Water sports gain popularity in China, boosting new wave of consumption

NANJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Water sports such as sailing, canoeing and rowing have become more and more popular in Jiangsu Province in recent years, as over 60 athletes in 23 teams nationwide competed in the 2024 national motorboat racing competition for youth U-18 and U-15 at the West Taihu Lake in Changzhou in November.

Liu Mingjie, from Changzhou, said that the West Taihu Lake's expansive views and picturesqu