a city brand of Xingyi City, promoting Xingyi’s beautiful city image to the world. The hot air balloon show and flight experience event not only enriches the content of the 2019 International Mountain Tourism and Outdoor Sports Conference, but also attracts more tourists through novel and fashionable event settings. It also adds more fresh and fashionable elements to the conference. Make it shine.
At the same time, the hot air balloon performance competition and flight experience event "used the competition as a medium" to promote Xingyi city brand building, enhance regional development advantages and charm, more powerfully promote the development of low-altitude sports in the southwest region, and also help Xingyi City has taken a solid and powerful step towards becoming an "International Mountain Tourism City".
