——The "Xinchang Ancient Town Cup" Village and Town Football Invitational Tournament of the "Golden Autumn New Edge" series of activities to help rural revitalization was successfully concluded
Oriental Morning Post: Watch a ball game, catch a trip to the village market, on December 3, with the end of the closing ceremony, the two-week "2023 Golden Autumn New Edge" series of activities of the "Xinchang Guzhen Cup" Village and Town Football Invitational Tournament came to an end.
In response to the national strategy of rural revitalization and sports power, and to build a beautiful China, on November 25, under the guidance of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of Pudong New Area, jointly organized by the people of Xinchang Town and Pukai Group, and co-organized by China Construction Eighth Bureau Decoration Company, the 2023 town-enterprise pairing to help rural revitalization "Golden Autumn New Edge" series of activities kicked off.
As the "opening drama" of the series of activities, the "Xinchang Guzhen Cup" Village Football Invitational Tournament kicked off on the day of the opening ceremony. At the opening ceremony, Fan Zhiyi, a former Shenhua player and a group of Shanghai veteran football stars, were invited to start a highly ornamental star match with friends from Xinchang Ancient Town.
The "Xinchang Guzhen Cup" Village and Town Football Invitational Tournament invited 12 football teams from Pudong New Area SASAC, District Agricultural Committee, District Ecological Bureau, Pudong Development Group, China Construction Eighth Bureau Decoration Company, Shanghai Garden Group, Five Star Sports, Xinmin Evening News, Xinchang Town and other units. The tournament consists of two stages, the group stage and the knockout stage, which will last from November 25 to December 3. On the field, the players were vigorous, their feet were like brilliance, dribbling like divine help, and their offense was like breaking bamboo, bringing wonderful games to the audience.
In the end, the "Beautiful Xinnan Team" of Xinnan Village, Xinchang Town, won the championship, the "Dream Building Decoration World" of China Construction Eighth Bureau Decoration Company won the runner-up, and the "Kaixinyuan" Pukai United Team of Pukai Group won the third place. The event has been reported by many mainstream ** such as Learning Xi Power and Shanghai TV.
The invitational competition also has a strong linkage with the "Kaixinyuan Market" in Xinchang Ancient Town, and there is a farmer's food festival market outside the venue, bringing together intangible cultural heritage triangle dumplings, local soybean coffee and other special delicacies of the ancient town, as well as local eggs, Tangzhiqu hairy crabs, Zhuqiao rice and other Xinchang characteristic agricultural and sideline products, as well as rich hand-made experience and cultural and creative products. The "Nine Square Grid Shooting" football challenge allows men, women and children to play football and shoot "addictively" and enjoy the charm and happiness of mass sports.
In addition to the "Xinchang Guzhen Cup" Village Football Invitational Tournament and the Farmer's Food Festival Market, the "Golden Autumn New Edge" series of activities also includes activities such as Guzhen City Walk and Xinnan City Walk, which are divided into Xinnan Cultural Tourism Route and Guzhen Cultural Tourism Route, with check-in points set up along the way, integrating Xinchang Ancient Town's characteristic Internet celebrity merchants and intangible cultural heritage attractions. Promote local agricultural and sideline products and special food merchants through roaming in ancient towns, further integrate resources, and promote the integrated development of rural sports, cultural and tourism industries.