On June 17, 2018, the 2018 China Climbing League (Lanzhou Anning) "Gansu Jiantou First Construction Cup" event concluded successfully at Renshou Mountain in Anning District, Lanzhou City.
The China Climbing League is China’s premier climbing league based on a points system, organized by the Mountaineering Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China and the Chinese Mountaineering Association. It aims to provide a broader competitive platform for more professional athletes and to establish the most high-profile and widely promoted climbing league in China. As the inaugural event of the 2018 China Climbing League, the Lanzhou Anning leg, sponsored by the Gansu Jiantou First Construction Cup, set a strong foundation for the league. The exceptional technical skills displayed by the athletes allowed tens of thousands of spectators to deeply appreciate the allure of climbing. In the peak of summer, it delivered a spectacular visual feast for the public, showcasing the new developments in Anning’s cultural, sports, and tourism sectors.
This event featured a rich variety of competition categories and formats, including men's all-around, men's speed climbing, women's all-around, and women's speed climbing. For the all-around event, participants competed in speed climbing, bouldering, and lead climbing, with their final scores determined by multiplying their rankings in the three disciplines—the lower the product, the better the result. After three days of intense competition, a total of 12 awards were presented. The men’s all-around champion was Song Hualong from the Guangdong Climbing Club, with Qu Haibin from the Hunan National Training Team and Li Xinghui from the Guangdong Climbing Club taking second and third place, respectively. The women’s all-around champion was Baima Yuzhen from the Tibet Autonomous Region National Training Team, while Chen Zhuoying from the Fujian Tieguanyin National Training Team and Xiang Hongchun from the Hunan National Training Team secured second and third places. In the men’s speed climbing, the top three were Chen Zhixing from the Fujian Tieguanyin National Training Team, Yan Ruihong from the Shandong Prenat National Training Team, and Chilie Danzeng from the Tibet Autonomous Region National Training Team. The women’s speed climbing champions were Li Xiaoyu from the Hunan National Training Team, Chen Zhuoying from the Fujian Tieguanyin National Training Team, and Xiang Hongchun from the Hunan National Training Team. The ceremonial passing of the league’s flag to the next host city, Guangzhou Zengcheng, was conducted by Zhang Jibin, Standing Committee Member of the Anning District Committee of the Communist Party of China and Executive Deputy District Chief of the Anning District Government, who handed the flag to Wang Bing, the representative of the next hosting location. True to the league’s slogan, “Climb Beyond Limits,” the spirit of the league continues to thrive and move from one stop to the next!
China Climbing League Flag Handover Ceremony
To enhance the overall experience for participants, the 2018 China Climbing League (Lanzhou Anning) "Gansu Jiantou First Construction Cup" event included a variety of engaging activities alongside the competitions. The Summer Beer Festival, Food Festival, and University Student Singing Competition complemented each other, delighting the audience’s taste buds while sharing youthful energy. Additionally, activities such as climbing experiences, the Himalayan International Mountain Film Festival, and family carnivals provided opportunities for the public to engage directly with climbing and gain a fuller, more dynamic understanding of outdoor sports.
The competition venue, Renshou Mountain Ecological Tourism Scenic Area, is located on the north bank of the Yellow River in the western suburbs of Lanzhou City and is a nationally recognized key ecological tourism destination. Renshou Mountain is a historically renowned and culturally prestigious mountain in Longxi, celebrated as the “Heavenly Renshou.” With lush trees, numerous temples, and elegantly placed pavilions, it has become a popular destination for spring outings, sightseeing, and holiday gatherings.
The successful hosting of the 2018 China Climbing League (Lanzhou Anning) "Gansu Jiantou First Construction Cup" event highlighted Anning’s abundant cultural, tourism, and recreational sports resources. Within the positive development environment of “sports + tourism,” climbing has flourished in Anning, injecting new vitality into the district’s exploration of new “sports+” development models and accelerating the achievement of its “One Core, Four Zones” construction goals. It has forged a new path for the integrated development of sports and tourism that aligns with Anning’s realities and has made significant contributions to the advancement of mass sports and the national fitness movement.
It is reported that this league was organized by the Chinese Mountaineering Association, the Gansu Provincial Sports Bureau, and the Lanzhou Municipal People’s Government. It was hosted by the Gansu Provincial Mountaineering Association, the Lanzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, the Lanzhou Municipal Bureau of Sports, and the Lanzhou Municipal People’s Government of Anning District, with co-organization by the Lanzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture and Sports of Anning District and the Lanzhou Urban Development Group Co., Ltd. of Anning District. The event was operated by Beijing Shizhi Shanshui Culture Communication Co., Ltd.