A first-line look at the development of beautiful new Ningxia | Basketball fever in small villages – Ningxia News Network

On the morning of October 21, several “players” competed with each other in the basketball hall of Zhonghe Village, Zhonghe Township, Yuanzhou District, Guyuan City. A player receives a pass from a teammate, turns around, then rises into the air and throws the ball into the basket. The movements were performed smoothly and in one go. They looked so professional and standard that one would never have imagined that they were just ordinary farmers who came to entertain themselves during their spare time.

“As long as we have some free time, a few of us like to make appointments to play basketball. We will sweat a lot and feel comfortable physically and mentally.” Ma Junhu, a 30-year-old villager, said that every winter, the villagers spontaneously hold basketball games. “I have been since I was fifteen. I started playing basketball when I was six years old. In the past, there were iron backboards and sandy fields, and it was very cold outside in the winter. Now that there is a basketball gym, the conditions are much better than before. “

Speaking of the basketball gym in Zhonghe Village, we have to mention the three generations of villagers Ma Zhili, Ma Guanghui and Ma Xiaolong. The basketball gym was built and financed by them themselves. It is free for the villagers to use, making it a real “village BA”. Today, Zhonghe Village has become a well-known “Basketball Village” in the local area, hosting various basketball games in and outside the district. “Every time a basketball event is held, almost everyone in every household participates. Young people play, and middle-aged people take advantage of the event to set up street stalls to make money while not forgetting to watch the game. The participation of the elderly is also very high, sitting in the stands. The crowd was full of people, and the cheers were louder and louder.” Lan Wenming, secretary of the Party branch of Zhonghe Village, said that this is the rural culture unique to Zhonghe Village.

This year, there is another happy event in the village. The Sports Bureau of the Autonomous Region and Guyuan City allocated more than 13 million yuan in special funds to build a large sports ground in Zhonghe Village. In July, the sports ground successfully hosted the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia-Mongolia Farmers Basketball Invitational Tournament. “It was very prosperous at that time. There were snack stalls all over the street. Young and old people occupied seats around the sports ground early, waiting to watch the game.” 86-year-old villager Tu Jinzhen came to watch the game on crutches. “There is a basketball game in the village. We can Follow the excitement.”

This new sports stadium, which can accommodate 8,000 people, has set off a new round of basketball craze in Zhonghe Village.

A sports ground full of modern vitality looks incompatible with this traditional village on the outside, but the deep integration of sports spirit and local culture has ignited the villagers’ sports enthusiasm. At the same time, using basketball as a link, it has gathered popularity and added to the revitalization of rural culture. vitality. “Young people account for 60 to 70 percent of our village, and loving sports is a common characteristic of the children in the village.” Lan Wenming said.

“The hosting of the basketball game has set up a broad stage for the village to showcase itself, communicate and learn from each other, enhance the visibility and influence of the village, and at the same time stimulate the enthusiasm of villagers to actively participate in public affairs and enhance cohesion.” Guyuan City Teacher According to the relevant person in charge of the Sports Bureau, this year, during the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia-Mongolia Revolutionary Old Area Farmers Basketball Invitational Tournament and Guyuan City Hemei Rural Farmers Basketball Competition (Village BA) Municipal Finals, 281,000 tourists were received, and tourism expenditure was 122 million yuan, year-on-year. Increases of 17.9% and 20.8% respectively. (Reporter Zhizhi Zhang Tao)