On the afternoon of October 12, 2017, at the main venue of the China International Equestrian Horse Industry Exhibition Forum Beijing Equestrian Industry Forum, the "2017 China Horse Culture and Tourism Summit" and "International Equestrian Tourism Launch, Weifang Bin
Hai International Equestrian Cultural Festival Launch" was held grandly, the International Equestrian Tourism Federation (FITE) President Boix, on behalf of the International Equestrian Tourism Federation (FITE), announced that China was formally admitted as the 21st member state. This signifies that the combination of China
China's cultural tourism industry and horse industry has entered into an internationalized historical period.
Boix said that equestrian tourism is a very developed industry in the world, especially in Europe and America. Very happy to see China join the international family of equestrian tourism. Given the current rapid development of China's economy, the tourism
tourism industry and equestrian industry consumption are exploding growth, China's accession to FITE is of great significance in promoting the standardization of China's equestrian tourism industry and accelerating the exchange and cooperation of equine culture with other countries around the world.
The International Equestrian Tourism Federation (FITE) was founded in 1975 in France, Belgium and Italy, with the goal of uniting the world's countries and their equestrian tourism organizations and assisting them in carrying out horse-themed cultural
cultural tourism and sports activities. Currently, the member countries include Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Spain, France, Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, the Netherlands
Land, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States. In addition to equestrian tourism, the FEI also innovates and integrates many "non-Olympic" and "non-FEI programs", such as equestrian orienteering
cross-country, horseback riding and shooting, and working horsemanship (shepherd's rodeo), FITE has become an important equestrian competition system outside of the FEI, and is of great significance to the popularization and promotion of equestrian culture in the world
. These programs are different from the Olympic equestrian programs, they rely more on national culture and tourism entertainment, with strong ornamental, entertainment and participation. They are now rapidly gaining popularity in European countries.
It is reported that on September 3 this year, Wu Gangfang, director of the China Horse Culture and Sports Tourism Planning Institute, went to France on behalf of China to attend the International Equestrian Tourism Federation "2017 World Congress". In the meeting
Site, China as the first country in the Asian region to join the organization. Wu Gangfang delivered a speech on the theme of "Standardization and Internationalization of Chinese Horse Culture and Tourism", promoting China's horse culture and tourism
resources to the representatives of member countries, and won a warm applause from the audience.
Wu Gangfang pointed out that China is an ancient civilization with 5,000 years of horse breeding history, is the important birthplace of horse culture in the world, and is also the world's second-largest horse-breeding country, with a wealth of natural resources and
humanities resources of horse cultural tourism, whether it is the Terracotta Warriors of the Qin Shi Huang Emperor, the Han Dynasty "Horse Treading Flying Swallows," or the Dali "March Street," or the Dali "March Street," the Chinese government is the first to promote the development of horse culture tourism in China. Or Dali "March Street" Horse Racing Festival, Mongolia "Naadam", Kazakh song and dance "Black Walking Horse", etc., all highlighting the vastness of Chinese culture. China
has a huge number of equestrian outdoor sports consumers, and with the Chinese government's vigorous development of the cultural and tourism industry and the promotion of cultural and tourism towns, equestrian cultural and tourism consumption will expand rapidly, which will effectively promote the fundamental transformation of China's
horse industry.
In order to make it easier for domestic and foreign equestrian enthusiasts to share information about the world's equestrian tourism, the China Horse Culture and Sports Tourism Planning and Research Institute (CHCSTPI) will collate domestic and global equestrian tourism resources, including horseback riding tourism routes in various places, horse
articipants in equestrian tourism services, grand equestrian festivals and events, as well as equestrian cultural performances in various places. With the assistance of the International Equestrian Tourism Federation (IETF), equestrian tourism resources will be further exchanged with countries all over the world, and tourism will be exchanged with international equestrians, so that
Chinese equestrians will be able to ride into the U.S. Yellowstone Park, and foreign equestrians will be able to gallop at the foot of the Great Wall. To this end, the Chinese equestrian network and the China Horse Culture and Sports Tourism Planning Institute will soon launch a network of equestrian tourism information sharing platform, equestrian tourism services
bit and horse friends can be free to publish horseback riding tourism lines, horse friends can query the world's countries, horseback riding services and routes, as well as high-quality events and festivals and performances and other information, and at the same time also be able to and the countries of the horse friends "! The horseback riding, couch
sleeping, change position as a tour guide". The network registration has already begun.
Weifang Binhai Tourism Group Chairman and General Manager Zang Chuankui in the summit officially released the first Weifang Binhai International Equestrian Cultural Festival information, it is reported that the equestrian cultural festival is scheduled to be held on October 27, 2017
-29 days in the world-famous kite capital of Shandong Province, Weifang. This equestrian cultural festival includes equestrian events, equestrian carnival, equestrian performances, horse culture industry forums and many other plates, a wide range of audience, interactivity, participation
with strong, in line with the State Council put forward the general direction of national fitness.
The first Weifang Binhai International Equestrian Cultural Festival was jointly organized by the China Horse Culture and Sports Tourism Planning and Research Institute and the Binhai Economic and Technological Development Zone of Weifang City, Weifang, Shandong Province, where the 34th Kite Festival was held. The festival
includes: FITE First China International Mounted Archery Competition; FITE First International Equestrian Orienteering and Cross-Country Competition (Test Race); AQHA-Western China Equestrian Open; First China Arabian Horse Pageant; FEI
FEI Equestrian Endurance Beginner's Standard Competition; Weifang Beach Equestrian Kite Fun Race (Adults/Children's Group); Weifang Beach Equestrian Surfing Fun Race; China Horse Culture Photography Contest; World Horse Culture, Sports and Tourism Summit and Binhai International
International Industry Forum; Preparatory Conference for the Establishment of Asian Equestrian Tourism Federation; Preparatory Conference for the Establishment of China Horse Culture Federation; "Dancing Horses on the New Silk Road" International Equestrian Performance Banquet and Equestrian Band Performance; Horse Carnival and so on.
Summit
At the summit, the president of the Zhongguang New Media Research Institute and a member of the Innovation Committee of the Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council spoke on the theme of "The Belt and Road and the Spread of Horse Culture," saying that in order to promote the dissemination and development of horse culture, the China Horse Culture and Sports and Tourism Planning and Research Institute will be organized in conjunction with the "Belt and Road Most Beautiful" conference. The "Belt and Road Most Beautiful Station World Equestrian Tourism Culture Selection Activity". It is worth mentioning that, as an innovative organization in the new media industry, the two sides will also join hands
*** with the establishment of the first domestic equestrian live broadcast platform.
Congratulatory.