Ice relay race. Photo by Gou Jipeng
Urumqi, February 18 (Gou Jipeng) On the 18th, ice bowling, ice tug-of-war, fun curling and other ice and snow sports were staged in Majiazhuangzi Village in the Lianghe Area of Urumqi Economic Development Zone (Toutunhe District), attracting many farmers and herdsmen around to share the fun of ice and snow.
The reporter of China News Network saw at the scene that the scene of the day's activity was set up in the village's racecourse. "In December 2021, in order to promote ice and snow sports, we designed and built this ice rink covering an area of about 10,000 square meters in the center of the village racecourse, so that the surrounding farmers and herders can enjoy skating at their 'doorstep'." Yelbulati Awu Khanbai, director of the Rural Revitalization Office of the Lianghe Area Management Committee of the Urumqi Economic Development Zone (Toutunhe District), said.
Tug-of-war on ice. Photo by Gou Jipeng
The reporter noted that in the competition held on the same day, the fun curling project was particularly eye-catching. In the corner of the ice rink, people gathered together. A semi-circular ice cube with a piece of plastic tube forms a simple curling pot, and the contestant throws it at the target area with several red circles drawn 5 meters away, and the winner of the most points wins.
Villager Gulishar Gallikken won the second place in the Fun Curling Competition. She said: "The first time I came into contact with the sport of curling, I had only watched athletes compete on TV before, and after experiencing it myself, I found that curling was very difficult. ”
Fun curling project. Photo by Gou Jipeng
Zhang Shulan, who grew up in Majiazhuangzi Village, said that she did not expect to be able to skate in front of her house one day. "I used to love roller skating, and after the village ice rink was built at the end of last year, I quickly learned to skate, and now I come here to skate whenever I have time." Zhang Shulan, 14, said she had fallen in love with skating.
"The surrounding countryside is mainly pastoral villages, and herders in the mountains rarely have the opportunity to experience ice and snow sports all year round. Therefore, we built this ice rink for everyone at the Majiazhuangzi Village Racecourse. In the future, we will also hold ice fun games, and gradually enrich the ice and snow sports projects, so that more herders can participate in ice and snow sports. Yelbulat Awu Khanbai said. (End)
Source: China News Network