The Cangshan Mountain is majestic and the rippling water is rushing. In the charming land of Dali, Yunnan, Yangbi Yi Autonomous County is like a bright pearl, exuding a unique light. The 2024 China Rock Climbing Natural Rock Wall Series is about to open grandly at Shimenguan in Yangbi, and a fast and passionate competitive feast is about to begin.
As the only national rock climbing series in China with the theme of “natural rock wall”, the 2024 China Rock Climbing Natural Rock Wall Series (Yangbi Station in Dali, Yunnan) has attracted much attention. This event will be held at Shimenguan, Yangbi Yi Autonomous County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province from November 22 to 23, 2024. At that time, rock climbing experts from all over the country will gather here to start a fierce competition in difficulty and speed.
Shimen Pass is located in Yangbi County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, in the hinterland of the western slope of Cangshan Mountain. This is an important gateway to the Dali Cangshan Global Geopark and a model of the integration of nature and national culture on the Southern Silk Road. Shimenguan has won the title of “natural geological history book” by virtue of the world-class natural landscape at the western foot of Cangshan Mountain, as well as unique natural resources like the “natural geological history books” such as the fog-locked stone gate, Fuguo Evening Bell, Chengmingxu Valley, cliff stream orchids, and Xiake Wanggui. It has the reputation of “The Gate of Cangshan Mountain”.
Shimenguan
It has the largest metamorphic rock wall resources in the world, providing an excellent venue for rock climbing. Yangbi has made full use of this advantage to build outdoor sports infrastructure such as professional natural rock climbing venues, via ferrata climbing, and bird sightseeing bases. In recent years, it has hosted many large-scale sports events and activities such as the “China Marble Gate International Aerial Belt Challenge”, “China Rock Climbing Natural Rock Wall Series” and “National Youth Orienteering Championships”, and has accumulated rich experience in hosting competitions. . At the 2024 China Outdoor Sports Industry Conference, Shimenguan was also selected into the “2024 Mountaineering Outdoor Sports Destination” promotion list, further demonstrating its important position in the field of outdoor sports.
The China Natural Rock Climbing Series was launched in 2017 by the Mountaineering Management Center of the State Sports General Administration and the China Mountaineering Association. The event selects unique natural rock climbing destinations across the country, combines local special activities, and organizes high-level events. horizontal competition to help develop local sports tourism economy. The competition at Yangbi Station includes professional natural rock wall men’s and women’s difficult speed races and open group natural rock wall men’s and women’s difficult speed races. The competition is divided into two stages: preliminaries and finals. The top eight in each group advance to the finals. The total prize money is 100,000 yuan. Such generous prizes and high-level competitive stage will surely attract many rock climbing experts to challenge.
alreadyThere are 1169 yearstree age“Walnut Sacred Tree”
Yangbi, this charming land, not only has the spectacular Shimen Pass, but also has many places worth exploring. Here, you can appreciate the majesty of Tiankai Stone Gate. Shimenguan is like a natural barrier, standing between Cangshan Mountain. Its majestic momentum makes people marvel at the uncanny craftsmanship of nature.
You can also listen to the legend of Xiuling Lianyun. As a glimpse of the “Southern Silk Road” in his masterpiece, Xu Xiake once wrote about this place, “There are villages on the ridge of the ridge for another two miles, which is the Hengling pavilion.” This record adds a strong historical and cultural heritage to Yangbi.
You can also see hope that the water will not stop flowing. The Yangbi River, as the second largest tributary of the Lancang River, records the vicissitudes of time. Like a silent historian, it has witnessed the joys and sorrows, as well as the rise and fall of Yangbi residents for generations. The river flows endlessly, telling the story of this land.
You can also enjoy the beauty of the village above the clouds. Guangming Village is hidden in the “10,000 acres of walnut forest” and is full of ancient walnut trees that are over a hundred years old. The oldest “walnut sacred tree” is 1,169 years old! These ancient walnut trees have become the “living fossils” of Yangbi’s history and culture and the “golden business card” of the ecological environment. They have witnessed the development of Yangbi and added unique charm to this land.
Overlooking Yangbi
In recent years, Yangbi has relied on unique local resources to actively promote the mutual promotion and in-depth integration of cultural tourism and wellness, sports, ecology, health and other fields. The hosting of the 2024 China Climbing Natural Rock Wall Series (Yangbi Station in Dali, Yunnan) is another attempt by Yangbi to continue to promote a new chapter of “sports + tourism” integrated development, drive economic development, and promote rural revitalization. By holding such large-scale events, it can not only enhance the popularity and reputation of Yangbi, but also attract more tourists to come for sightseeing and promote the development of the local economy. At the same time, it also provides more employment opportunities and income-increasing channels for local residents, injecting new vitality into rural revitalization.
It is reported that this competition is sponsored by the Mountaineering Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, the China Mountaineering Association, the Yunnan Provincial Sports Bureau, the People’s Government of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, the Yunnan Sports Industry Development Center, the Yunnan Mountaineering Outdoor Sports Association, the Dali Prefecture Education and Sports Bureau, It is organized by the People’s Government of Yangbi Yi Autonomous County and Dali Yangbi Cangshan Shimenguan Tourism Development Group Co., Ltd., supported by Fujian Tantuo Technology Co., Ltd., and exclusively operated by Zhongpan Sports Culture Communication (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Let us look forward to this rock climbing feast together, witness the athletes’ wonderful performance at Shimenguan, and feel the unique charm of Yangbi.
