Follow the event to promote the release of the "World Games Ronggang Tour" themed train in the city
2024-08-07
Looking forward to the successful hosting of the Chengdu World Games, where every athlete can achieve their ideal results. On August 6th, diving Olympic champion Ren Qian took her first high-speed train ride to Hong Kong, full of anticipation for this Chengdu World Games promotion trip. At the same time, she also hopes to hold more cultural and sports exchange activities between Chengdu and Hong Kong in the future. On August 6th, the themed train G2963 Chengdu East Station Hong Kong West Kowloon Station departed from Chengdu Railway Station East Station, and guests who boarded the first train took a group photo before departure. On the morning of that day, the "World Games Ronggang Tour" themed train slowly departed from Chengdu East Station and will arrive at West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong at 18:55. The interior decoration of this themed train is linked by the World Games sports icon, linking iconic cultural symbols of Chengdu and Hong Kong such as the Sun God Bird, giant pandas, Bauhinia Square, and Victoria Harbour, and integrating them into the windows, doors, seats, and carriages. Guests such as Sichuan Olympic champions, roller skaters, entrepreneurs from Chengdu and Hong Kong, Sichuan opera artists, and inheritors of intangible cultural heritage will take this train to Hong Kong to participate in the Chengdu World Games promotion event and follow the event to promote the city. At that time, guests from Chengdu and Hong Kong will engage in cultural exchanges, economic integration of events, and urban marketing cooperation, and announce the launch of the World Games Tour (Hong Kong Station). On August 6th, the themed train G2963 Chengdu East Station - Hong Kong West Kowloon Station departed from Chengdu Railway Station East Station, and passengers boarded the first train. Zhang Hao, the champion of the mixed freestyle roller skating men's and women's synchronized freestyle slalom at the Hangzhou Asian Games, said that roller skating has become a World Games event for the first time, and he and his teammates cherish this opportunity very much and are actively preparing for the competition. During this trip to Hong Kong, they carefully prepared a wonderful performance for the people of Hong Kong, aiming to showcase the unique charm of freestyle roller skating. "In order to make the performance pleasing to the eyes, we have chosen many movements with tension, which is to let more people understand and like the sport." "I want to share with the Hong Kong people the culture of the Three Kingdoms that Chengdu citizens are proud of, and understand their views on the characters of the Three Kingdoms." As the chief interpreter of Chengdu Wuhou Temple Museum, Li Zhi will also visit Hong Kong with the delegation. He stated that Chengdu and Hong Kong are deeply integrated in various fields, especially with the strong foundation of Guan Gong's loyalty and righteousness culture in Hong Kong. He hopes to use the Chengdu World Games as an opportunity to promote the collision and exchange of historical and cultural heritage between the two places. In the eyes of Ou Jianling, Secretary General of Chengdu Retailers Association, food is not only an enjoyment that satisfies the taste buds, but also an "excellent window" to showcase the charm of the city and events. She said that in order to promote the event in Hong Kong, the Association has carefully prepared egg cake, Lai Tangyuan, Feichang powder, etc., which will be creatively integrated with local food such as milk tea in Hong Kong and presented to Hong Kong citizens together with the Chengdu World Games. She said with great anticipation, "We want to promote full exchange of food between the two cities, helping Chengdu's catering and cuisine 'go out' and Hong Kong cuisine 'come in'." On August 6th, the "World Games Chengdu Hong Kong Tour" themed train (G2963 Chengdu East Station - Hong Kong West Kowloon Station) departed from Chengdu Railway Station East Station, and the first train conductor of the Chengdu Hong Kong high-speed railway, Wu Songlin, boarded the train. Wu Songlin, the first train conductor of the Chengdu Hong Kong high-speed railway, introduced that with the upgrade of the Chengdu Hong Kong high-speed railway models, the travel time of the Chengdu Hong Kong high-speed railway has been shortened from about 10 hours in the initial operation to 8 hours and 13 minutes, and the return time has also been shortened to 8 hours and 19 minutes. In the first year of operation, the Chengdu Hong Kong high-speed railway has sent more than 1.5 million passengers. Sitting on the high-speed rail to Hong Kong has become a daily routine for Chengdu tourists. Drinking morning tea in Hong Kong and eating hotpot in Chengdu at night has also become a reality. "According to the relevant person in charge of the Chengdu World Games Executive Committee, from the 6th to the 11th, a series of activities for the one-year countdown to the Chengdu World Games will be held successively in Beijing, Chengdu, and Hong Kong. At the same time as the theme train departed, the Chengdu World Games Organizing Committee held a one-year countdown press conference in Beijing to introduce the overall situation of the Chengdu World Games and the preparations for the competition, and officially released the Chengdu World Games slogan, mascot, etc. As the highest level international comprehensive sports event for non Olympic events, the World Games and the Olympic Games promote and complement each other, jointly committed to promoting the development of sports and the dissemination of Olympic spirit worldwide. On August 7, 2025, the 12th World Games will kick off in Chengdu. (New Society)
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