On the evening of October 3rd, the second leg of the Guangdong City Football Super League (Yuechao) Semi-Final kicked off in Guangming District, Shenzhen, with the Shenzhen Team facing the Guangzhou Team at the Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base in Lisonglang Community. Snooker world champion Zhao Xintong came to the stadium for the ceremonial kickoff and held the Lisonglang Community IP character "A-Lang" to cheer for the Shenzhen Team.

"A-Lang" is a promotional mascot who loves football, excels at dragon boat racing and is skilled in lion dancing. Lisonglang is an ancient village with a history of nearly 600 years. In the mid-Ming Dynasty, the ancestors of the Liang family migrated here from Dongguan, leaving behind such historical remains as the Liang Ancestral Hall and an ancient well, while also giving rise to folk traditions such as lion dancing and dragon boat racing that continue to this day.

The Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base covers about 197,000 square meters and features facilities including a professional football stadium with 10,000 seats. The AFC U20 Asian Cup, the 15th National Games of the People's Republic of China and the Yuechao league have all been held here.

Hosting a major tournament takes more than just a venue. During the competition, more than 400 community workers and volunteers took part in event services, directing visitors at subway entrances, setting up traffic guidance posts and managing crowds after matches. The community also opened its Party-Masses Service Center as a fan station, providing hot water, seats and emergency rain gear, while the 1436 Reception Hall offered a space for people to watch the matches live.

What has rooted football in the community is not just the tournaments, but everyday life beyond them. The community transformed an unused plot of land into the approximately 800-square-meter 1436 Football Pocket Park, where it offers free football experience classes for young people and organizes neighborhood football leagues.

In this sense, Yuechao is merely a starting point. Here, there are stories spanning 600 years, as well as new stories unfolding today.

Source: PEARL

深圳光明：600年古村李松蓢遇上粤超

10月3日晚，粤超半决赛第二回合在深圳光明区打响，深圳队与广州队在位于李松蓢社区的深圳市青少年足球训练基地展开较量。斯诺克世界冠军赵心童来到赛场为比赛开球，并手持李松蓢社区IP“阿蓢（哥）”为深圳队加油。

“阿蓢”是一个爱踢足球、擅长龙舟、舞狮拿手的“宣传小哥”。李松蓢是一座有着近600年历史的古村，明朝中叶梁氏先祖从东莞迁徙至此，留下梁氏宗祠、古井等遗存，也形成醒狮、龙舟等延续至今的民俗。

深圳市青少年足球训练基地占地约19.7万平方米，拥有万人专业足球中心场等设施，U20亚洲杯、第十五届全运会、粤超联赛等赛事相继在此举办。

一场大赛落地，考验的不只是一座场地。赛事期间，400余名社区工作人员、志愿者参与服务：在地铁口指引路线、设置交通指引岗、散场后疏导人流；社区还开放党群服务中心打造球迷驿站，提供热水、座椅、应急雨具，并以1436会客厅提供同步观赛空间。

让足球扎根社区的，是赛事之外的日常。社区把闲置空地改造为约800平方米的1436足球口袋公园，面向青少年开展公益足球体验课，组织邻里足球联赛。

从这个意义上说，粤超赛事只是一个切口。这里有600年的故事，也有今天正在发生的新故事。

来源 | 深圳光明

译 | 郑书悦

英文审校 | 曾敏