China News Service, Kunming, March 22 (Shi Wenzhi) On the evening of the 21st, after nearly a week of fierce competition, the first Yunnan Provincial City Basketball League Finals, which is full of Yunnan national style, was held in the ancient city of Lijiang at the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, Yunnan Province. A happy ending. After going through a single round robin, knockout rounds, semi-finals and finals, the Zhaotong City team went all the way to win the championship.
Lijiang is located at the junction of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet. It is the only city in China that has three "laurels" of world cultural heritage, world natural heritage and world memory heritage. It has Dongba culture, Mosuo customs, Biantun culture and other world-unique precious treasures. cultural resources. The ancient city of Lijiang at the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is one of the two ancient cities in China that has successfully applied for a world cultural heritage as an entire ancient city.
The picture shows the award ceremony of the first Yunnan Provincial City Basketball League Finals. Photo courtesy of Yunnan Provincial Sports Bureau
This event is combined with Lijiang's rich national culture, and the venue is moved from the traditional gymnasium to the ancient city of Lijiang to enhance the experience, entertainment and professionalism of the event, create a plateau basketball event with multi-ethnic cultural connotations, and practice the "game field" The concept is that the attraction is the attraction and the competition is the trip.
At the same time, the event also allows a large number of audiences and many basketball enthusiasts to experience the joy of competition by "traveling with the event" through offline games in scenic spots and online multi-platform live broadcasts.
This event includes a five-a-side men's basketball game, a slam dunk contest, a 1V1 bullfighting and many other events, attracting more than 200 athletes, coaches from 16 states and cities in the province, as well as intangible cultural heritage cheering and performance teams from various states and cities. While cheering for their respective teams, the state and city intangible cultural heritage cheering and performance teams demonstrated Yunnan's diverse national cultural characteristics and sports charm by showing state and city national songs and dances.
The picture shows the intangible cultural heritage displays from 16 states and cities in Yunnan during the competition. Photo courtesy of Yunnan Provincial Sports Bureau
In the meantime, the event organizing committee also combined this event with the Naxi traditional festival "Sanduo Festival". The "Sanduo Festival" with a history of more than 1,200 years is a grand festival for the Naxi people to worship their main god and the highest protective god "Sanduo God". It is an important part of the Naxi culture. At the event site, the organizing committee set up intangible cultural heritage, cultural tourism, and event promotion display areas to allow athletes and tourists to explore Lijiang’s Naxi ethnic culture during the event.
In addition to live events and series of activities, the event organizing committee also launched original songs for the event arranged in various styles such as Yunnan dialect, original singing, pop singing, etc., showing the diverse culture of Yunnan's 16 states and cities through the power of music.
This event is sponsored by the Yunnan Provincial Sports Bureau and the Lijiang Municipal People's Government, and hosted by the Yunnan Province Kunming Haigeng Sports Training Base, Lijiang Municipal Education and Sports Bureau, Lijiang Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau, and Lijiang Gucheng District People's Government. (over)