Sports manifests the vitality of life and carries the mission of friendly exchanges of people。 Today， 2017 IMSA Elite Mind Games has its opening ceremony in Huai’an。 Hereby， on behalf of Huai’an Municipal CPC Committee and Municipal People’s Government as well as 5.6 million Huai’an citizens， I’d like to extend my warmest welcome to the leaders， guests， friends from the media circle， athletes， coaches， and judges at home and abroad。
Huai’an is the birthplace of Mr。 Zhou Enlai， the first premier of New China and is a city where a-thousand-li Huaihe and the Grand Canal of a thousand years meet。 It not only has the beautiful scenery of Jianghuai Plain but also the romance of the north and the south， which gives birth to the city spirit of The Rise from the Jianghuai Plain and Be Inclusive to the Rest of the World in the new era。
Huai’an has numerous name cards including Famous National Historical and Cultural City， City along the Grand Canal， Birthplace to the Huaiyang Cuisine， Highland of Taiwanese Investment Cluster， National Sanitary City， National Garden City， National Environmental Protection Model City，National Ecological City and China Excellent Tourism City 。 All of these cards show the charm of a cultural and ecological city of water that the classical culture and modern civilization add radiance and beauty to each other。
In recent years， under the guidance of Xi Jinping‘s socialism thoughts with Chinese characteristics in the new era， we have steadfastly pushed forward the building a higher-level well-off society and an important central city in northern Jiangsu。 Our economy and society have achieved sustained， healthy and rapid development。 Sports has also made great strides and progress。 Competitive sports， mass sports and sports industries have shown a gratifying scene of integration and development with distinctive features。
Huai’an is the hometown of Han Xin， a famous ancient Chinese military strategist and the inventor of Chinese chess。 It is also the birthplace of the Huai’an Guandan that is popular all over China。 The Mind Games not only has a long history but also has a profound mass base here。
In 2016， Huai’an hosted for the first time a top-notch event-IMSA Elite Mind Games， which not only gives the general public the opportunity to enjoy high-level events at their doorsteps and attracts more people to understand， love and join mind games， but also better integrates Huai’an into the international sports and cultural exchanges so as to promote the development of sports。
今年，我们有幸再次承办这项重要赛事，作为东道主，将努力提供热情周到细致的服务，保障赛事的圆满举办。
This year， we are honored to host this important Games again。 As the host， we will strive to provide warm and thoughtful service to ensure the successful hosting of the Games。
We believe that with the joint efforts of us all， this Games will surely become a sports feast with higher level， full of characteristics and brilliance。 It will become an important platform for learning skills from each other， exchanging culture and enhancing friendship。
We hope that Huai’an Guandan， a challenging and interesting special sports can make a positive contribution to the popularization of mind games and be known and loved by more people and help more people share happiness brought by mind games。
We sincerely invite all the distinguished guests to walk around and come frequently to Huai‘an 。 I believe the city， with profound history and culture， beautiful scenery and delicious Huaiyang Cuisine will give you a deep impression！
最后，祝本次赛事取得圆满成功！祝各位领导、各位来宾、各位选手、身体健康、工作顺利、阖家幸福！
In conclusion， I would like to wish this Games a complete success and all the leaders， distinguished guests， and athletes prosperous career， good health， happy family lives and all the best！
