The “Capital of Health and Wellness, Most Beautiful Danfeng” badminton team invitational tournament opened on Thursday at the Dihua Volleyball Gymnasium.
Li Jiancheng, deputy director of the Shangluo Sports Bureau, declared the tournament open, while Yang Kang, a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Danfeng County Government, delivered remarks at the opening ceremony, 163.com reported.
Fu Xuehua, a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Danfeng County Committee and director of the Education and Sports Bureau, hosted the opening ceremony. Wang Beilei, secretary-general of the Shaanxi Badminton Association, attended alongside other provincial and municipal sports officials.
The two-day tournament is guided by the Shaanxi Badminton Association and jointly hosted by the Shangluo Sports Bureau and the Danfeng County People’s Government.
Competition centers on a mixed team event divided into two divisions: a prefectural-city group and a county-district group. The draw brings together 24 teams from across Shaanxi province, involving more than 200 badminton enthusiasts.
Organizers paired the competition with several community and industrial outreach initiatives. Ahead of the matches, elite badminton players from Shaanxi province visited local elementary and middle schools in Danfeng County to provide technical coaching clinics.
During the tournament schedule, visiting teams participate in guided tours across the county. These visits highlight local achievements in health and wellness tourism, the wine industry, and specialized agricultural production.
Danfeng County officials have worked in recent years to build on designations as a national advanced sports county, a provincial fitness demonstration zone, and a recognized tug-of-war hub in Shaanxi. The county combines grassroots sports promotion with competitive hosting.
Past events hosted in the area include the National New Year Climbing Fitness Conference, the National Tug-of-War Championships, the International Aeromodelling World Cup, the World High School Volleyball Championship, and the U19 Women’s Volleyball Qualifiers.
Local authorities also stage regular events such as the Danjiang River health run, corporate and government ball leagues, and mass fun sports days. This latest invitational aims to use sports tourism to promote regional industries.
“The competition adheres to the concept of building the city through sports, revitalizing industries through sports, and benefiting the people through sports,” organizers stated in the 163.com report.
