the "green mountains and clear rivers" chinese leisure sports challenge kicked off on may 3rd in guangzhou's huangpu district and the pinggang river water sports carnival in the china-singapore guangzhou knowledge city. over 500 athletes from more than 30 provinces and cities across china came to compete and experience the ecological beauty of huangpu.
at 9:00 am, the men's paddleboard leisure race began. as the referee gives the signal, dozens of paddleboards hit the water, with athletes standing on long boards, paddling with their hands, surfing, racing, and striving to be the first. this is the start of a charming summer on the beautiful pinggang river.
the opening day's competitions included a 1-kilometer paddleboard leisure race, a 7-kilometer rural leisure run, and leisure biathlon (1-kilometer paddleboard + 7-kilometer run), with a total prize pool of 200,000 yuan divided among the 12 different categories.
for the biathlon, the competition started with the paddleboard race before transitioning to the running course. the starting point was at the pinggang river, which stretches 7.352 kilometers and passes through four villages. the river is surrounded by greenery and fish, resembling a beautiful green ribbon. this event will also link the fenghuang river (phoenix river), jiulong lake (nine dragons lake), and other waters in the china-singapore guangzhou knowledge city, covering 190.2 hectares and a total length of about 20 kilometers. the running course overlaps with part of the longhu ancient post road.
in addition to enjoying the scenic beauty of "mountains and rivers in the city and the city in mountains and rivers" along the eight-kilometer course, athletes can also cross the ancient post road dating back to 2000 years ago, take photos at the demonstration zone of rural revitalization and the jingxia village at the knowledge city, participate in themed activities such as trend markets, tent camping, and china-singapore speciality cuisine, and experience water- and land-based combined leisure sports.
he bole from zhuhai city won the men's paddle board leisure race and was the youngest participant in the category at 17 years old. "it was very exciting to participate in this race. the scenery here is beautiful, and the water is vast. if i have the chance, i will come back to compete again," he said.
the exciting competition attracted many spectators. huang, a resident of zhongshan city, drove with his family to watch the race. " since it happened to be the may day holiday, my family and i came here to watch when we heard about the watersports event. after witnessing the intense competition, we also tried stand-up paddleboarding, which was very fun and easy to learn," he told reporters, adding that he loved the beautiful scenery and good water quality of the knowledge city.
mr. hou, a beijing participant who just finished the parent-child leisure race with his child, happily exclaimed, "this is my first time here, and i have fallen in love with this beautiful little city."
in recent years, the knowledge city has adhered to the development principles of "integrating industry with the city and prioritizing ecological protection", promoting the integrated development of "sports, tourism, culture, and consumption", and continuously improving and optimizing the business environment and industrial environment. in the knowledge city, the 3-kilometer lakeside greenway of fenghuang lake has formed a beautiful waterfront scenery line, creating a high-quality waterfront space for huangpu district.
燃爆！2023「綠水青山」中國休閑運動挑戰賽在廣州黃埔開幕
5月3日，2023年「綠水青山」中國休閑運動挑戰賽（廣州黃埔站）暨平崗河水上運動嘉年華在中新廣州知識城（以下簡稱「知識城」）平崗河畔開幕，來自全國30多個省市的500多名選手展開激烈角逐，盡情體驗廣州黃埔的生態之美。
上午9時，槳板休閑賽男子組比賽正式拉開帷幕。隨著裁判的一聲令下，數十張槳板齊齊下河，選手們腳踩長板，手搖划槳，衝浪、競速、爭先……在秀美的平崗河上開啟魅力之夏。
開幕當天舉行的競賽項目包括1公里槳板休閑賽、7公里鄉村休閑跑以及休閑兩項賽（1公里槳板+7公里跑步），共分12個組別，總獎金達20萬元。
在線路設置上，兩項賽按先槳板再路跑的順序進行比賽。比賽的起始點平崗河，全長7.352公里，河清草綠、魚翔淺底，像一條碧綠的絲帶環繞穿過4條村莊。本次賽事活動將聯動190.2公頃以及總長度約20公里的鳳凰河、九龍湖等知識城水系水域。路跑賽道則與龍湖古驛道部分線路重疊。
選手們在8公里的線路中，除了能欣賞「山水在城中，城在山水中」的山水畫卷，還能穿越千年秦漢古驛道，打卡鄉村振興特色精品示範、知識城「後花園」逕下村、草帽廣場等景區，參加潮流集市、帳篷露營、中新特色美食等主題活動，體驗獨特的水陸雙棲休閑運動。
來自珠海市的何博樂拿到槳板休閑賽男子組冠軍，17歲的他是這個組別年紀最小的參賽者。他表示，「這次劃得很過癮，這裡風景很好，水域遼闊，下次有機會我還要來參加。」
精彩的比賽吸引了眾多觀眾。市民黃先生與家人特地驅車從中山前來觀賽。「恰好五一放假，知道有水上運動會我們一家就過來了，看完激烈的比賽，我們還體驗了槳板運動，非常好玩，而且容易上手。」他告訴記者，知識城風景很美，水質特別好，一家大小都喜歡這裡。
剛帶著孩子跑完親子組休閑賽的北京選手侯先生開心地說，「我是第一次來這裡，已經愛上了這座美麗的小城。」
近年來，知識城以「產城融合、生態優先」為原則錨定生態型城市格局的發展理念，推動「體育+旅遊+文化+消費」融合發展，不斷完善優化營商環境和產業環境。在知識城，鳳凰湖3公里的環湖碧道，已形成一道亮麗的濱水風景線，為黃埔區打造了高品質的濱水空間。(更多新聞資訊，請關注羊城派 pai.ycwb.com)
文、圖｜羊城晚報全媒體記者 徐振天
通訊員｜劉麗春 黃蓉芳 范敏玲
翻譯｜劉佳慧
來源 | 羊城晚報•羊城派
責編 | 王楠
