Fu'an City holds the second Fu'an Table Tennis Tournament to drive the integrated development of cultural tourism consumption with table tennis events

China News Service, Ningde, October 4 (Reporter Ye Mao) The second "Family Wellbeing" Table Tennis Championships with the theme of "Table Ping Pong·Family Wellbeing" opened in Fu'an City, Ningde, Fujian Province on the evening of the 3rd. The event adopts the model of "professional boutique events + national fitness events + global carnival economy", taking the National Day holiday as an opportunity to achieve "one event, activate consumption in one city, and promote cultural tourism in the entire region." Table tennis world champions such as Chen Xinhua, Guo Yuehua and Chen Zihe participated in the opening ceremony.

Opening starts. Photo by Li Yu

At the opening ceremony, the light and shadow opening show "Silver Ball Spin·Blessings Welcome in All Directions" lit up the venue. The laser outlines the outline of Fu'an city and the strait lines, and the virtual slice ball swing trajectory landed on the court, instantly igniting the atmosphere; the opening theme street dance "Youth Leap· "Wufu New City" debuted energetically, with hundreds of local young actors from Fu'an performing street dances to interpret the youthful temperament of the city; professional national football offensive and defensive teams, Ningde county (city, district) teams and Fu'an township enterprise teams entered the venue in sequence, and the entire venue gathered to take aerial photos of reunion poses.

In the cultural and art performance section, Fu'an's traditional folk cultural performance "Dragon Martial Arts" innovatively integrates two intangible cultural heritages, the dragon head dance and the Jin Dou Yang martial arts of the She ethnic group, to show the charm of the living inheritance of intangible cultural heritage; the theme song and dance "The Delivery of Blessings" focuses on the customs of the She ethnic group, mountain and sea culture, ancient tea town rhymes and folk skills, and sings the movement of the times of "the blending of mountains and seas, and the endless blessings".

Lian Juncheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Fu'an Municipal Party Committee and executive deputy mayor, said that this event will continue to use the ball as a medium to organically integrate table tennis competitions, carnival activities, and local cultural displays, and simultaneously launch the main venue event carnival and branch venue national competition venues. This is a vivid practice for Fu'an to implement the national fitness strategy, create local sports IP, and promote the deep integration of "sports + cultural tourism + consumption".

It is understood that the event will be held at the Fu'an Olympic Sports Center and Fu'an Sports Center from October 3 to 5.

The competition is in full swing on the field, and it is equally lively outside the field. The Olympic Sports Center, the main venue, is positioned as a core area for celebrity IP, professional events, core consumption, and internet celebrity check-in. It has launched national player meetings, professional chipping competitions, VIP viewing areas, high-end tea ceremony cultural creations, event peripheral sales and other business formats; the branch venue Fu'an Sports Center It is positioned as a large market for public leisure, parent-child play, universal consumption, and universal convenience. It has Fu'an food market, She nationality intangible cultural heritage handicrafts, Tanyang Kungfu, agricultural specialty products exhibition and sales, parent-child table tennis experience, leisure tea, etc. It will be open on a regular basis all day from October 1 to 7.

During the event, the organizers simultaneously launched a series of consumption-promoting activities of the "Fu'an Table Tennis Theme Carnival". Holders of Fu'an Table Tennis Tournament ticket stubs can enjoy exclusive discounts in the Fu'an area, including ticket exemptions for scenic spots such as Baiyun Mountain and Tianchi Grassland, discounts for urban hotels and B&Bs, deductions for Tanyang Kungfu and intangible cultural heritage creation, as well as free redemptions for rural fitness stations and cultural experiences, promoting the transformation of "people watching the games" into a consumer group that "visits Fu'an, eats in Fu'an, buys in Fu'an, and lives in Fu'an."

Fu'an traditional folk culture performance "Longteng Wuyun". Photo by Li Yu

Fu'an City is a "National Sports Advanced County". In recent years, the city has continued to strengthen the construction of main industries such as sports, fitness and entertainment, competition performances, and technical training, and promote the in-depth integration of culture, sports and tourism. Using the game as a medium, Fu'an City is leveraging the vitality of sports, the charm of culture and the driving force of development to stride towards the development goal of "Five Blessings New Town, Family Blessings".

"You can go anywhere, just Fu'an!" Lian Juncheng issued an invitation to guests from all walks of life: I hope that after the competition, everyone will have a cup of Tanyang Gongfu black tea, visit the millennium Lian Village, appreciate the customs of She Township, follow the magenta footprints of Bozhu, enjoy the beautiful scenery of Baiyun Mountain, and immerse themselves in the beauty of Fu'an's culture and landscape. (over)