Next fall, from 29 countries and regions about 230 athletes and their participating horses, will be staged in the town of Tonglu County Yao Lin dressage, show jumping, triathlon and other equestrian sub-competitions of the competition, "the summit showdown". Borrowing the wind of the Asian Games, Tonglu "do not wait for the whip from the hoof".
Equestrian, Hangzhou Asian Games competition program in the only one of the human and animal participation in the sport, the protection of horses is crucial. The delicate racehorses are expensive, and when they are flown in from all over the world, they are more likely to be "not suited to the climate".
Tonglu County has launched the construction of an epidemic-free zone for equine animals in 2019, with the Fuchun River in Tonglu County as the boundary, covering an overall area of about 1,300 square kilometers, accounting for about three-quarters of the entire area of Tonglu. Within this area, all equine animals need to provide relevant quarantine certificates, showing a special "green code".
The completion of the quarantine-free zone, so that Tonglu has become a few domestic, with the basic conditions of hosting international equestrian events in the region.
An Olympic-level equestrian events competition venues, but also let Tonglu "horse industry" on a higher level. The main arena, including 100 meters, 120 meters of the main arena, as well as indoor training grounds, more than 3,000 seats for spectators, 240 high-standard stables, nearly 5,000 meters of cross-country track, etc., as well as the horse boy village, horse clinic, feed warehouse and hoof factory and other related functional areas. The main body of the arena has been topped off and is expected to be completed by the end of September.
Tonglu to equestrian venues as the core point, launched the "tour Tonglu - see equestrian" brand, comprehensively promote tourism development, vigorously develop the horse industry, not only with Zhejiang University and other 10 units signed a framework agreement for cooperation in the use of the post-event, but also with Singaporean enterprises signed the annual output value of 150 million yuan of horse industry supporting production projects, filling the gap between Hangzhou's horse harnesses, and the horse industry in the city. , which fills the blank of harness equipment manufacturing industry in Hangzhou. "Equestrian + game" "equestrian + club" and other reserve class projects are also actively docking negotiations.
A few days ago, the Hangzhou Asian Games Committee Deputy Secretary General, Deputy Mayor Chen Weiqiang went to Tonglu County research, said: "Tonglu development of the horse industry, in Hangzhou and even the whole of Zhejiang is a process from scratch. Tonglu County to take advantage of the Asian Games 'east wind', based on the Yangtze River Delta, radiation, build sports, culture, tourism industry new platform."