It is learned that the 2025 Yichang New Year Lantern Festival will be held at the Children’s Park from the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month to the 15th day of the first lunar month, namely from January 26 to February 12. During the period, the intricately-designed lantern exhibits with a sports theme will make their debut.
On the fourth day of the first lunar month, the launching ceremony of “Celebrating the New Year with Sports” at the Yichang venue will be held on a unique water stage at the Lantern Festival celebration site. Alongside the ceremony, a variety of fitness performances, including square dancing, hip-hop and Baduanjin (a traditional Chinese exercise), will be staged. Additionally, traditional fitness games such as Touhu (Pitch-pot), where participants throw arrows into a pot from a fixed distance, will also be featured.
The Spring Festival will see a program of sports activities in scenic spots and downtown areas. Public sports like 3-on-3 basketball and hip-hop dance competitions will be organized in pedestrian streets, core business areas, stadiums and major scenic spots, and free sports skill training and national physical fitness assessments will be offered on-site, allowing visitors to undergo physical health evaluations and learn about scientific fitness. Apart from that, along with the second Yichang Mass Ice and Snow Season, a series of sports consumption activities will be launched, including a ski and hot spring promotion month, a youth ski winter camp and an ice and snow carnival on campus. Over 30 public sports venues and parks in Yichang will offer free or discounted entry. (Reporter/Shi Gang, Correspondents/Liu Jingjing and Zhang Ya)