Li Jianrou spoke at the press conference that day. Photo by Xing Chong
China News Service, Beijing, November 12 (Xing Chong) The longest low-altitude hot air balloon event in China - 2018 China·Changning Shunan Bamboo Sea Hot Air Balloon Sky Flight Month will launch on November 23rd. At a press conference held in Beijing on the 12th, Li Jianrou, the women's 500-meter short track speed skating champion at the Sochi Winter Olympics, appeared to encourage more outdoor sports enthusiasts to participate.
Hot air ballooning is a trendy and highly scalable sport that can fully display the beautiful scenery of scenic spots and is deeply concerned and loved by people. Hot air ballooning itself is very experiential and ornamental. This unique charm makes it an excellent sport for "sports + tourism".
The picture is taken by Xing Chong at the launch ceremony.
This flight month event not only includes low-altitude sports demonstration flights such as model aircraft, powered parachutes , but also sports and entertainment activities close to the public such as hot-air balloon aerial weddings, fire-fighting parades, and hot-air balloon releases. . In addition, at the China Airlines flight camp located in the Shunan Bamboo Sea Scenic Area, there will also be hot air balloon science classes, on-site hot air balloon model production, parent-child paper airplane competition, family orientation treasure hunt, hot air balloon creative graffiti, and hot air balloon special markets. and other parent-child interactive activities.
"Many people have heard of hot air ballooning, but it may be difficult for most people in China to really get into contact with this sport." Li Jianrou said that day that now that the public's health awareness and green consumption awareness have increased, more and more people have begun to practice it. For outdoor sports activities such as skiing and skating, I believe that hot air balloons will also bring a different experience to outdoor sports enthusiasts.
This flight month event has specially set up a link to support the Winter Olympics. At that time, Li Jianrou will light up the first hot air balloon, and the remaining 29 hot air balloons will also light up at the same time. 30 hot air balloons will rotate in the air under the operation of the pilot. Special sports methods support the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Since the release of the “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan for Sports Industry Development” and the “Healthy China 2030” Planning Outline in 2016, “National Fitness” and “Sports + Tourism” have entered the national vision. Linhai in southern Sichuan, where the flight month is held, is the largest natural bamboo forest scenic spot in the world. Changning County, where it is located, has a total of 720,000 acres of bamboo forest, with a forest coverage rate of 61%.
Li Xinjiang, deputy director of the Shunan Bamboo Sea Administration Bureau, said that the concept of "sports + tourism" has a wide coverage and complies with the public's sports and cultural consumption needs. In recent years, this concept has "landed" in the Shunan Bamboo Sea. In 2017, the National Sports The General Administration's Air Traffic Control Center established a China Aviation Flight Camp here, organized hot air balloon pilot training and youth training camps, and also held a series of events such as the Forest Marathon and the Bridge Open.
“Through such an experiential and ornamental top-notch low-altitude hot air balloon sports event for all, outdoor sports enthusiasts and tourists across the country will surely find another excellent platform for sports tourism to experience healthy, active and fashionable hot air balloon sports. Ballooning." Li Xinjiang said. (End)
