In the countryside of east Zhejiang Province,a quiet village has hit a home run.Xujiadai,once a place known for pig farming and environmental pollution,is drawing visitors from across China with a sport still uncommon...In the countryside of east Zhejiang Province,a quiet village has hit a home run.Xujiadai,once a place known for pig farming and environmental pollution,is drawing visitors from across China with a sport still uncommon in the country:baseball.展开更多
The story tells how a Chinese village hit a home run by building its future around baseball,transforming the sport into a powerful engine for rural revitalization.XUJIADAI is an administrative village in Lindai Town o...The story tells how a Chinese village hit a home run by building its future around baseball,transforming the sport into a powerful engine for rural revitalization.XUJIADAI is an administrative village in Lindai Town of Jiaxing City,east China’s Zhejiang Province.It is in this small village that over 100 baseball and softball tournaments have been held,a record that has crowned it China’s top baseball village.展开更多
In Xujiadai,a small village in east China,baseball,a niche sport in the country,has become an engine for rural growth.To date,the village,located in Jiaxing City,Zhejiang Province,has hosted over ioo baseball and soft...In Xujiadai,a small village in east China,baseball,a niche sport in the country,has become an engine for rural growth.To date,the village,located in Jiaxing City,Zhejiang Province,has hosted over ioo baseball and softball tournaments,earning it the title of China's No.I Baseball Village.A decade ago,most villagers in Xujiadai were engaged in pig farming.In recent years,as China advanced nationwide rural environmental improvement efforts,the village also undertook cleanup initiatives.展开更多
文摘In the countryside of east Zhejiang Province,a quiet village has hit a home run.Xujiadai,once a place known for pig farming and environmental pollution,is drawing visitors from across China with a sport still uncommon in the country:baseball.
文摘The story tells how a Chinese village hit a home run by building its future around baseball,transforming the sport into a powerful engine for rural revitalization.XUJIADAI is an administrative village in Lindai Town of Jiaxing City,east China’s Zhejiang Province.It is in this small village that over 100 baseball and softball tournaments have been held,a record that has crowned it China’s top baseball village.
文摘In Xujiadai,a small village in east China,baseball,a niche sport in the country,has become an engine for rural growth.To date,the village,located in Jiaxing City,Zhejiang Province,has hosted over ioo baseball and softball tournaments,earning it the title of China's No.I Baseball Village.A decade ago,most villagers in Xujiadai were engaged in pig farming.In recent years,as China advanced nationwide rural environmental improvement efforts,the village also undertook cleanup initiatives.
