At 10:00 AM on January 25, 2018, the opening ceremony of the VITAE China Climbing Club League — “Jiantou Cup” 2017 Grand Finals was grandly held at the Mangrove Tree Resort World in Sanya Bay, Hainan, marking the official start of the VITAE Climbing League’s year-end finals. Leaders and guests from the organizing bodies—the Chinese Mountaineering Association and the Department of Culture, Radio, Television, Publication and Sports of Hainan Province; the executive organizers—the Department of Culture, Radio, Television, Publication and Sports of Sanya and the Mangrove Tree Hotel Sanya; the sponsor—Urumqi Economic and Technological Development Zone Construction Investment & Development Co., Ltd.; and the exclusive operator—Shizhi Sports, among others, attended the opening ceremony.
Since its inception, the China Climbing Club League has continuously optimized the competition experience and enhanced its influence, creating a leisure and entertainment platform that integrates “professional competition, public fitness, and cultural tourism” for the general public. Within the positive development environment of “sports + tourism,” China’s climbing sport is set to thrive in Sanya, contributing significantly to the advancement of mass sports and the national fitness movement.