The second China Ji'nan international spring winter swimming festival opens
source Ji'nan daily
this morning, the "Second China Ji'nan international spring winter swimming Festival" was held in Zhangqiu bake square, and nearly a thousand swimmers and enthusiasts from 54 teams from home and abroad participated in this spring winter winter Swimming Festival. This spring water winter swimming Festival is one of the important activities of the 2013 spring new year spring prayers. Compared with the first session, it has a higher degree of internationalization and greater influence.
this spring winter swimming Festival is sponsored by the International Winter Swimming Federation, the Chinese Swimming Association Winter Swimming Committee and the Shandong Provincial Tourism Bureau, and jointly sponsored by the Ji'nan Tourism Bureau, the Zhangqiu municipal government and the Winter Swimming Committee of the Shandong Swimming Association. Including winter swimming warm-up, opening ceremony, winter swimming challenge, winter swimming and diving performance, Ji'nan tourism resources investigation and other activities. This morning, from the United States, Russia, Britain, Germany, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Argentina, Czech, Turkey, Norway, Macao, Taiwan and other countries and regions, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Anhui There were 54 winter swimming teams in 12 provinces and cities. After the ceremony, Wan Quan Lake staged a wonderful winter swimming challenge and performance competition.
it is understood that the oldest participant in this winter swimming Festival is 76 years old, and the youngest is only 12 years old. Fu Hongshan, head of the Winter Swimming Committee of Shandong Swimming Association, introduced the competition, which is the most important and most specialized winter swimming event in China. It is highly valued by the International Winter Swimming Federation. Maria, chairman of the International Winter Swimming Federation, and the director of the International Winter Swimming Federation, Eric, visited the competition on the scene to guide the competition and personally feel the charm of the Ji'nan spring water. Among the teams are the polar bear winter swimming club, which was founded in 1903 in the United States, and only Russia has 5 teams. The second China Ji'nan international spring winter swimming Festival is the key event of the 2013 Ji'nan greeting Festival, and it is also an international tourism festival in our city. Tourism is a link linking different cultures. Sports is an important carrier of people's communication in the world. Giving full play to the superiority of spring water resources and combining spring with sports become a bright spot for the development of spring tourism in our city. According to the general idea of building an international tourism city, our city has made great efforts to build "Spring City Ji'nan" tourism brand, and constantly innovating series activities with spring as its carrier. The holding of China and Ji'nan international spring water swimming Festival is an important measure to give full play to the advantages of our city's spring resources, enrich the winter tourism products and build the brand of spring tourism. Through the holding of spring winter swimming Festival, the world can further understand Ji'nan and understand Ji'nan, and fully feel the unique charm of Ji'nan in Quancheng. It plays an active role in spreading the spring culture, introducing spring tourism, displaying the image of spring city and promoting the international popularity and influence of the spring city Ji'nan.