(Correspondent Liu Yangfeng) Everything has spirit, connecting man and nature. On the morning of May 22, the 2024 Asian Underwater Photography Championships and China Open kicked off in the diving resort Wuzhizhou Island. A wonderful underwater photography competition was officially opened.
two thousand and twenty-four The Asian Underwater Photography Championships and China Open in was sponsored by the Asian Diving League, the Water Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, the China Water Skiing Submarine Motor Boat Sports Federation, the Sanya Municipal People's Government, undertaken by the Sanya Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports Bureau, co sponsored by the Sanya Diving Industry Association, Sanya Sports Tourism Association, and the Sanya Wuzhizhou Island Tourist Area Hainan Qiaoshui Sports Co., Ltd. is the executive unit, Sanya Tourism Development Bureau and Sanya Haitang District Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports Bureau are the supporting units. This event is a Class A event and the first underwater photography intercontinental event in China.
The competition took the Wuzhizhou Island sea area small universe diving point and Kirin sea diving point as the competition stage, and carried out the underwater photography Asian Championships and underwater open competitions. The competition gathered 34 top players from 6 countries and regions, who were divided into 8 groups, and would compete fiercely here. The event was broadcast live on CCTV News, China Diving, Sansha Satellite TV and other party and government media. At the same time, through Sina Weibo, Diaoyin, Xiaohongshu and other social platforms, the wonderful world under the sea and the exciting competitive atmosphere were passed on to thousands of netizens and citizen tourists, so that they could experience the unprecedented visual feast under the sea, Feel the tension and excitement brought by this different sports competition and the charm of artistic appreciation.
The sea area of Wuzhizhou Island is home to coral reefs and fish organisms. There are more than 300 kinds of marine organisms living here. Every year, Wuzhizhou Island regularly places artificial reefs, sunken ships, aircraft and other artificial landscapes, providing a good environment for the growth of corals. As the "Marine Reef Restoration Base for COP15 Youth's Scientific Exploration of Biodiversity in Hainan", Wuzhizhou Island has also built China's first tropical marine ranch. The rich marine ecological resources provide endless creative inspiration and materials for athletes.
As an underwater photography intercontinental competition with high specifications, high standards and strict requirements, Wuzhizhou Island has made great efforts to upgrade the competition system, service guarantee and emergency rescue. In order to ensure the safety and health problems of the participants during the competition and have a comfortable participation experience, Wuzhizhou Island Tourist Area has also made full preparations, equipped with doctors to follow the competition site all day long, and equipped with three doctors and ambulances under the island to do emergency support work, so as to respond to possible emergencies during the competition in a timely manner. At the same time, Wuzhizhou Island also provides judges and players with wet towels, summer fans, drinking water and other summer relief items from details to provide the most intimate services for divers and judges from afar. In addition, during the competition, the contestants can stay in Wuzhizhou Island at a preferential accommodation price to ensure that the contestants have no worries about participating in the competition.
At the opening ceremony, Su Ke, deputy director of the Water Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, said:“ As the first underwater photography intercontinental event held in China, this event has far-reaching significance for the high-quality development of China's diving industry, Hainan's building of a professional underwater photography event brand and strengthening the public's awareness of marine environmental protection. It coincides with the International Biodiversity Conservation Day on May 22. Here, we call on more people to join the team of marine conservation, practice marine public welfare with practical actions, and protect biodiversity. ”
Xie Yifa, Deputy Secretary General of Sanya Municipal People's Government, said: "As the host, the Sanya Municipal People's Government will also work hand in hand with Wuzhizhou Island, and the government and enterprises will work together to give full play to the advantages of government channels to promote this event in an all-round way, strengthen Sanya's brand new tourism image in the hearts of diving enthusiasts, boost the high-quality and high standard development of Sanya's tourism, so as to attract more young tourists with high consumption power and high communication power to Sanya With the endless charm of Sanya's coastal cities. "
Bao Yongzhou, Vice President of Sanya Wuzhizhou Island Tourism Zone, said: "We hope that this event can become an important platform for cross-border exchanges, provide a stage for photography lovers to show their talents, inject new vitality into the development of Sanya's sports culture and tourism, enhance Sanya's influence in the international diving industry, deepen the cooperation of domestic sports brand events, further shape and strengthen the brand image of Sanya's diving tourism, and stimulate The multiple values and fusion functions of sports. "
two thousand and twenty-four The Asian Underwater Photography Championships and China Open in is not only the "first intercontinental event in China", but also a milestone in the innovation and development of the diving industry, Liu Qing, Minister of the Third Department of the Water Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, said: "This event has set up a professional team in strict accordance with the rules and regulations of the International Diving Competition, and provided high-end and cutting-edge diving equipment. It aims to create a professional, high-quality and high-level international diving event. It is hoped that through such an event, the public will be inspired to pay attention to and love the ocean and jointly guard the blue planet."
In addition, Wuzhizhou Island Tourist Area will also continue the spirit of the competition. From June to September, it will carefully launch three theme plates, namely, marine public welfare, youth research and art appreciation, so that more people can deeply experience the magnificent and mysterious ocean, stimulate the public's attention and love for the ocean, jointly guard this blue planet, and feel the beauty of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
Since 2019, Wuzhizhou Island Tourist Area has successfully held four underwater photography contests, and this year held the "China's First Underwater Photography Intercontinental Competition". With the diving brand as the medium, it has comprehensively demonstrated to Chinese and foreign competitors an island competition site with good ecology and good competition. As one of the first batch of "National Sports Tourism Demonstration Bases", "National Standardization Pilot Unit of Sports Leisure Services" and a scenic spot that has won the honor of "China's Top Ten Sports Tourism Scenic Spots" for several consecutive times, Wuzhizhou Island is injecting a steady stream of "blue" into the vigorous development of China's diving industry and sports tourism industry with its unique marine resources and rich experience in sports events Power.
The holding of this event will further help Sanya to build a world-class tropical coastal sports and leisure center, a national sports tourism demonstration city, and an international event city, improve the popularity and reputation of Sanya's diving tourism, inject new vitality into the high-quality development of Sanya's tourism, promote China's diving to connect with the world, and promote the further integration of world diving.
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