The main venue activities of the "China Sports Lottery" 2022 National New Year's Climbing Fitness Conference will kick off at Wulingyuan Core Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie City, according to the Hunan Provincial Sports Bureau recently. A total of 2,000 outdoor sports enthusiasts will climb the 1,092-meter-high Huangshizhai scenic spot to greet the year of 2022.

The National New Year’s Climbing Fitness Conference is the first national fitness event of the year. Since 1996, it has been held every year on New Year’s Day in the form of climbing high and looking far across the country. This is the first time that the main venue of the event has settled in Wulingyuan.

The theme of this year’s National New Year’s Climbing Fitness Conference is "Bid Farewell to the Old, Usher in the New Year, and Build Chinese Dream Together". The main venue activities include Huangshizhai climbing, the unveiling ceremony of "National Team Ideological Education Training Base" in Sangzhi County, and a hiking activity of retracing route of Long March. Various nationwide fitness programs including Tai Chi, Taichi Fan, cheerleading exercises, low-altitude slackline walking, yoga, and roller skating will be organized to demonstrate the gratifying scene of a healthy China.

The year of 2022 marks the Beijing Winter Olympics. Holding this climbing fitness conference at the beginning of the New Year is an important measure to implement the National Fitness Plan (2021-2025). It is of great significance for a good start of the sports industry in 2022. The event was sponsored by the General Administration of Sport (GAS) of China, and organized by the GAS Mountaineering Management Center, the GAS Sports Lottery Management Center, the Chinese Mountaineering Association, the Sports Bureau of Hunan Province, and the People's Government of Zhangjiajie City.

Wulingyuan Core Scenic Area is among the first batch of national sports tourism demonstration bases in China and the only one in Hunan Province that won such honor. It was established as China’s first national forest park, and included in the first batch of China’s world heritage sites, the first batch of world geoparks in the world, and the first batch of China’s 5A-level tourist attractions. In recent years, the scenic area has leveraged its natural mountain resources to carry out various cultural and sports events. Domestic and international sports events were held here, including the "China Sports Lottery" National New Year's Climbing Fitness Conference Hunan Events, the Huangshizhai High-altitude Slackline Walking Competition, and China Outdoor Fitness and Leisure Conference.

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn