The year 2023 is a big year for sports in China. That's because of the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu and the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2023. Hangzhou is the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games after Beijing and Guangzhou in 1990 and 2010.
The first Asian Games was held in 1951. It is the largest sport event in Asia. It also means a lotto China.
The Beijing Asian Games was the first large international sports event to be hosted by China. To make the Games successful, Chinese people worked hard to prepare. Beijing built a great number of roads and gyms, including the famous Beijing Olympic Sports Center and Asian Games Village. The Games helped the world see China and its achievements(成就). And from then on, China improved its global image (国际形象).
For the 2023 Asian Games, Hangzhou started building 33 sports gyms. The themes of the Hangzhou Asian Games are"green, smart, economical(节俭的)and civilized(文明的)". All the 19th Asian Games' buildings are environmentally friendly.