The Sanya Municipal People’s Government of Hainan Province has announced on its official website that Sanya Youth City will cooperate with Yike Sports Culture Development Co., Ltd. to build Sanya international e-sports theme park, to develop new types of business such as “e-sports + tourism” and “e-sports + pop culture”, and to strive to form an industry chain of full-entertainment. It is reported that Hainan Province has announced it will speed up the construction of Hainan International E-sports Port, and issued six policies including funding, talents, taxes, visa-free entry, approval of competition events, and propaganda to support the development of the e-sports industry.
With a total investment of USD $682 million, Sanya Youth City will build an international e-sports theme park in the future.
By virtue of advantages of the 6 policies, complete equipment of venues, and cooperative industry resources with Yike sports and OMG e-sports group, Sanya Youth City will explore new breakthroughs in confirmation of events, industry incubation, e-sports variety shows, production of e-sports events, talents cultivation, and tourism consumption merging, among others, and construct a gathering place for exchange between e-sports and cultural entertainment. Located at Xinhong Road in Jiyang District, the project in Sanya Youth City will be conducted in two phases with a total investment of USD $682 million and an area of 742,500 square meters. (2019/08, 178GTI) |