2026 Climbing Conference: Zhejiang Hosts National Event

On January 1, the main venue event of the 2026 National New Year’s Climbing Fitness Conference, co-sponsored by the State Sports General Administration and China Central Radio and Television, was held simultaneously in Jiangshan, Zhejiang and Tai’an, Shandong. More than 400 branch venues across the country, including Juyongguan in Beijing and Hailin in Heilongjiang, were held at the same time. With real-time linkage, millions of people expressed their best wishes for the New Year by climbing high and looking far into the distance, forming a vigorous national fitness craze.

The main venue event is the highlight of the National New Year Climbing Fitness Conference. Jiangshan, Zhejiang Province is the city that hosts the most main venue activities besides Beijing. It has been held 10 times since 2016. This year’s southern main venue is located in the Jianglang Mountain Scenic Area in Jiangshan. Athletes such as gymnastics Olympic champion Guan Chenchen and rock climbing world champion Wu Peng and more than 10,000 mountaineering enthusiasts climbed to Kaiming Zen Temple, Dengtianping, Wentian Pavilion and other scenic spots along the climbing route in batches and points. They climbed high to pray for blessings and expressed their good wishes of “climbing higher and higher in the New Year” with a high-spirited spirit.

This year, the Jianglangshan Sports Carnival was also launched for the first time, focusing on the integration of sports and industry, local culture, science and technology, and the Zhejiang Provincial Games. It includes sports clothing equipment, badminton manufacturing technology and other sports industry content, as well as mass sports exhibitions such as village games, village badminton, village songs, and village dances. It also incorporates sports technology elements such as drone football and robot hip-hop, allowing the masses to gain a richer and more diverse sports experience while climbing. Around the New Year’s Day node, the chain of New Year’s climbing activities was further extended. The Zhejiang BA League staged the New Year’s Eve match between the Quzhou team and the Lishui team at Hushan Sports Park; New Year’s Eve activities such as sports relay challenges, good luck concerts, and food markets were simultaneously carried out outside the venue; high-altitude ribbon challenges, sports tourism consumption weeks, and national fitness events such as badminton, table tennis, and chess were carried out successively. Multiple measures were taken simultaneously to promote the deep integration of national fitness, sports consumption, and city image.

Sports carry the dream of national prosperity and national rejuvenation. As the first annual national fitness-themed event, the National New Year’s Climbing Fitness Conference has developed since 1996 and has become an iconic festive way to welcome the New Year and celebrate New Year’s Day in the new era, kicking off the New Year’s fitness craze with a high-spirited attitude. At the same time, millions of people will support the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games by climbing high in the New Year, wishing Chinese athletes excellent results, and demonstrating the good trend of coordinated development of national fitness and competitive sports.