On October 13, the 3rd Heilongjiang Provincial Sports and Fitness Conference for the Elderly Walking Exchange Activity and the "Double Ninth Festival" Cultural and Sports Project Exhibition for the Elderly were held in Muling City, a national first-class revolutionary base area. More than 500 elderly sports enthusiasts from 29 teams from various cities across the province gathered in Muling to celebrate the "Double Ninth Festival" together.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, the walking exchange activity was first launched on the picturesque Muling Lake Ring Road. Each team wore a unified team uniform, held high the bright team flag, full of energy, vigorous steps, and laughed all the way to the finish line.
Ms. Li Fuyi, 82, told reporters as she walked: "Celebrating the 'Chung Yeung Festival' with a walking exchange competition is not only a physical exercise, but also a pleasure for the body and mind, which is very meaningful and enjoyable. ”
At 10:30, more than 500 members of 25 teams participating in the "Double Ninth Festival" cultural and sports project exhibition gathered in Binhu New Village Square, Muling Town, and displayed fitness ball exercises, soft balls, square dances and other fitness projects with full enthusiasm, expressing their joy for the "Double Ninth Festival" and their gratitude for the new era.
The morning of the exchange and display activities is rich in content and warm atmosphere, which not only provides a platform for the elderly friends to show themselves and communicate and interact, but also enriches the connotation of the Old People's Day, carries forward the traditional virtues of filial piety and respect for the elderly of the Chinese nation, and also conveys the correct concept of scientific fitness and active aging to the society, which has been widely praised.
Binhu New Village is a "model village for rural revitalization" in Muling City to promote the construction of a new socialist countryside, with orderly housing planning, clean and smooth roads, complete cultural and sports facilities, and rich activities. A thriving scene deeply inspired and impressed the elderly friends who came to participate in the event.
The event was hosted by the Heilongjiang Provincial Sports Bureau, the Muling Municipal People's Government, and the Heilongjiang Provincial Sports Association for the Elderly, undertaken by the Muling Municipal Education and Sports Bureau and the Senior Sports Association, and co-organized by the People's Government of Muling Town, Muling City, and the Management Office of the Struggle Reservoir of Muling City. Liu Haiyun, Honorary Chairman of the Provincial Sports Association for the Elderly, Li Feng, Chairman of the Provincial Sports Association for the Elderly, Liu Shurui, Executive Vice Chairman and Secretary-General, Zheng Wanzhu, Wang Zhaolin, Vice Chairmen, Zhao Shoumao, Chairman of the Suihua Sports Association for the Elderly, Shen Mingkun, Member of the Standing Committee of the Muling Municipal Party Committee and Minister of Organization, Cui Guilin, Deputy Director of the Muling Municipal People's Congress and Secretary of the Party Committee of Muling Town, Yu Lingling, Deputy Mayor of the Government, Zhang Fengshan, Director of the Management Office of the Struggle Reservoir, and other leaders attended the opening ceremony and participated in the whole process. Shen Mingkun delivered a welcome speech, Li Feng delivered a speech, and Liu Haiyun announced the opening of the event. Yu Lingling presided over the opening ceremony.