Hohhot, January 28 (Xinhua) -- "Thieves carry it" is a very high evaluation in the Northeast dialect to describe sturdy and durable. In the depths of winter, this is not only appropriate to describe the children of the Inner Mongolia Molidawa Daur Autonomous Banner (hereinafter referred to as "Moqi"), but also expressive. Tempering and beating are compulsory courses in the growth process of Mo Qi's "wild" children.
"Tu Kairun, pull over and slide safely!" Before Zhang Shuyun's words fell, her son had already "slipped out" from the two-story high steps, and plunged his feet into the snow in front of the guardrail, raising a few snowflakes.
In the Moqi Cultural and Sports Activity Center, after the snow on the stands was compacted, it has become a snow slide for children.
The long steps behind the activity center have also become natural snow tracks, and children fly down in snow tubes, screaming and laughing, and the air is full of joy and innocence.
"In winter, the child can become more and more solid. As a mother, Zhang Shuyun is inseparable from her children, but she does not interfere too much with her children's outdoor exercises, and now Tu Kairun has "beaten" into the 1000-meter champion of the speed skating group of the Fifth Winter Games in Hulunbuir City.
For the children of Mo Qi, this kind of "wild" field has long been commonplace. There is a big playground in the heart of sports activities, in order to let the children who like to skate have a decent field, Tu Kairun's skating coach Chen Bo took the parents to pour the ice rink in a circle, after several years of training, the children have repeatedly achieved good results in various events, and are famous far and wide.
"Mo Qi's children can endure hardships and are talented, they don't care about the cold and beatings, and they are not squeamish at all. Chen Bo said that many children in Moqi are descendants of fishing and hunting peoples, and their physique is very good when they grow up, "which has a lot to do with the fact that children have been playing 'wild' since childhood."
Moqi is located in the easternmost part of Hulunbuir City, the middle section of the eastern foot of the Daxing'an Mountains, and the west bank of the Nenjiang River. The unique geographical location and multicultural diversity make winter sports and traditional folk culture closely linked. In his spare time, Daur folklore expert Guo Lian will take the children up the mountain to experience the most primitive skiing activities, "'Kenguleng' is the earliest skis of the Daur people, and for us, the mountains and forests are full of ski resorts."
According to Guo Lianlian, the bottom of the board is covered with animal bristles, which can reduce friction when sliding down the mountain, and is non-slip and stable like a barb when hiking up the mountain. Wearing the ancient "Kenguleng", the memory of skiing in the genes of Moqi children was instantly awakened, and they were soon able to walk like flying in the mountains and forests.
The mountain is a playground for skiing and snowball fights, and the river has become a happy valley for "walking babies". Once the toy wooden horse on land is on the ice, it turns into an all-terrain climbing plow, and local resident Zhao Tianyi puts his four-year-old daughter on the wooden horse and glides on the "royal horse" in a dashing manner. As soon as she was not careful, the daughter fell off the "horse", and the father and daughter patted the snow on their bodies and continued to move forward happily.
"My generation grew up playing whatever they wanted, and we felt happier than today's children. Moqi ice and snow resources are so good, there are ice and snow parks everywhere, you can't live up to the gift of nature, you have to take your children to play. Zhao Tianyi said.
Moqi's ice and snow sports "equipment" is only unthinkable, and nothing can be done. In Qijiazi Village, Nierji Township, high-powered tractors also participated, and on the vast ice surface, the tractors pulled the snow rings and whirled, and the laughter of children mixed with the roar of engines.
As night fell, the boy who played the fireball left the village. Fireball evolved from hockey, Moqi is the "hometown of hockey", the first professional hockey team in the mainland was born here, and a batch of outstanding hockey players have been cultivated for the country, many of whom have also appeared on the stage of the Olympic Games and the Hockey World Cup.
In order to meet the enthusiasm of the masses for sports, in 2023 alone, Moqi will hold more than ten national fitness series activities such as the Daur Ice Fishing Season Speed Skating Challenge, Snow Soccer Match, and Sports Dance Competition. According to statistics, in the winter of 2023, more than 50,000 people will participate in ice and snow sports in the whole flag.
In the view of Moqi people, the birth of every local sports talent is inseparable from the "wilderness" when he was a child.