Why was the 15th Guangxi Games held in Guigang?

The 15th Guangxi Sports Games grandly opened in Guigang

Liu Ning announced the opening and the blue sky stood up to deliver the opening speech. Sun Dawei and others attended the event

Guangxi News Network Guigang November 11 Daily News (Reporter Gong Wenying and Chen Yize) It is an important moment for the entire region to thoroughly study, publicize and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party and to focus on accelerating the construction of a magnificent Guangxi in the new era. On the evening of November 11, the 15th Sports Games of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Grand opening in Guigang City. Liu Ning, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Autonomous Region and Director of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Autonomous Region, attended the opening ceremony and announced the opening of the games. Lan Tianli, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Autonomous Region and Chairman of the Autonomous Region, delivered an opening speech. Sun Dawei, Chairman of the CPPCC of the Autonomous Region, attended.

Liu Ning, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Autonomous Region and Director of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Autonomous Region, attended the opening ceremony and announced the opening of the 15th Sports Games of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Photo by reporter Huang Ke

Before the opening ceremony, Liu Ning, Lan Tianli, Sun Dawei and others met with Olympic champion, world champion representative and 2022 The Voice of China national champion Liang Yuying, representing the autonomous region party committee, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and the government , the CPPCC expressed gratitude to them for their long-term contribution to the development of Guangxi's cultural and sports undertakings. "Strong sports will make China strong, and national sports will prosper sports. General Secretary Xi Jinping elaborated at the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics Summary and Commendation Conference that 'mind the overall situation, be confident and open, face difficulties, pursue excellence, *** The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has made arrangements for accelerating the construction of a sports power and a cultural power in the Beijing Winter Olympics spirit of "creating the future." Liu Ning said that currently, the whole region is deeply studying, publicizing and implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to promote economic and social development. High-quality development of various undertakings, accelerating the construction of a healthy Guangxi, a strong sports district and a strong cultural tourism district, and striving to create a new situation in the construction of a magnificent Guangxi in the new era. I hope that everyone will deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments", resolutely achieve the "two maintenances", thoroughly study, publicize and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, be grateful for the new era, and be grateful to General Secretary Xi Jinping. Liu Ning emphasized that we must closely follow the leaders of the great rejuvenation and act resolutely, be determined to listen to and follow the Party, vigorously carry forward the spirit of the Beijing Winter Olympics, bravely shoulder the mission of the times, exert the power of example, maintain the championship style, and give full play to professional expertise, Work hard in different arenas and positions, constantly pursue excellence, break through yourself, work hard and move forward courageously. It is necessary to forge ahead on a new journey, scientifically train and prepare for war, maintain good condition, strive to achieve greater results, make more contributions to the development of cultural and sports undertakings, concentrate on building a magnificent Guangxi in the new era, and contribute to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with the construction of a magnificent Guangxi in the new era.

The sound of the bronze drum is loud, and the folk song is singing a thousand waves. That night, the Guigang Sports Center was illuminated with bright lights. At 20 o'clock, the district games mascots "Hehe" and "Tiantian" and representatives of all ethnic groups and industries in the district formed a colorful "Zhuang Brocade Avenue" to welcome 14 district and city delegations, Nanning Railway Industry System delegation, The mass sports delegation entered the venue one by one, and the audience greeted the athletes with cheers and applause.

After the entrance ceremony, the entire audience stood up and sang the "National Anthem of the Republic of China" in unison. The bright five-star red flag rose slowly and fluttered over the venue.

Lan Tianli, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Autonomous Region and Chairman of the Autonomous Region, delivered an opening speech. Photo by reporter Deng Hua

On behalf of the autonomous region party committee and government, Lan Tianli expressed congratulations on the holding of the 15th Guangxi Games and expressed his sincerity to all athletes, coaches, referees and game workers and volunteers Greetings, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to friends from all walks of life who have long cared about and supported the development of Guangxi's sports industry. I hope that all athletes will work hard and climb to the top bravely, that all referees will be fair and just and strictly enforce the ruling, and that the organizing committee of the conference will work together and serve enthusiastically. Efforts will be made to make this district sports event a high-level sports event with distinctive features, safety, frugality, excitement and success.

Lan Tianli said that forging ahead on a new journey and building a new era requires a strong body and a fighting spirit.

It is necessary to follow the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China as a guide, thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important exposition on sports work, and take this district games as an opportunity to speed up the construction of a strong sports district, revive the glory of Guangxi sports, and better exert the cohesion of sports. The strong positive energy that strengthens, inspires fighting spirit and inspires motivation inspires the people of the whole region to unite and work hard, and with the spirit of "fighting", the energy of "entering" and the courage of "winning", they continue to write a chapter of Chinese-style modernization in Guangxi In the fierce practice of "fighting for gold and silver", achieving great results and striving to create a new situation in the construction of magnificent Guangxi in the new era.

At 21:00, Liu Ning announced: "The 15th Sports Games of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is opening!" The audience burst into jubilation and applauded for a long time.

At this time, representatives of the participating teams from 14 cities gathered in the "Xijiang Bay", held up the vessels in their hands, and poured the water of their respective cities into the Xijiang River, implying that the water of happiness would be used to unite the people. Irrigating the "Flower of Harmony".

With the scene of the Bagui athletes fighting on the field on the main screen of the venue, the athlete representatives held high the flag and emblem flag of the 15th Guangxi Games and passed the rostrum majestically. The melody of the district games anthem sounded, and the conference flag and emblem flag slowly rose. Representatives of athletes, coaches and referees took a solemn oath under the flag.

Autonomous region leaders Sun Daguang, Zhou Yijue, Wang Yuefei and others watched the opening ceremony together with nearly 10,000 spectators. The opening ceremony was hosted by Huang Junhua.

The torch relay for this district games started on November 1st and reached the last stop - the main stadium of Guigang Sports Center on the evening of the 11th. Under the spotlight, the torch was passed by two relay bearers, wrestler Yang Senlian and weightlifting coach Qiu Le, and finally passed to the hands of Chinese diver Li Ting, Guangxi's first female Olympic champion. Li Ting stepped onto the golden covered bridge holding a torch and lit the sun in the center of the bronze drum ignition platform. The flames rise, radiating light, reflecting the dense earth, gathering passion like fire.

On the evening of November 11, the 15th Sports Games of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region grandly opened in Guigang City. Photo by reporter Zhou Jun

At the opening ceremony, an audio-visual feast with Guangxi’s “bronze drum culture” and Guigang’s “Xijiang elements” as the background was displayed in front of the audience. The performance is themed "Dynamic Bagui Charming Lotus City" and is divided into five chapters: "Inspiring People", "Red Wave", "Lotus Lives Everything", "Dynamic City" and "Concentric Dreams". The opening dance "Bronze Drum of the Sun", the situational poetry and painting "Red Wave", the dances "The Gate of Harmony" and "The Water-Blooming Flowers - Dutch Americans" use multimedia audio-visual means to show the magnificent mountains and rivers of Guangxi and Guigang, creating a relationship between people and people. The beautiful scene of natural harmony fully demonstrates the spirit of unity, hard work and high spirits of the children of Bagui. The performance came to an end with the chorus of "Singing the Motherland".

The 15th Guangxi Games is divided into competitive sports events and mass events. Among them, the competitive sports events have 31 major events and 817 minor events. Compared with the previous District Games, Nine major events have been added, including equestrian, break dancing, and canoeing. The number of events hosted is the largest ever, and more than 10,000 athletes will compete in each event. This district games will conclude on November 23.