Soccer match helps build national unity

Sports events and cultural tourism activities play a key role in nurturing mutual understanding among ethnic groups in China, according to Zhu Zhenghui, secretary of the Party Committee of Xinjiang Sports Vocational Education and Technical College, who led 24 young female soccer players on a visit to Hainan province recently.

The delegation participated in the "Mountain and Sea Encounter "exchange activity, part of the 12th National Traditional Sports Games of Ethnic Minorities, which fostered stronger bonds between ethnic groups in Hainan and the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

In a match in Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county last week, the Hainan Qiongzhong Women's Football Team emerged victorious.