The National Games are in full swing, and the popularity of the Greater Bay Area is not decreasing. At the 15th National Games, the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area stood on the stage of the National Comprehensive Games for the first time with a fully equipped posture. From the mouth of the the Pearl River to Lingdingyang, from Shizi Mountain to Lianhua Mountain, the Bay Area cities have emerged with their most representative venues and projects, and the vitality of sports flows, overlaps and enlarges among 19 cities. The Greater Bay Area has come to life, and sports are becoming a new engine connecting the three regions, activating the bay area, and promoting integrated development. In recent days, the Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai has been bustling with activity, with a more complete sports map. The various tennis events of the 15th National Games have started one after another, with famous players such as Wang Xinyu, Zhang Zhizhen, Zhu Lin, and Shang Juncheng appearing one after another, sparking a tennis craze in Hengqin. The Greater Bay Area has extensive experience in hosting sports events. In recent years, Hengqin International Tennis Center has hosted events such as WTA Super Elite, ATP250 Championship, and Davis Cup, establishing a relatively mature international tennis tournament system; Macau is not only a regular venue for the table tennis WTT championship, but also hosts a variety of sports events such as the Grand Prix of the Grand Prix and the World Women's Volleyball Grand Prix; Hong Kong has accumulated a profound foundation in fencing, rugby sevens and other sports, and has historically hosted the first-ever foil World Cup; Dongguan, known as the "City of Basketball," hosted the Asian Women's Basketball League this year; Jiangmen, known as the "hometown of Chinese volleyball", witnessed the holding of the U21 Men's Volleyball World Championship... These advantageous events and infrastructure, which were originally scattered in various cities and regions, were systematically linked together due to the 15th National Games, forming a "Bay Area Sports Map" with wide coverage, diverse types, and outstanding abilities. The National Games road cycling race across the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge and the marathon race running through Shenzhen and Hong Kong - cross-border events showcased at the 15th National Games - have made the "integrated track" of the Greater Bay Area more visible. The road cycling event of this year's National Games has achieved joint competition among three regions for the first time, with a 231.8 kilometer track crossing the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge. To this end, the three regions have launched unprecedented cooperation in regulatory mutual recognition, information exchange, port services, and other aspects. The participating athletes cleared the border at a speed of about 40 kilometers per hour without feeling anything, and completed the journey across Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao in half a day. During the event, the delegation can enter and exit through a dedicated channel called "group in and group out, as soon as they arrive and leave". Ticket holders can enjoy the green channel service, truly achieving smooth flow of people and smooth handling of affairs. The Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Chen Guoji, stated that cross-border events not only demonstrate the collaborative ability of the Bay Area cities to organize competitions, but also enhance the people to people connection among the three regions, and their significance has long surpassed sports itself. From collaborative competition to the integration of people's hearts, sports are becoming a catalyst and witness to the deep integration of the Greater Bay Area in an unprecedented way. Not only does it demonstrate the ability of the Greater Bay Area to host national comprehensive sports events, but it also lays a solid foundation for further bidding for international large-scale sports events. The sports card is more distinct. The lion's head is lowered, gently probing left and right with the beat of the drum, leaping and rolling, and standing steadily on the stake. The whole process flowed smoothly, occasionally eliciting thunderous applause from the entire audience. At this year's National Games, dragon and lion dances were performed brilliantly as a popular event in Foshan. The competition consists of 8 units, including South Lion Self Selection, South Lion Obstacles, South Lion Tradition, Dragon Dance Obstacles, and North Lion Self Selection. As a traditional intangible cultural heritage project carrying the spirit of Lingnan, the Southern Lion Dance Competition is highly popular and popular. Nowadays, lion dance (also known as southern lion dance) has long left the arena and become a common memory of national fitness and cultural heritage in the Greater Bay Area. By the the Pearl River, Xiangjiang River and Haojiang River, the drums of "Awakening the Lion" reverberated in the community; At Foshan Qiaobei Middle School, the lion dance technique has entered the physical education and music classroom; In the streets, squares, and campuses of the Bay Area, more young people are finding a connection to this land through lion dance. The sports map of the Greater Bay Area is far more than just lion dance. Not long ago, International Olympic Committee President Coventry and Lifetime Honorary President Bach went to the martial arts routine event venue of the 15th National Games. Inside the Nansha Sports Center in Guangzhou, every move and every sword and shadow brought endless cheers from the audience. Coventry exclaimed in admiration and humorously reminded those around to 'stand aside'. Stepping out of the arena, groups of fitness enthusiasts practicing Tai Chi can be seen everywhere. Their boxing techniques are light, smooth, and rhythmic, and sports events are becoming more deeply integrated into daily life, igniting everyone's enthusiasm for sports. If we talk about which field has the most "child brothers" and "child sisters" at the 15th National Games, Huizhou will definitely be on the list. In this year's National Games skateboarding competition, 3 out of 4 gold medals were won by young athletes, and 9 out of the 12 medal winners were underage. The trendy characteristics of skateboarding collide with the "city of youth" in Huizhou, sparking more sparks. According to statistics, there are nearly 200000 long-term participants in roller skating and nearly 20000 skateboarding enthusiasts in Huizhou, with the youth group becoming the absolute mainstay. In Hong Kong and Macau, the hosting of the National Games has also made the sports life of local residents more convenient. Hong Kong fully utilizes existing venues to host the 15th National Games events and continues to open them to the public to meet fitness needs, bringing comprehensive benefits to the city; In Macau, sports equipment is installed in seaside recreational areas, cycling trails, country parks, etc., and is maintained by dedicated personnel every day. The sports landscape of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area is also reflected in the vitality of 'everyone moving'. Foshan Xingshi, Huizhou Skateboarding, Shantou Surfing, Zhongshan Baseball, Jiangmen Volleyball, Meizhou Football... In the Greater Bay Area, almost every city has its own "sports business card", and the enthusiasm for national fitness is flourishing in the most down-to-earth way, converging into a vivid animation of the "Vibrant Greater Bay Area". The integration of sports and tourism is closer. Sitting on the train from Futian, Shenzhen to West Kowloon, Hong Kong, Ms. Liu from Chengdu, Sichuan and her friends are enthusiastically discussing the upcoming fencing competition. It only took about half an hour from Shenzhen to Hong Kong to get off and clear customs. I have been watching swimming and badminton in Shenzhen these days. Today, I finished playing cards in Hong Kong, and tomorrow I plan to go to Macau to watch table tennis. ”Ms. Liu said, "I didn't expect it to be so convenient to watch the National Games in the Greater Bay Area." During the 15th National Games, "traveling with the events" became the most representative new urban consumption scene. A ticket to the National Games not only allows you to enter the stadium, but also connects a travel route. Guangzhou launched "Events+the Pearl River Night Tour", Zhuhai created "Watching the Games+Island Tour"... The 19 cities hosting the Games in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao turned the "competition moving line" into "cultural and tourism routes", carved the characteristic products of in-depth integration of cultural, sports and tourism, took the Games as the chain, "one journey with multiple stops", drove the income of accommodation, catering, tourism and other industries to increase, and realized the transformation from event flow to economic growth. According to the Hong Kong tourism industry, the 15th National Games are expected to attract over 100000 tourists to Hong Kong, driving a consumption boom in the catering, retail, and hotel industries. The tourism boom is a window to observe the development of the Greater Bay Area. Taking the hosting of the National Games as an opportunity, cities in the Greater Bay Area are accelerating interaction and proactive linkage in sports, culture, economy, society and other aspects, making the "urban agglomeration" truly a "living circle" and "development circle". Looking at it from a larger perspective, the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area is taking solid steps towards becoming a world-class bay area. The latest data shows that the total economic output of the Greater Bay Area will reach 1.479 trillion yuan in 2024, surpassing the two world-class bay areas of New York and San Francisco, demonstrating unique competitiveness and growth resilience on a global scale. From collaborative hosting of competitions to the integration of culture, sports, and tourism, from consumer prosperity to institutional innovation, the National Games will enable the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area to be "fully equipped" for the future in a more compact and three-dimensional way. (New Society)