20187Year12DayMorning, the press conference for the 5th China Auto(& RV)Camping Congress was held inWuhu City, Anhui Province.Senior leaders including Mr. Zhan Guojun, President of the Federation of Automobile Sports of China; Mr. Gao Weiling, Director of the Anhui Provincial Sports Bureau; Mr. Xu Jianmin, Deputy Inspector of the Anhui Provincial Tourism Development Commission; and Mr. He Maoxie, Deputy Secretary and Mayor of the Wuhu Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, attended the press conference. Nearly 100 media outlets, including Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily, and China News Service, were present and covered the event.
The China Auto (RV) Camping Congress isa professional, authoritative, and industry-guiding auto and RV camping eventinitiated bythe Federation of Automobile Sports of China.Having been successfully held for four consecutive editions,ithas innovated the forms and content of supply-side reform in the sports, fitness, and leisure industries, bringing the public a brand-new sports and leisure lifestyle experience, and providing new development platforms and opportunities for traditional sectors such as sports, tourism, and even education.
The 5th China Auto (RV) Camping Congress will be held from November 2 to 5, 2018, in Wuhu City, Anhui Province. This edition is jointly organized by the Federation of Automobile Sports of China, the Anhui Provincial Sports Bureau, the Anhui Provincial Tourism Development Commission, and the Wuhu Municipal People's Government. Hundreds of auto, RV, and camping equipment manufacturing companies, 30 self-driving clubs, and 150 new RV models are expected to appear at the event.
At the press conference, leaders presented the title certificates of image ambassadors for the 5th China Auto (RV) Camping Congress to Mr. Xu Haifeng, China’s first Olympic gold medalist, and Ms. Wu Sha, national and Asian champion in women’s pole vault. It is reported that both athletes hail from Wuhu, Anhui. The press conference also unveiled the official mascot “Happy Journey” and the congress slogan.
Themed “Camping the World, Wuhu as Home,” the congress will focus on seven major highlights — “Exhibition, Forum, Signing, Evaluation, Tours, Competitions, and Outreach” — featuring a highly distinctive Wuhu-style opening ceremony, an exhibition of autos (RVs) and camping equipment, display of star-rated campsites, industrial development forums, the 2018 National Self-Driving Camp Attack Archery Competition, RV self-drive tours of Wuhu scenic spots, grassroots visits by Olympic champions and sports stars, and youth cage football and vehicle model competitions.Featuring seven major highlight sections — “Exhibition, Forum, Signing, Evaluation, Travel, Competition, and Outreach” — the event will showcase a range of distinctive activities with strong Wuhu characteristics, including the grand opening ceremony, an exhibition of automobiles (RVs) and camping equipment, a display of star-rated campsites, an industry development forum, the 2018 National RV & Self-Drive Camping Base Archery Competition, Wuhu scenic area RV self-drive tours, grassroots visits by Olympic champions and sports stars, as well as youth cage football and vehicle model competitions.
The event will also, for the first time, include a national RV industry investment promotion forum, where the newly revised RV sports camp industry standards issued by the General Administration of Sport of China, as well as provincial-level camp development plans and a series of premium self-driving sport travel routes, will be officially released. A signing ceremony for major RV industry projects will also be held.
It is understood that the host city of this camping congress, Wuhu, is known as the “Pearl of the Yangtze River in Anhui” and the “City of Innovation,” and is the second-largest city in Anhui Province. Its economic output has ranked second in the province for ten consecutive years.In June 2018, it was listed among the most successful cities in the 40 years of reform and opening up, as selected by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Wuhu is the “City of Automobiles,” as it is whereChery Automobile was bornand has maintained its leading position forThe export volume of self-owned brand passenger vehicles ranks first in the country, with6 million users globally. Currently,it has signed an agreement with REV, the world's largest commercial vehicle modification company in the United States, to build China's largest RV production base in Wuhu. Tujv Camping Investment Management Co., Ltd., as the first stock of China's RV camping concept, has become the country's largest operator of auto campsites. It currently operates 7 self-owned campsites and 47 franchised ones.In the next five years, it also plans to build about 30 directly operated campsites nationwide,3and 1,000 franchised campsites.
Wuhu is known as the “City of Joy” and is one of Anhui’s three major tourism hub cities. The Fantawild Cultural Tourism Resort has been approved as a national 5A-level tourist attraction, with ticket revenue ranking among the top in the province’s tourist sites. Wuhu has a strong atmosphere for national fitness and is accelerating the development of the fitness and leisure industry. There are currently 3 listed companies in the city’s sports industry, aiming to achieve a total scale of over 13 billion yuan for the fitness and leisure industry by 2025.
Starting from July 19, follow the official website of the Federation of Automobile and Motorcycle Sports of China to download the registration form.
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