The brief introduction of altitude training base in Huize
The Five Ridges wind like gentle ripples. And the majestic Wumeng roll by, globules of clay”. When you climb to Guniu Stockade, the peak of Wumeng Mountaim at an altitude of 4017.3 meters, you can enjoy the grand view of the middle part of Yunnan Province. Clouds around the mountains, and the peaks rising one upon another, make you feel yourself staying in the heavens and experience the boundlessness of Wumeng Mountain. This is Huize County in Yunnan Province.
Huize County lies in the northern part of Diandong Plateau, the highest peak of Wumeng Mountain, where Diandong Plateau and Qianxi Plateau collapse. It got its name because the Jinshajiang River, the Xiaojiang River, the NiulanJiang River and the Yili River meet there. Huize County is 85.4 kilometers across from east to west and 137.5 kilometers from north to south. It covers an area of 5854 square kilometers. The western part of Huize County is higher than the eastern part. It undulates from south to north. The highest part of the county is at an altitude of 4017.3 meters while the lowest part is at 695 meters. Huize County, richly endowed by nature, has three training sites, with 818 meters, 2118 to 2800 and 3070 to 3500 meters as the altitudes respectively. This provides precious training condition for altitude training.
Huize County, at an altitude of 2118 meters, is suitable for altitude training. The Party Committee and government of Huize County took over 210 mu (14 hectares) land in 2002, aiming to build a sports center. The sports center will include a gymnasium, a natatorium, a syntheses training center and a stadium. So far, a stadium with a seating capacity of 21 thousand people has been put into use. The stadium is facilitated with a 400-meter round plastic track, a physical strength training gymnasium and 18 standard rooms.
Huize—Qujing Road across the county town can be used as a route for long-distance racing, walking racing and road racing because this 20-kilometer road is straight with six lanes. Moreover, the traffic there is not too heavy. The lanes to the countryside, 20 kilometers off Huize County, are excellent for endurance training, since they are at an altitude of 2400 to 2800 meters and with light traffic. Japanese and Korean long-distance racing teams have inspected here several times. Noguchi Mizuki, the champion of Women Marathon Race of 2004 Athens Olympic Games, regarded highly on the geographic condition here. Meanwhile, training teams can accommodate in the county town after having the training on the lanes at the altitude of between 2118 and 2800 meters. The county town is facilitated with two three-star hotels, and one two-star hotel. The hotels altogether can receive up to 580 people. 
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Introduction to the training sites
The lower altitude training site lies 53 kilometers northwest off the county town, where Yihe Four-Stair Power Plant is located. Long-distance racing and walking racing athletes can have the training along the Jinshajiang River. The power plant residential area, at an altitude of 818 meters, is planted with tropical and semitropical flowers, like flam trees and kapok. Rooms equipped with air-conditioning can serve as dining rooms that can hold 30 people or gymnasium for physical strength training.
It is an altitude training place 3070meters above sealevel which is 28.3kilometers far from southwest of the town. Here is the government location of village Dahai. There is also an track and field ground with 2oometers long runway which is made of coal cinder. There is an high level road which is about 2800meters between the village Dahai and the town. The road is very even and small slope which is an ideal training place for long distance running and the long walking. If the athletes wanna have a low-and-high training, the government location of village Dahai is the best place for the athletes to live.
There are three large-or medium-sized reservoirs in Huize County above the altitude of 2000 meters. Among them, Maojia Village Reservoir and Yuejin Reservoir are excellent altitude training sites for water sports. Maojia Village Reservoir is 9 kilometers away from the county town. The 213 National Highway makes the transportation convenient. This reservoir was formed when Yihe One-Stair Power Plant was built in the 1950s. The clay bay of the reservoir is 80.5 meters high, 465.5 meters long and 8 meters wide on the top. The altitude of the water surface during flood water season is 2210 meters. The water surface covers an area of 21.5 square kilometers, with 26 kilometers long, 200 to 400 meters wide and 77 meters as the average depth. Even during dry season, the water is over 30 meters deep on average. It is what people say “a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges”. On the January the 5th 2006, China national rowing team came to Huize for 9-week winter training. After the on-the-spot inspection, the foreign coach of the rowing team prized that: “Maojia Village Reservoir is the only altitude training base that can provide water sports training in winter”. The reservoir is surrounded by green hills. Hills, trees and a few village houses around make the whole environment peaceful and picturesque. The resort at the foot of the bay can provide food, accommodation and physical strength training rooms for the athletes. Nine kilometers of first-class high way makes it easy and convenient for the athletes to go back to the county town for accommodation.
Reservoir, 43 kilometers north off the county town, is one kilometer from the location of Daqiao Town government. It is the natural reserve for black-necked cranes, a first class of global protected wild animal. The altitude of Yuejin Reservoir during flood water season is 2492 meters. The water surface covers an area of 8 square kilometers, with 7 kilometers as the length and 200 to 1500 meters as the width. The average depth of this reservoir is 15 meters during flood water season and 8 meters during dry season.
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Huize County lies in the low latitude zone and is south temperate monsoon climate. Due to the 3300 meters altitude difference, the climate varies dramatically from place to place at different altitudes. The climate of the training site at the altitude of 8118 meters belongs to south semi-tropical climate and that of the site of 3070 to 3500 meters belongs to cold temperate climate. The average temperature of Huize County is 12.7¡æ. According to climatology theory, winter in Huize is from November the 6^th to March the 5^th, lasting for 120 days. January is the coldest, with 5.0 ¡æ as the average temperature. Spring and fall are from March the 6^th to November the 5^th, lasting for 245 days. July is the hottest and the average temperature is 18.7¡æ. There is no summer in Huize. 47 days per year on average have the daily precipitation that is no less than 5mm. About 10 such days make July a month that rains the most. That is to say, at least 20 days in July are not affected by the rain. According the degree of comfort, the best average temperature for sports is from 5 to 16 ¡æ. Therefore, only a small proportion of time during June to August affects training and the remaining more than 300 days are suitable for outdoor training activities.

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Natural Geographic Conditions

Huize County is rich in terrestrial heat. Spas can help the athletes recover from daily training. Together with the picturesque landscape, the comfortable climate and the convenient transport network, the geographic conditions make Huize County an excellent training site. Mountains in Huize County are beautiful and unique. The climate varies from place to place. People can enjoy the different flora and fauna at different parts of a mountain as well as different mountains. In Guniu Stockade, the peak of Wumeng Mountain and the river mouth, there are flowers and grass around the green waters, cows and cattle under the white clouds, 200 thousand mu (13.3 thousand hectares) of grassland, mysterious fissure, bridges and the black-necked crane protection reserve. Therefore, the geographers from home and abroad regard Huize as a three-dimensional county.
  
to Huize, and welcome to the peak of Wumeng Mountain. Please remember that the sun shines here first everyday in Yunnan province. Huize is the cradle of the athletes. The unique and picturesque natural scenery, rich cultural heritages, and the simple and unsophisticated folkways will make you enjoy experiencing its uniqueness and beauty.
July the 13^th 2001, Beijing won the bit for 2008 Olympic Games. This is a precious chance for China and pride for its people. Huize County, with its excellent geographic conditions, can provide altitude training for Chinese athletes. Government  and people in Huize welcome all kinds of sports team to be here for altitude training and tour.