The first peasant sports meeting in Jiangsu Province was held there.
Guantangqiao Street, Runzhou District, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province. According to official website, Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau, on September 1 1, 2065438, Guantangqiao Street, Runzhou District, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province held the first peasant sports meeting. More than 100 villagers from various villages and communities had fun competitions such as relay running, throwing "seedlings", grabbing "pumpkins" and tug-of-war. The first farmers' sports meeting in People's Republic of China (PRC) was held in Beijing from1October 9 to June 6, 1988. This sports meeting will include seven events, including table tennis, basketball, football, cycling, track and field, shooting and Chinese wrestling, as well as two performance events, martial arts and Mongolian wrestling.