The unveiling ceremony of the statue “Climbing” was held on the morning of May 19 in celebration of CUG’s 70th anniversary.
HUANG Xiaomei, Secretary of the Party Committee of CUG, presides over the unveiling ceremony
WANG Linqing, Secretary of the Party Committee of CUG, introduces the statue
Modeled on the climbers of Mount Everest, the statue “Climbing” consists of an Earth dome and the climbers, integrating elements like Mount Everest, Earth, CUG history, etc. The climbers standing on the top of Earth means that CUG climbers have left their footprints on the peaks of seven continents and at the South and North Poles; the height of the statue is 8.848 meters, representing the height of Mount Everest, which is 8848.86 meters; the width of the Earth dome is 6.37 meters, representing the radius of Earth, which is 6,371 kilometers; the diameter of the bearing platform is 19.52 meters, representing the establishment of CUG in 1952.
LI Zhixin, Chairman of the Chinese Mountaineering Association
WANG Shi, Founder of China Vanke, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Mountaineering Association
YAN Pan, Deputy Director of Wuhan Sports Authority
ZHENG Lihui, Deputy Director of Hubei Sports Authority
LI Longmin, three-year postgraduate student from the School of Sports Science and Physical Education
WANG Yanxin, President of CUG
YIN Hongfu, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, WANG Yanxin, President of CUG, and Tring Norbu, Vice Captain of Chinese Mountaineering Team, do the honors
LAI Xulong, Vice President of CUG
TANG Huiming, Secretary of the Party Committee of CUG, confers flags to the representatives of Suzhou Branch, Tibet Branch, and Hubei Branch of CUG Alumni Association
(Edited and translated from the Chinese version)
