Invited in the cool summer, "Ma Chao" has a fiery showdown. On July 3, the finals of the 2024 Xilin Gol Mongolian Horse Super League kicked off in Xiwuzhumuqin Banner, the "hometown of China's white horses". After layers of competition, more than 500 racers from all over the Xilin Gol League entered the finals, and more than 2,000 domestic tourists watched the competition.
The scene of the opening ceremony. Xinhua net
At the opening ceremony, 99 people rode white horses and guarded the national flag. Subsequently, the representatives of the 13 banner counties and cities (districts) of the Xilin Gol League entered in turn, and the riders holding the colorful flags were in high spirits, the flags were waving in the wind, and the horses were flying with long manes; The horse-head qin played in unison "Ten Thousand Horses Galloping" resounded across the grassland; Ulan herdsmen dance gracefully; A team of 108 visitors entered the venue happily.
The scene of the opening ceremony. Xinhua net
This year's Mongolian Horse Super League started on May 19 and has a total of 8 events. Among them, there are 2 mass races, including the Mongolian horse 30-kilometer endurance race and the 15-kilometer three-person team relay race; The mass competition category includes horse taming competition, barrel race, horse running and picking Hada competition, horse running archery competition, horse beauty contest, and obstacle course running competition. After the three-level competition of Gacha, township and Qixian, more than 500 players ushered in the final competition in the league-level finals.
Race around the barrel. Xinhua net
During the race, the riders showed superb riding skills and perseverance. They rode their horses around the track, sometimes jumping over obstacles, sometimes speeding up, and winning warm applause from the audience. The riders and the horses cooperate tacitly, you chase me, vividly interpreting the Mongolian horse spirit of hard-working, indomitable, and never giving up until the goal is reached.
It is reported that the Mongolian Horse Super League held by the Xilin Gol League aims to vigorously promote the spirit of Mongolian horses, enrich the spiritual and cultural life of the masses, promote farmers and herdsmen to increase their income and get rich, create large-scale mass horse-themed events, and promote the high-quality development of the modern horse industry in the Xilin Gol League.
In recent years, based on the rich horse cultural resources and a solid foundation of the horse industry, the Xilin Gol League has continuously expanded the format of horse cultural tourism projects, actively developed horse theme tourism products, strived to improve the service level of horse theme tourism, and promoted the transformation and upgrading of the horse industry and horse theme tourism.
Source: Xinhuanet
Editor: Zhang Lu
Editor: Zhao Zongjie
Final review: Li Enguang
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