From hosting the 4th National Urban Games in 1999 to hosting the 14th National Games in 2021, and then to a sports, leisure and fitness park, today’s Xi’an City Sports Park has become a “sports treasure land” for the public –
12 youth sports training projects including badminton, basketball, football, tennis, table tennis, roller skating, fencing, dance, and children’s gymnastics have been opened;
About 15,000 people come to participate in physical exercise and sports training every week, and more than 2 million people come to participate in cultural and sports activities every year…
People enjoy healthy life
“Let’s go play badminton together!” Song Huiqian, a citizen of Xi’an, shouted to his sports-loving friends in the WeChat group to play at the badminton hall of Xi’an City Sports Park in the evening. At about 18:00 on October 13, the reporter followed Song Huiqian to the badminton hall and saw people playing badminton on 15 badminton courts.
Song Huiqian told reporters: “I used to be a badminton coach, and now I am enjoying my retirement life. I am a frequent visitor to Xi’an City Sports Park.”
Xi’an Urban Sports Park is located in the core area of the northern suburbs of Xi’an. It is an important sports venue for people in surrounding residential areas, office areas, and commercial areas.
“This place is very close to my home. It only takes two or three minutes to walk out. It is very convenient.” Zhang Qingsheng, who lives in Hairong Mingcheng Community, said that in the past two years, he has exercised in Xi’an City Sports Park and met many “sports friends”. Everyone exercised together, exercised their bodies, and enjoyed the joy of exercise.
In Xi’an, a number of sports parks that integrate sports, leisure, fitness, and entertainment are debuting with a new look and winning praise from citizens. These sports parks not only provide guarantees for citizens to participate in national fitness activities, but also become a bright business card of the city with their unique designs.
Today, sports parks have become a new carrier of national fitness and an effective way to improve people’s quality of life.
It is reported that Xi’an City Sports Park laid out smart fitness trails in 2018 and equipped them with sophisticated pedometer equipment so that citizens can have a clearer understanding of their exercise intensity when exercising in the park.
“Now when running in the city sports park, I only need to scan the QR code next to the smart fitness trail to fully understand my exercise status, including how many meters I ran, how long it took, and how many calories I burned. The relevant data is clear at a glance.” 10 On March 15, citizen Liu Lin used her off-duty time to conduct daily running training in Xi’an City Sports Park.
Fitness venue upgrade
With the construction and improvement of the city’s “15-minute fitness circle”, small but sophisticated fitness venues are appearing around the public. The sports park integrates the functions of physical exercise, leisure and entertainment, and ecological environment improvement, effectively improving the utilization of urban space, solving the problem of “where to go for fitness” for the masses, and expanding the “exercise radius” of the masses.
In 1999, in order to host the Four Cities Games, Xi’an City Sports Park came into being. In 2021, during the 14th National Games, this place will assume the task of competing for basketball events in the Xi’an Division.
In order to better meet the needs of hosting games, Xi’an City Sports Park has been upgraded and renovated before the 14th National Games, including the overall renovation of the main gymnasium, partial repairs of the comprehensive hall, and the improvement of surrounding facilities… A comprehensive sports, fitness, leisure The ecological theme park integrating entertainment has been reborn.
After successively hosting the Four Cities Games and the 14th National Games, Xi’an City Sports Park added an air film tennis hall to the original main gymnasium and training hall. At present, there are three professional sports venues here, including a gymnasium, a comprehensive hall, and a tennis hall, making it the leading sports-themed, wall-less, and fully open public welfare park in the country.
Xi’an Urban Sports Park has dense vegetation and pursues the integration and interaction between people and natural landscapes, creating a modern sports life concept of “moving in green and breathing in the forest”.
Wu Feipeng, the person in charge of Xi’an City Sports Park, said: “We have considered that Xi’an City Sports Park should meet the fitness needs of people of different ages, especially children and the elderly, and have put a lot of effort into functional layout and renovation design, such as laying intelligent fitness trails and adding new facilities. Children’s play areas, etc., meet the fitness needs of people of all ages.”
Create a “sports treasure land” for the public
On the basis of hosting two national sports events, Xi’an City Sports Park has continuously improved the construction of sports facilities and has become a “sports treasure place” in the hearts of the public. On October 14, more than 10 young table tennis players came to Xi’an City Sports Park to participate in the weekend table tennis training and improvement class.
“The Chinese table tennis team performed well in the Paris Olympics. My favorite Fan Zhendong won the men’s singles table tennis championship and achieved a career ‘Grand Slam’. The tenacious and fighting spirit that Fan Zhendong showed is a role model for me to follow. ” 11-year-old Zhang Yuqi said that she will train hard to improve her skills and participate in high-level youth table tennis events.
Xi’an City Sports Park regularly offers 12 youth sports training projects, including badminton, basketball, football, tennis, table tennis, roller skating, fencing, dance, children’s gymnastics, shooting and archery. The project is taught by a high-quality coaching team and equipped with professional hardware facilities. It has attracted young people from around the park to actively participate, and children from Tongchuan, Xianyang, Weinan and other places came to sign up.
It is understood that Xi’an City Sports Park now attracts about 15,000 people every week to participate in physical exercise and sports training. In addition, it also undertakes corporate team building, small and medium-sized exhibitions, concerts, concerts and other cultural activities. The total number of people who come to participate in cultural and sports activities every year exceeds 2 million.
Embed sports scenes into park green spaces to provide the public with more and better sports spaces. Since 2023, Xi’an has implemented 290 national fitness path projects, built 15 multi-functional sports venues, and built 4 national fitness parks. Sports parks with the theme of sports and fitness are now found in every corner of the city.
“We will actively respond to the national fitness strategy, create excellence and innovative development in venue operations, national fitness services, physical education and training, sports events, cultural activities, etc., and build a user experience of ‘quality life + professional sports + diversified services’ to meet the needs of The people’s sports and fitness needs,” Wu Feipeng said.
