On August 26, swimmers participated in a swimming competition in Dongjiang Lake. The 2023 China (Dongjiang Lake) Open Water Swimming and the Second Hunan (Chenzhou) Dongjiang Lake "Winter Swimming in Summer Season" Challenge kicked off at the Dongjiangwan Aquatics Center in Zixing City, Chenzhou on the same day. The event attracted more than 700 swimmers from all over China. In recent years, the city has relied on the unique cold water resource of Dongjiang Lake, focused on building a "winter swimming in summer season" sports brand, and promoted the high-quality development of all-for-one tourism. (Photo/Li Ke and He Honghai)

On August 26, swimmers participated in a swimming competition in Dongjiang Lake. The 2023 China (Dongjiang Lake) Open Water Swimming and the Second Hunan (Chenzhou) Dongjiang Lake "Winter Swimming in Summer Season" Challenge kicked off at the Dongjiangwan Aquatics Center in Zixing City, Chenzhou on the same day. The event attracted more than 700 swimmers from all over China. In recent years, the city has relied on the unique cold water resource of Dongjiang Lake, focused on building a "winter swimming in summer season" sports brand, and promoted the high-quality development of all-for-one tourism. (Photo/Li Ke and He Honghai)

On August 26, swimmers participated in a swimming competition in Dongjiang Lake. The 2023 China (Dongjiang Lake) Open Water Swimming and the Second Hunan (Chenzhou) Dongjiang Lake "Winter Swimming in Summer Season" Challenge kicked off at the Dongjiangwan Aquatics Center in Zixing City, Chenzhou on the same day. The event attracted more than 700 swimmers from all over China. In recent years, the city has relied on the unique cold water resource of Dongjiang Lake, focused on building a "winter swimming in summer season" sports brand, and promoted the high-quality development of all-for-one tourism. (Photo/Li Ke and He Honghai)

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

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: hunantoday