Group photo of the Asian Games International Workshop (Photo/The Hour News)

“Until we loosen the rope, we never know what colours and patterns will be inside. This delicate and romantic beauty is both freewheeling and unique.” Akiti Stephen from Ghana said during the international workshop of Asian Games, a cultural activity as part of the "2023 Focus on Zhejiang" International Communication Event. 

The first stop of the group came to the three-person basketball court in Deqing Geographic Information Town, which is the world’s first fixed three-person basketball venue and also the three-person basketball venue of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022. From a distance, the main building of the platform stands like a large white tent on the south bank of Fengqi Lake, like an observation deck, from which you can see the Information Town from a high angle. It is reported that the venue was officially opened on May 26 this year. There are thousands of seats, as well as functional areas such as the spectator area, competition area (FOP area), sports competition area, and TV broadcast area. On the east and west sides of this “white tent”, there are also plastic tracks, skateboard professional slides and other sports and leisure facilities.

Huzhou is known as the “source of silk in the world” and has a long sericulture culture. The silk fabrics unearthed at the Qianshanyang site prove that Huzhou is the world’s earliest birthplace of sericulture silk.

Expats are learning about the technique of tie-dye from the local guide (Photo/The Hour News)

Shangzhu Mountain Fantasy Valley is a 20-minute drive from the Geographic Information Town. There are gardens, tea plantations, adventure bases, mountain skiing and other fun projects, which is the first choice for many locals to spend their weekends. At the Yunyi Museum, you can see a world of tie-dye, where Picturesque Zhejiang envoys can apply tie-dye to create exquisite patterns.

Expats are learning about the history and culture of Huzhou from the local guide (Photo/The Hour News)

Editor: Ye Ke