Basic information about the Seventh City Games of the People's Republic of China

The City Games was founded in 1988 and is held every four years. It aims to promote the development of urban sports and discover and cultivate outstanding sports reserve talents. The Seventh City Games will be held in Nanchang from October 16th to 25th. It is the highest-level and largest national comprehensive sports event held in Jiangxi since the founding of the People's Republic of China. It features red sports cards and the theme of the bid is "Welcome the ** *He Guo Sports Returns to Hometown", the theme slogan is "Red Hero City, Green Seven Cities Meeting", *** There are 57 representatives from 31 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions Groups signed up to participate, including 6,034 athletes.

The 7th City Games will hold 25 major events (including 24 Summer Olympics events and martial arts) and 300 minor events. Among them, Jiangxi will host 21 major events and 278 minor events. Minor competitions. Taking into account the international competition schedule, venue, climate and other factors, some projects are already in competition or have completed the competition before the opening ceremony. In order to create a relaxed competition environment for the growth of young athletes, the 7th City Games will not have a medal list or standings.

As the International Olympic Committee established the Youth Olympic Games specifically for young people aged 14 to 18, on November 21, 2013, the National City Games was renamed the National Youth Games to adapt to the domestic and international sports situation. development needs to better integrate with the Youth Olympic Games. Therefore, the 7th National Urban Games is the last National Urban Games.

The emblem, mascots, and theme slogans of the Seventh National Urban Games were selected from a five-month collection campaign across the country. The organizing committee of the conference received 395 emblem works created by 192 authors from all over the country, 46 mascot works created by 29 authors, and 3158 entries for the "Seven Cities Conference" theme slogan. After review, the emblem work of Luo Guoqiang (Hangzhou, Zhejiang), the mascot work of Guo Wenjun (Luoyang, Henan), and the theme slogan work of Chen Chuanxiang (Nanchang, Jiangxi) were the final winning bids.

The theme slogan: Red Hero City, Green Game (Red city, Green game)

The theme slogan "Red Hero City, Green Game" combines "Red Hero City, Green Game" with "Red Hero City, Green Game". "Nanchang is closely connected with the "Seven Cities Club", and the use of "red" and "green" is rich in meaning: red symbolizes enthusiasm and passion; green symbolizes youth and vitality. This combination vividly shows: Nanchang is a bright red city with many heroes; Nanchang is the place where the military flag is raised, and the gunfire at midnight ushered in the dawn of the Republic of China. Therefore, Nanchang has the title of "Heroic City" reputation; holding the "Seven Cities Games" in Nanchang also reflects the profound meaning of "the sports of the Communist Party of China return to its hometown", because the "red capital" Ruijin once held the first sports meeting of the "Chinese Soviet Communist Party of China" .

Nanchang, as one of the world's top ten dynamic cities, an international garden city and the core city of the Poyang Lake Ecological Economic Zone, is lush green and full of flowers. It has a world-class ecological environment and is now committed to scientific development and green development. rise.

The "Seven Cities Games" held in Nanchang is a large-scale national comprehensive sports meeting with young people as the main body. Therefore, the "green" theme of the "Seven Cities Games" is very consistent with this city games. In line with the nature and development trend of the times, the "Seven Cities Games" will surely be recorded in the history of sports in China and the United States with the characteristics of the Green City Games.

"Red Hero City, Green Seven Cities" profoundly reflects the core concept of Nanchang City Games and embodies the harmonious values ??contained in the humanistic City Games as the core soul of the two concepts of red and green. Building a harmonious society and achieving harmonious development are the dreams we pursue. Volunteer emblem

The volunteers of the 7th National Urban Games are referred to as "Little Sparks". The volunteer logo of the Seven Cities Association combines creative shapes such as the word "heart", flames, dewdrops, green leaves and the city flower of Nanchang - rose. It has simple lines and far-reaching ideas. It not only closely follows the theme slogan of the Seven Cities Association but also embodies volunteer service. concept.

The volunteer logo of the Seven Cities Association presents the word "heart" in seal script, which represents the sincerity, concentration, perseverance and love of the volunteers; it is also like a blazing flame with sparks flying everywhere. , symbolizes the enthusiasm of the volunteers, means "everyone adds firewood and the flames are high", and also means the dedication of the volunteers to burn themselves to illuminate others; it also looks like a budding rose, the city flower of Nanchang, which means that the volunteers We act as masters and provide the best service to guests from all over the world with the unique beautiful temperament of Nanchang people. The first, second and third strokes from the left of the logo are in the shape of green leaves, symbolizing the green and low-carbon concept of the Seven Cities Association. The entire logo and text combination use two tones of red and green, tightly holding on to the profound meaning of "Red Hero City, Green Seven Cities Meeting". Yan Zhiqiang, full-time deputy director of the Volunteer Work Department of the Seven Cities Executive Committee, told reporters that in more than two months, the organizing committee general secretary formed more than 200 LOGO sketches and finally selected the best one. , during the future preparation and holding of the Seven Cities Club, a total of more than 30,000 volunteers will welcome guests and friends from all over the world with enthusiasm like flames and smiling faces like flowers.

Volunteer Recruitment

The Volunteer Work Department of the "Seven Cities Games" Executive Committee launched a comprehensive volunteer recruitment campaign for the Seventh National Urban Games at the end of April 2011.

The seventh National Urban Games volunteer recruitment activity will recruit 7,000 game volunteers, including 5,500 from the Nanchang competition area and 1,500 from other competition areas in the province (the original plan was to recruit 5,000 for the Nanchang competition area. Other competition areas in the province are recruiting 2,000 volunteers).

The "Seven Cities Club" competition volunteers are divided into three categories: venue volunteers, post station volunteers and resident service volunteers. Among them, venue volunteers refer to volunteers who provide services at various competition venues and opening and closing ceremonies; station volunteers refer to volunteers who serve in key areas such as city squares and airports; resident service volunteers refer to volunteers who provide services in athletes’ villages, hotels, and hotels. of volunteers. The main services of competition volunteers include: venue services, reception and guidance, media services, etc. Recruitment types are divided into group recruitment and individual recruitment. Individual recruitment is mainly for society and universities, social groups, enterprises and institutions that do not have group volunteer service tasks.

Volunteer Nickname

The volunteers of the Seventh National City Games are referred to as "Little Sparks"

Little Sparks is the nickname of the volunteers of the Seven Cities Games. It means that the volunteers’ services are as enthusiastic as fire and their smiles are as beautiful as flowers. Small means the volunteers are humble, ordinary and cute. The "Little Spark Elf" is based on a red flame. The blazing flames are the elf's flowing hair, long eyelashes, bright eyes, playful mouth, and smiling face, conveying the unique characteristics of the volunteers of the Seven Cities Association. Passionate, sincere and lovely. The use of the mascot aims to intuitively interpret the sunny image of volunteers and create a warm, harmonious and relaxed service atmosphere for volunteers. The "Little Spark Elf" was designed by volunteer student Liu Chunrui and volunteer Mr. Chen Jian who participated in the Seven Cities Volunteer Badge Design Competition and won the first prize. They revised more than 20 drafts. 1. The Volunteer Work Department began to launch a trial version of the "Little Spark Elf" placard during the opening ceremony drills and services, extensively solicited opinions from volunteers and audiences, and made timely modifications. The final mascot image scheme of "Little Sparkling Elf" won unanimous praise from volunteers, audiences and relevant experts.

Volunteer Slogan

The Seven Cities Volunteer Association will be more exciting with me!

The service is with me, the excitement is with you!

Little sparks, croaking, enthusiasm like fire, smile like flowers, we are the little sparks of the Seven Cities Association!

I am a little spark, the service is top-notch~ Nanchang International Sports Center

Nanchang International Sports Center is a newly built and world-class standard planned by Nanchang City to host the 2011 Seventh National Urban Games. of sports venues. The Nanchang International Sports Center project is located in Honggutan New District, adjacent to Ganjiang River in the east, Fenghe South Avenue in the west, and Shengmi Bridge viaduct in the north. The planned land area is 1,045 acres. The stadium has 60,000 spectator seats and a construction area of ??111,000 square meters.

The stadium is equipped with a standard track and field field with a 400-meter plastic track and natural turf; the 10,000-person stadium has 8,000 fixed seats and 2,000 movable seats, with a construction area of ??37,000 square meters and equipped with standard lighting, audio, electronic screens and other supporting equipment; The comprehensive training hall has a construction area of ??34,800 square meters, including a swimming gym, ball games hall, fitness activity hall, and national fitness square. It can meet the training requirements of sports teams during the City Games, and can also hold general competitions; swimming The diving hall has 1,000 spectator seats and a construction area of ??15,400 square meters. After the completion of the swimming and diving hall, it can meet the competition requirements of diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and other events; the tennis center has a construction area of ??10,100 square meters and has 19 competition venues, including 4 indoor venues and 15 outdoor venues. The tennis center can meet the training requirements of sports teams, and at the same time, it can hold general competitions and meet the needs of the people to participate in fitness activities. The design layout is developed according to "one horizontal and three vertical" and "two centers and three belts".

The main stadium is a circular building surrounded by a large area of ??landscaped water and sports training grounds. Tennis halls, swimming pools, main gymnasiums, and comprehensive competition training halls surround the athlete reception center. The cultural landscape plan will include planting large areas of trees and shrubs in the sports center to form a forest. The planting of trees is integrated into the sports center master plan to stimulate the senses by highlighting colour, wooden shapes and scents, and also allows the public to enjoy the place.

Address: South side of Shengmi Bridge, Honggutan New District, Nanchang City.

Jiangxi Provincial Olympic Sports Center

Jiangxi Provincial Olympic Sports Center is a fully funded institution directly under the Jiangxi Provincial Sports Bureau at the division level. Jiangxi Olympic Sports Center is the newly constructed main stadium for Nanchang City's bid to host the 2011 City Games. The first phase of the Olympic Sports Center project is "one stadium and two venues": a stadium (50,000 people) and a swimming and diving hall (30,000 people). ) and a ball stadium. These stadiums are sports venues for Jiangxi Province's advantageous projects. After the City Games, they will serve as the main training venues for Jiangxi's professional sports teams and will be open to citizens for fitness use. The venue design of the Jiangxi Olympic Center is quite original, with the shape of a flower as the main design concept. The architectural design is world-class, highlighting a natural and perfect landscape space. From a bird's-eye view, the main stadium looks like a bud about to bloom, and the five venues surrounding it look like flowers of different shapes. Jiangxi Olympic Center has become one of the city symbols of New Nanchang. The venues of the Jiangxi Provincial Olympic Center embody the green theme in the main design, with energy-saving buildings as the goal. In addition, during the construction of the Provincial Olympic Sports Center, the construction department took good measures in sewage treatment and noise control.

Address: Ziyang Avenue, High-tech Development Zone, Nanchang City.

Wanli Shooting Center

Wanli Shooting Center is the main venue for the shooting competition of the 7th City Games and the world's top shooting venue. It is located on Yunwan Highway, Wanli District, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province On the west side, it covers an area of ??more than 451 acres, with an estimated total investment of 110 million yuan. The center includes 9 projects including a shooting gallery, competition center, comprehensive training hall, ammunition magazine, apartment restaurant and track and field. The shooting and archery venues cover an area of ??about 246 acres, and the supporting service facilities cover an area of ??about 205 acres. The layout of the venue is like a pistol, with the "gun body" as the shooting gallery, the "gun handle" as the comprehensive training hall, and the small and unique "trigger" as the athletes' apartment and restaurant. Wanli Shooting Center is divided into two parts: the competition area and the living area. The competition area consists of a shooting gallery, a competition center, a flying saucer shooting range and an archery finals venue. After completion, the shooting center will become the first large-scale comprehensive shooting gymnasium in Nanchang City. The equipment constructed and installed will be first-class in the country and leading in the world, and it can undertake international comprehensive sports shooting competitions. During the "Seven Cities Meeting", the shooting center will host three major competitions including shooting, flying saucer, and archery. Among them, the shooting events include 10-meter air rifle, 10-meter air pistol, 25-meter sporting pistol, 50-meter sporting rifle and 50-meter sporting pistol.

After the City Games, the Wanli Shooting Center will serve as the national team training base and Nanchang Second Sports School shooting teaching base, the city's national defense education base and shooting training base, providing shooting talents for the country. In addition, it can also be opened to the outside world to meet the national fitness and leisure requirements and serve as a place for sports and fitness.

As the main transportation thoroughfare connecting Wanli District to Nanchang City, Yunwan Avenue is the main channel to enter the Wanli Shooting Center, the competition venue of the "Seven Cities Fair", and is the focus of regional transportation infrastructure construction. One of the projects.

The widening and reconstruction project of Yunwan Avenue has been fully launched and is scheduled to be fully completed and open to traffic by the end of December 2010.

Address: West side of Yunwan Highway, Wanli District, Nanchang City.

Shangrao Sports Center

Shangrao Sports Center (Shangrao Sports Center) is the main venue for the women’s football (U18) competition of the 7th China Urban Games. The venue is located in the central area of ??Shangrao, Jiangxi Province The northern end is surrounded by Tianyou Avenue, Guangxin Avenue, Kangti Avenue and Guangxin East Road, with a land area of ??559 acres, a greening rate of 56.15%, and a total construction area of ??100,000 square meters. The design adopts venue integration, the building grade is Grade A, and the total investment is about 500 million yuan. It can hold national and individual international competitions, and also has multiple functions such as conferences, performances, and exhibitions. The total number of seats in the stadium is 4,160, including 1,014 fixed platform seats and 6 barrier-free seats; including 3,818 general audience seats, 30 media seats, 60 rostrum seats, and 246 VIP seats. The first-floor exhibition hall covers an area of ??nearly 8,000 square meters and can accommodate 536 booths. It also has a fire control room, coffee shop, massage parlor, administrative office, and business office.

Yaohu Aquatic Center

Yaohu International Aquatic Center is located on the southwest side of Yaohu Bridge in the High-tech Zone, adjacent to the Provincial Olympic Sports Center, with Ziyang Avenue to the north and Yaohu Lake to the east. South to Nanhuzi. The total investment of the project is 255 million yuan; the total construction land area is 1,568 acres, including 215 acres of land area, 1,353 acres of water area, and a total construction area of ??approximately 35,100 square meters.

The Yaohu International Water Sports Center is responsible for the rowing and kayaking events of the "Seven Cities Meeting". The Yaohu International Water Sports Center has the characteristics of novel design and diverse functions. In order to make the Yaohu Water Sports Center To build the center into a first-class domestic and internationally advanced aquatic center, the Yaohu Aquatic Center Construction Headquarters specially invited experts from the Water Sports Center of the State Sports General Administration and the chief designer of the Shunyi Olympic Water Park for the Beijing Olympic Games to be responsible for the design and preparation of the Yaohu Aquatic Center. consultant.

Among the water sports venues that have been built in the country, Yaohu International Water Sports Center is the only domestic most advanced international sports venue that integrates competition, training, life, and mass entertainment. At the same time, it is located in the beautiful natural lake Yao Lake. It is also the only diversified and multi-functional water sports venue located in a natural lake in China. The museum is equipped with outdoor basketball courts, tennis courts, and mountain bike activity areas. It is also considering setting up leisure, fitness, and entertainment venues such as roller skating and rock climbing, which will form a sports and leisure tourism scenic belt in Nanchang.

After the Nanchang Seven Cities Conference, Yaohu Aquatic Center will serve as the training base for the national team and Jiangxi team.

Address: Southwest side of Yaohu Bridge, Nanchang High-tech Development Zone. An Athletes Village has been set up in Nanchang, the main competition area of ??the Seventh National City Games. This is the first time in the history of the City Games and one of the biggest features of this City Games. After the Seven Cities Games, the Athletes Village will become a student village. apartment.

In the past six City Games, there was no precedent for building a dedicated athletes’ village. Therefore, the Seven Cities Games set up an athletes' village, setting a precedent for the City Games. Nanchang will use the new campus of Nanchang Vocational College Normal School under construction as the Seven Cities Athletes Village, which will be responsible for the reception of about 6,000 athletes and coaches in the Nanchang competition area. This is the first time in previous City Games.

The establishment of athletes' villages in the Seven Cities Club can effectively reduce the reception pressure on hotels in Nanchang during the games, and is conducive to achieving the goals of closed management, unified and efficient athletes during the games. In addition, this move is in line with the requirements of "running urban sports frugally" and can reduce expenditures in security, medical care, food hygiene protection, volunteer services, etc. After the Seven Cities Conference, the athletes' apartments will be transformed into student apartments.

Nanchang Qichenghui Athletes Village is located in the Hongjiaozhou area, and it takes about 40 minutes to drive to various competition venues. Every dormitory in the entire sports village can achieve 4-star standards and 5-star services. Indoors, every detail and every link has been further strengthened in terms of security and environmental improvement to complete the preparatory tasks with quality and quantity. , allowing athletes and coaches to eat, live and compete with peace of mind.

In the construction and operation management of the Athletes Village, safety is the first priority, and food in the village is resolutely purchased at designated locations. The Athletes Village will also set up anti-doping inspection stations and publicity and education stations to carry out preventive anti-doping publicity and education work for each delegation. A few simple strokes of outline accurately grasped the spirit of the sports event. The graphics on the card were immediately given flesh and blood, and they appeared on the paper like an elf.

The sports atmosphere conveyed by sports icons is so vivid that it makes people realize that a set of excellent sports icons can make a sports event even more powerful.

Sports icons allow you to instantly feel the sport represented by "she". "She" is extremely motivational, simple yet elegant, fully demonstrating the charm of sports, and you can read from it "Her" agility, "her" tension, "her" health and beauty. The sports icons adopt the design elements of the emblem of the 7th National Urban Games (emblem, rainbow, runway, green, red). Together with the emblem, they form the visual communication system of this Urban Games, giving people an overall sense of coordination. sense, in line with the theme of "harmonious urban transportation". The head of the character in the icon directly adopts the shape of the "Seven Cities Games" emblem. You can pinch it with your hands, twist or turn, and it is very cleverly combined with the theme logo of the City Games. The character's body is designed with a creative deformation of the rainbow and runway elements in the logo. It means dynamic rainbow man.

In addition, the icon uses green as the main color among the three colors of red, yellow and green used in the emblem, conveying and demonstrating the concept of Nanchang as a "green ecological city" and "landscape city" to the world. The red color used in the emblem expresses the passion and vitality of the movement, which is also in line with Nanchang's reputation as a "hero city" and a "dynamic city" on the red land. It vividly embodies the profound meaning of the theme slogan "Red Hero City, Green Seven Cities" displayed.

The "Seven Cities Club" has set up 28 sports such as track and field, rowing, badminton, basketball, boxing, etc. Sports icons represent different sports in a graphic way and will be widely used in the advertising of the "Seven Cities Club", the production of various schedules, venue signboards, television broadcasts, souvenir design and image landscape engineering construction, etc. , together with the emblem, mascot, core graphics, etc., constitute the image identity system of the "Seven Cities Club".