Some people say that Chenzhou is the "mother's family" of the Chinese women's volleyball team. What is the origin of the two?

The Chinese women's volleyball team has special significance to the Chinese sports world. She not only represents Chinese volleyball, but also the spirit of the women's volleyball team, which is synonymous with tenacity and never giving up. At a time when the country is vigorously promoting reform and opening up, the whole country is booming. Against this background, the Chinese women's volleyball team has achieved five consecutive championships in the three world championships, becoming a symbol of an era. Lang Ping, the coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, once said in an interview that returning to Chenzhou is like returning to her parents' home. The Chenzhou Women's Volleyball Training Base has hosted the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team for 7 training camps, and has made positive contributions to the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team's breakthrough into Asia and the world, and its "five consecutive championships". However, Chenzhou was still a county-level city at that time. Compared with Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, it was a "backwater". So, why did the Chinese women's volleyball team choose Chenzhou as a "secret" training base?

The National Sports Commission proposed the goal of "turning over" the "three major goals", and the women's volleyball team became the vanguard. At that time, the Chenzhou Municipal Sports Commission immediately recommended itself to the Provincial Sports Commission and the National Sports Commission, proposing to build a volleyball base, and finally obtained this opportunity through hard work. Chenzhou is located in Nanling, where there are no typhoons, heavy ice and snow, good climate conditions, and convenient transportation. Beijing can be reached directly by train. The Chenzhou Sports Commission took advantage of the local abundant bamboo and wood to build two bamboo shed training halls in just 43 days and successfully hosted the national youth women's volleyball team training camp. Later, Zhang Yipei, the leader of the women's volleyball team, and Deng Ruo, the deputy coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, were invited to go south to the Chenzhou base for inspection. In order to provide the best accommodation conditions for the women's volleyball team, the base transformed the best row of office buildings into dormitories and added private bathrooms. Moved by the enthusiasm of the Chenzhou volleyball base, the women's volleyball team decided on the spot to train in Chenzhou, taking the first step to success.

In Beijing at that time, the Chinese women's volleyball team and men's volleyball team shared the same venue, and there was not enough training time. Moreover, there were many activities in Beijing and there was a lot of external interference. I was looking for a quiet place with convenient transportation to concentrate my time and energy. Conduct closed training, and Chenzhou meets the requirements in these aspects. The door is open, but the quality of service is the most critical. On a cold day, the women's volleyball girls were soaked all over and rolled around on the floor. The team members cried during practice and even vomited during practice. The masters at the base looked distressed and also shed tears. They changed the meal time system, steaming rice and cooking, putting in bath water, and heating the dormitory, all flexibly according to the time when the women's volleyball team is out of class. The enthusiasm and love of the Chenzhou people inspired the women's volleyball girls to train harder. It truly makes the women's volleyball girls feel at home.

The women's volleyball team won the Asian Championships, proving the strength of the Chenzhou base, and therefore officially became one of the top ten sports training bases in the country. After training in Chenzhou for two consecutive years, they prepared for the Volleyball World Cup in Japan. The Chinese women's volleyball team won the championship for the first time with seven wins in seven games. On that day, the whole Chenzhou was boiling with celebratory firecrackers everywhere. At the 9th World Women's Volleyball Championship, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the host Peru team 3-0 and once again stood at the top of the world. The Chinese women's volleyball team once again came to Chenzhou for a 71-day training camp to prepare for the Olympics, and finally won the gold medal. In the World Cup competition, the Chinese women's volleyball team won 3-1 in the battle between China and Cuba, and strongly aspired to the championship. Winning 5 championships in 6 years, the Chinese women's volleyball team has created a miracle!

The reason why Chenzhou has become the training base for the Chinese women’s volleyball team’s five consecutive championships is first of all the courage to challenge, secondly the work efficiency of racing against time, and the humanized service that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. More importantly, It is based on the results of the Chinese women's volleyball team. Now with the development of science and technology, the Chinese women's volleyball team has built a modern training base in Beicang. It is also hoped that starting from here, the Chinese women's volleyball team will create better results.