At the ice rink of the Rongdong Comprehensive Sports Center, young figures glide unsteadily to the sound of skates scraping, unlocking a new ice skating experience. In the theater of the Xiong'an Workers' Cultural Palace, the melodious tunes of classic opera resonate, drawing thunderous applause from the audience. At the Xiongdong Comprehensive Cultural and Sports Center's New Bud Story Time, children gather to read together, feeling the warmth of books through stories. In Xiong'an New Area, such dynamic and inclusive leisure scenes, suitable for all ages, represent both the accessible daily happiness of residents and a true microcosm of the high-quality development of the area's public cultural and sports services.
In recent years, Xiong'an New Area has focused on the spiritual and cultural needs of the masses and the demand for nationwide fitness. Adhering to the principle of "high-standard planning and full coverage construction," it has established a three-tier public sports service system of "city-group-community," achieving a layered layout and full-area coverage of sports facilities. A number of aesthetically pleasing and multifunctional comprehensive cultural and sports venues have been successively put into operation in areas such as Rongdong, Rongxi, Xiongdong, and Zangang, complementing community fitness squares and pocket sports fields. This brings high-quality cultural and sports services directly to residents' doorsteps.
The orderly operation of these venues is a vivid practice of Xiong'an's commitment to "closely integrating investment in physical infrastructure with investment in people." Leveraging these facilities, Xiong'an continuously densifies its "15-minute cultural and sports life circle," enhancing the level of cultural and sports development. The four cultural and sports venues—Rongdong Comprehensive Sports Center, Xiong'an Workers' Cultural Palace, Xiongdong Comprehensive Cultural and Sports Center, and Zangang Comprehensive Cultural and Sports Center—each have distinct characteristics.
One Venue, One Feature, Creating Age-Friendly Cultural and Sports Spaces
In the planning and construction of cultural and sports venues, Xiong'an adheres to a staggered layout approach, promoting the differentiated and specialized development of various venue functions. It strives to create a "one venue, one feature" development pattern, comprehensively meeting the diverse and high-quality needs of the people for spiritual culture, fitness, and leisure. In terms of operation, the New Area follows the principle of "combining public welfare with marketization, and specialization with comprehensiveness," balancing the attributes of public welfare and universal access with the vitality of market operations. This builds a sustainable and high-quality public cultural and sports service system.
The Rongdong Comprehensive Sports Center is currently the only comprehensive sports venue in Xiong'an New Area equipped with a standard ice rink. With a total building area of 18,000 square meters, it encompasses diverse sports spaces such as ice sports, badminton, table tennis, strength training, and dance fitness. It can meet the daily leisure and fitness needs of surrounding residents, as well as host training for professional sports teams, practices, and various events.
Located in the Rongxi area, the Xiong'an Workers' Cultural Palace is the first workers' cultural palace in the New Area with an opera theme. The venue organically integrates traditional opera, book reading, and sports activities. It is equipped with various functional areas, including a workers' library, skills training, swimming, fitness, cinema, and innovation and entrepreneurship workshops, allowing residents to enjoy a diverse experience of books, opera, sports, and leisure at their doorstep.
The Xiongdong Comprehensive Cultural and Sports Center serves as a cultural and sports living room for residents. Positioned as a "mass cultural and art museum for broad public participation and shared enjoyment," it integrates cultural performances, nationwide fitness, and artistic experiences. Fitness areas are open regularly, and special activities like art performances and fun sports meets are held periodically, allowing residents to access convenient and high-quality cultural and sports services without leaving their area.
The recently opened Zangang Comprehensive Cultural and Sports Center focuses on the youth demographic. It features a water park, children's playground, theater, library, sports field, and gaming space, creating a one-stop leisure experience. Since its opening, it has become a popular destination for family leisure and outings in the surrounding area.
The construction of cultural and sports facilities in Xiong'an is not solely focused on large-scale, specialized venues, but also considers full-area coverage, convenience, and practicality. Idle spaces such as community plots, street corner green spaces, and park edges are adapted into fitness squares and pocket sports fields. These complement the large venues, continuously weaving the "15-minute cultural and sports life circle."
Continuous Activities Bring Cultural and Sports Venues to Life
The rise of modern cultural and sports venues is only the beginning of perfecting the city's public infrastructure. The core challenge lies in revitalizing venue resources, continuously attracting visitors, and unlocking long-term public service value. Xiong'an New Area, based on the diverse spiritual and cultural needs of its residents, introduces regular, high-quality cultural and sports activities to fully activate the functional value of various venues. This approach infuses public spaces with vibrant, everyday energy.
Leveraging resources across the entire area, premium performances are continuously launched. Xiong'an innovatively implements a multi-venue collaborative performance model. Through the "Vibrant Future City" benefit performance season, it connects resources across venues like the Xiong'an Workers' Cultural Palace, Xiongdong Comprehensive Cultural and Sports Center, and Zangang Comprehensive Cultural and Sports Center, enabling the exchange and sharing of high-quality cultural resources. The performances cater to both traditional and modern tastes, featuring classic opera, acrobatics, children's stage plays, and traditional Chinese instrumental music. The rich and frequently updated content enhances the appeal of the venues.Pop parades are staged at the Xiongdong Comprehensive Cultural and Sports Center.
Services are stratified to suit different age groups, ensuring everyone finds enjoyment. Xiong'an creates tailored cultural and sports scenes for different age demographics. Classic operas like "The Injustice to Dou E" and "Wang Baochuan" are performed, whose melodious arias and classic scenes elicit cheers from veteran opera fans. Children's plays such as "The Three Little Pigs" and "The 'Next Sailing' Port" are staged, complemented by picture book story times and weekend markets, capturing children's attention. The Xiong'an Sports Center activates its outdoor public spaces, creating the "1741 Haiyue Back Street Sing Life Season," which integrates music performances, specialty markets, and trendy social elements, offering young people a new way to enjoy the night with atmosphere and experience.
High-end events empower venues, using competitions to activate the spaces. The continuous hosting of high-level professional sports events has become a strong engine for revitalizing cultural and sports venue resources and promoting nationwide fitness. A series of professional events, including the second stop of the first stage of the 2026 Chinese Football Association Futsal Super League, the 2025-2026 National Fencing Championship Stop (Foil, 4th Stop), and the 2026 Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Jump Rope Open Invitational, have successively been held in various venues across Xiong'an. Athletes compete fiercely on the field while spectators cheer enthusiastically. Each event attracts a large number of sports enthusiasts, continuously fueling the nationwide fitness craze. The second stop of the regular season of the 2026 Table Tennis Super League will be held at the Xiong'an Sports Center from July 29 to August 1st. Top Chinese table tennis players will gather in the "City of the Future," once again igniting public enthusiasm for watching the sport.
From the construction of venues to the gathering of crowds, the cultural and sports venues in Xiong'an New Area are no longer mere landmark buildings. Instead, they have become vibrant carriers of residents' joy, a place to strengthen neighborhood bonds, and a means to enrich daily life. This brings continuous vitality and energy to the new city, serving as a vivid testament to the effectiveness of building the "15-minute cultural and sports life circle."
Diversified Sports Unlock New Ways for a Healthy Lifestyle
In Xiong'an, the concept of nationwide fitness is constantly expanding. Besides popular activities like running, swimming, and ball games, various fun sports are enriching residents' leisure and sports choices, fostering an increasingly strong fitness atmosphere. The professional rock climbing area at the Zangang Comprehensive Cultural and Sports Center features routes of different difficulty levels, catering to both beginners and experienced climbers seeking a challenge. The ice rink at the Rongdong Comprehensive Sports Center allows children to immerse themselves in the unique charm of ice and snow sports. The archery hall at the Xiong'an Sports Center has become a popular spot for many young people to relax and de-stress. Exciting moments from an ice hockey game at the Rongdong Comprehensive Sports Center have been captured.
Sports are not confined to indoor venues; outdoor public spaces everywhere serve as natural sports fields. Community pocket sports fields and urban green spaces are suitable for trendy sports like frisbee. After work, residents can team up with friends and colleagues for friendly competitions, strengthening bonds through sweat. Leveraging the vast waters of Baiyangdian Lake, paddleboarding has quietly become popular. People navigate through the reeds and blue waves, enjoying the lake scenery and the freedom of water sports. Today, sports like paddleboarding, pickleball, and rollerblading are thriving across Xiong'an. These diverse leisure options not only enrich residents' free time but also subtly shape a healthy and upward city culture.
Full-area cultural and sports spaces are filled with a sense of well-being for the people. From specialized comprehensive venues and community fitness areas to regular cultural performances and diverse fun sports, Xiong'an's "15-minute cultural and sports life circle" is becoming increasingly vibrant. High-quality, fully-covered, and diversified cultural and sports services are deeply integrating into the daily life of the "City of the Future," continuously polishing the happy foundation of Xiong'an's livable and business-friendly environment.