BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) — Oasis Camp in Jingxi Town, Fuzhou City is located in the Min River basin, surrounded by lush mountains and clear water, making it a popular destination for outdoor water sports. It has become.
In recent years, motorsurfing, kayaking and paddleboarding have emerged as “new favorites” for young people here.
“Lying on a paddleboard and watching the blue sky, white clouds, and sunset is also a kind of satisfaction,” said Lin Li, an outdoor sports enthusiast. Lin visits the camp almost every week, and her family has also become passionate about the sport.
Lin is representative of a growing number of young Chinese people adopting a new lifestyle.
Once a niche sport, rock climbing has become a popular leisure activity among young people in Shenzhen, southern China, in recent years. Indoor climbing gyms are popping up all over town like bamboo shoots after the rain. For young people, rock climbing is highly attractive and has a low barrier to entry.
“Rock climbing is a way for me to relax,” said He Yushi, an office worker.
Nowadays, more and more parents are taking their children to climbing gyms to increase willpower, improve physical fitness, and strengthen parent-child relationships.
As night approaches, the classrooms of Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit.
A group of young people in sportswear practice Baduanquan, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise that combines movements. You can hear the melodies of folk dances coming from next door. In the painting class, everyone holds a paintbrush and listens to the teacher's instructions in front of the canvas.
Night schools as a form of education are “invading” the horizons of young people in completely new ways.
For Liu Xinlei, youth night school has become an important destination after work. “Before, most of the time I would go out to eat with friends or go shopping after work.'' Participating in youth night school not only allows me to relax and enrich my life, but also gives me the opportunity to make new friends. You can also get it,” Ryu said.
At the end of 2023, a youth night school brand event sponsored by the local government was officially launched in Tianjin. Popular courses often fill up quickly once they are full.
At a drive-in movie theater in Beijing's Chaoyang District, when no movies are being shown during the day, dozens of motorcycles roar through the square.
As motorcycles become more popular among young people, more and more people are choosing to hone their riding skills before hitting the road for some thrills.
More than 2,000 people have trained at the site so far, and many have already started taking part in bike gymkhana competitions and other events in their spare time, said equestrian coach Wang Lu.
The Henan Provincial Museum in Zhengzhou saw an increase in visitors during the May Day holiday. Amidst the crowd, what really catches the eye is the “Volunteer Red'' flash. They are volunteers at Henan Provincial Museum.
Qin Yanjie, Yang Meng, and Liu Yan are all members of the museum's volunteer team, and belong to the Chinese and English interpretation group and publicity team, respectively.
In recent years, Henan Provincial Museum's volunteer team has accumulated more than 3.1 million volunteer hours for the public.
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