When will Weifang hold the International Equestrian Culture Festival?

On the afternoon of October 12, 2017, at the Beijing Equestrian Industry Forum, the main venue of the China International Equestrian Horse Industry Exhibition Forum, the "2017 China Horse Culture Tourism Summit" and "International Equestrian Tourism Press Conference, Weifang "Binhai International Equestrian Culture Festival Press Conference" was held grandly. On behalf of the International Equestrian Tourism Federation (FITE), Chairman Boyx announced that China has been officially admitted as the 21st member state. This marks that the combination of China's cultural tourism industry and horse industry has entered a historical period of internationalization.

Boykes said that equestrian tourism is a very developed industry around the world, especially in Europe and the United States. It is great to see China joining the international family of equestrian tourism. In view of the current rapid development of China's economy, both the tourism industry and equestrian industry consumption are exploding. China's joining FITE will promote the standardization of China's equestrian tourism industry and accelerate horse cultural exchanges and cooperation with countries around the world. , are of great significance.

The International Equestrian Tourism Federation was founded in 1975 under the initiative of France, Belgium, Italy and other countries. Its goal is to unite countries and their equestrian tourism organizations around the world and assist them in developing various horse-themed cultural events

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Tourism and sports activities. The current member states include Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, United States. In addition to equestrian tourism, the International Equestrian Tourism Federation has also innovated and integrated many "non-Olympic" projects and "non-International Equestrian Federation projects", such as equestrian orienteering

Cross-country, horseback riding, and working equestrian (Herdsman Athletics), children’s equestrian events, etc. FITE has become an important equestrian competition system outside the International Equestrian Federation and is of great significance to the popularization of world equestrian culture.

These events are different from Olympic equestrian events. They rely more on national culture and tourism entertainment, and are highly ornamental, entertaining and participatory. It is currently gaining popularity in European countries.

It is reported that on September 3 this year, Wu Gangfang, president of the China Horse Culture and Sports Tourism Planning Research Institute, went to France on behalf of China to attend the "2017 World Congress" of the International Equestrian Tourism Federation. At the meeting, China became the first country in Asia to join the organization. Wu Gangfang delivered a speech on the theme of "Standardization and International Development of China's Horse Cultural Tourism" and introduced China's horse cultural tourism resources to representatives of member states, winning warm applause from the audience.

Wu Gangfang pointed out that China is an ancient civilization with a 5,000-year history of horse breeding. It is an important birthplace of horse culture in the world and the second largest horse breeding country in the world. It has rich natural resources and horse culture tourism.

Human resources, whether it is Qin Shihuang’s Terracotta Warriors and Horses, the Han Dynasty’s “Horses Treading on Flying Swallows”, Dali’s “March Street” Horse Racing Festival, Mongolia’s “Nadam”, Kazakh song and dance “Black Horse”, etc., are all highlighted The vastness of Chinese culture. China

At the same time, there are a large number of equestrian outdoor sports consumers. With the Chinese government's vigorous development of the cultural tourism industry and the promotion of cultural and tourism characteristic towns, equestrian cultural tourism consumption will expand rapidly, which will be practical Promote fundamental changes in China's horse industry.

In order to facilitate domestic and foreign equestrian enthusiasts to share information about world equestrian tourism, the China Horse Culture and Sports Tourism Planning Institute will organize domestic and global equestrian tourism resources, including equestrian tourism routes and horses in various places

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Equestrian tourism service companies, grand equestrian festivals and equestrian cultural performances in various places, etc. With the assistance of the International Equestrian Tourism Federation, we will further exchange equestrian tourism resources with other countries around the world and exchange travel with international equestrians, allowing Chinese equestrians to ride into Yellowstone Park in the United States and foreign equestrians to ride on the Great Wall. underfoot. To this end, China Equestrian Network and the China Horse Culture and Sports Tourism Planning Institute will soon launch an equestrian tourism information network sharing platform. Equestrian tourism service units and equestrian friends can publish equestrian travel routes for free, and equestrian friends can check It provides information on horseback riding services and routes around the world, as well as high-quality events and festival performances. At the same time, you can "switch horses to ride, sleep on sofas

, and become tour guides" with equestrian friends from all over the world. Online registration has now begun.

Zang Chuankui, Chairman and General Manager of Weifang Binhai Tourism Group, officially released relevant information about the first Weifang Binhai International Equestrian Culture Festival at the summit. It is reported that the Equestrian Culture Festival is scheduled for October 27, 2017

It will be held in Weifang, the world-famous kite capital of Shandong Province, from October 29th to 29th. This equestrian cultural festival includes equestrian events, equestrian carnivals, equestrian performances, equestrian cultural industry forums and many other sections. It has a wide audience, is highly interactive and participatory, and is in line with the national fitness goals proposed by the State Council. direction.

The first Weifang Binhai International Equestrian Culture Festival is jointly sponsored by the China Horse Culture Sports Tourism Planning Research Institute and Weifang Binhai Economic and Technological Development Zone. It is located in Weifang, Shandong, which has hosted 34 Kite Festivals.

Equestrian Festival

Includes: FITE's first China International Horseback Archery Competition; FITE's first International Equestrian Orienteering Competition (Test Competition); AQHA·Western China Equestrian Open; First China Arabian Horse Beauty Pageant; International Equestrian Federation< /p>

FEI Equestrian Endurance Junior Qualification Competition; Weifang Beach Equestrian Kite Fun Competition (Adult Group/Children Group); Weifang Beach Equestrian Surfing Fun Competition; Chinese Horse Culture Photography Competition; World Horse Culture, Sports and Tourism Summit and Binhai Country

International industry forum; preparatory meeting for the establishment of the Asian Equestrian Tourism Federation; preparatory meeting for the establishment of the China Horse Culture Federation; "Dancing Horse New Silk Road" international equestrian performance, gluttonous feast and equestrian band performance; equestrian carnival, etc.

At the summit, the director of the China Broadcasting New Media Research Institute and a member of the Innovation Committee of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council made a speech on the theme of "One Belt, One Road and the Communication of Malaysian Culture", expressing his efforts to promote the spread and development of Malaysian culture.

The exhibition will be held in conjunction with the China Horse Culture, Sports and Tourism Planning Research Institute to hold the "One Belt and One Road Most Beautiful Station World Equestrian Tourism Culture Selection Event". It is worth mentioning that, as innovative institutions in the new media industry, the two parties will also join forces to establish the first domestic equestrian live broadcast platform.

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