On November 25, the 2017 China "Changning Shunan Bamboo Sea 'Guomei Wine Cup'" National Hot Air Balloon Championship grandly opened at the New Culture and Sports Center in Changning County, Sichuan. Ding Peng, Deputy Director of the Radio-Controlled Model Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China; Wang Fengwu, President of the China Scenic Area Association; Song Jupu, former Major General of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department and Chief Advisor of Shizhi Sports; Li Min, Member of the Standing Committee of the Yibin Municipal Party Committee and Minister of Propaganda; Zhang Ping, Vice Mayor of Yibin Municipal Government; Ma Lichun, Vice Chairman of Yibin Municipal CPPCC; Wu Xiaobing, Director of Yibin Municipal Education and Sports Bureau; Shen Jun, Director of Yibin Municipal Tourism Development Commission; Liu Dake, Chairman of Shizhi Sports; Jia Lihua, Deputy Secretary of the Changning County Party Committee and County Governor; Song Kaiyun, Director of the Changning County People's Congress Standing Committee; Zhou Xiaoping, Chairman of the Changning County CPPCC; Liu Yi, Deputy Secretary of the Changning County Party Committee and Director of the Shunan Bamboo Sea Management Bureau, among other leaders, attended the opening ceremony. At the event, the China Aviation Flight Camp within the Shunan Bamboo Sea scenic area was officially unveiled, giving visitors the opportunity to experience the beauty of Changning from a brand-new perspective and to admire the unique charm of the bamboo sea from the air.
This event was jointly organized by the Aviation Radio-controlled Model Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, the Chinese Aeronautical Sports Association, the Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau, the Yibin Municipal Tourism Development Commission, the CPC Changning County Committee, the People’s Government of Changning County, and the Shunan Bamboo Sea Scenic Area Administration of Yibin City. It was hosted by the Shunan Bamboo Sea Tourism Development Co., Ltd. of Yibin, the Publicity Department of the CPC Changning County Committee, the Education, Sports, Culture and Radio & Television Bureau of Changning County, and the Tourism Development Bureau of Changning County, with the assistance of the China Scenic Area Association and exclusive operation by Shizhi Sports.