Thirty-five years ago today, on October 7, 1990 (August 19, 1990 lunar calendar), the 11th Beijing Asian Games came to a close. Panpan Panda bid farewell to the audience as the holy flame that had been burning for 16 days was extinguished. The success of the 11th Asian Games, which is unprecedented in the history of Asian sports, will go down in history together with the athletes who have achieved brilliant results and new records in the competition. In this Asian Games, 7 world records were broken, 89 people broke the Asian record, and 189 Asian Games records were rewritten. Such a large-scale break of world records and Asian records is rare in the history of the Asian Games. It reflects that Asian sports are rapidly approaching the world level at an unprecedented pace, and heralds that Asian sports will become a force that cannot be ignored in the world of sports. This is the pride of Asians. Asian sports have had a glorious past: since the first Thomas Cup badminton men's team competition held in 1948, the Malaysian team won the championship for the first time from the Europeans who have monopolized the world badminton for more than 50 years. Indonesian, Chinese and Malaysian players have won the Thomas Cup 9 times in more than 20 years, creating a new situation in which Asians dominate the badminton. Japanese and Chinese table tennis players broke through the solid ball-cutting defense of European players in 1952 and went to the 40th World Table Tennis Championships for three years. They have always had an absolute advantage and won most of the championships. Generations of Asian table tennis have made great contributions to the development of world table tennis. The new technologies and new equipment introduced continuously have become the common wealth of the world table tennis industry. In the 1960s, Asian athletes represented by Japan once dominated the world gymnastics arena. In the 1980s, Chinese athletes replaced Japan and became the world's gymnastics power. In many major international competitions that lasted for more than a decade, the outstanding records of Chinese gymnasts became the glory of Asia. In diving, women's volleyball, boxing, archery, hockey and other major competitions, Asian athletes' records in world championships, Olympic Games and other major competitions can not only compare with the world's sports powers, but also impress the world. However, due to the underdeveloped economy of most Asian countries, poor sports foundation and late start, the overall strength is still far from the European and American sports powers, and the gap between individual sports is still very large. The uneven development of sports in Asia and the lack of competition have also affected the development and improvement of many sports. Fortunately, in recent years, with the development of the Asian economy and the improvement of various living conditions, more and more people have invested in sports, and the level of Asian sports has been significantly improved. The 11th Asian Games comprehensively reviewed the overall level of Asian sports. Archery, diving, table tennis, badminton and other world-class events still show strong strength; swimming, cycling and other individual events have improved significantly and are close to the world level. Chinese athletes winning three-fifths of all gold medals not only means that the overall level has a greater advantage in Asia, but also means that they will take on new responsibilities in representing Asia in the competition with European and American sports powers. The colorful Eastern culture has had a great impact on the development of human society. It is commendable that the hosts of the two consecutive Asian Games have tried to promote the sports with strong oriental colors - taekwondo and martial arts to the world. Any event in the modern Olympic Games starts from a country or a region, and is gradually recognized, understood and finally accepted by people. Why can't sports with Asian colors become more members of the Olympic family? The complete success of this Asian Games has not only enhanced understanding among people and athletes from all countries and regions in Asia; through modern means of communication, more people have also learned about China and the character of a self-improving, enterprising, hard-working and intelligent nation. Under the banner of "unity, friendship and progress", the mutual understanding gained through exchanges in this Games cannot be counted by medals. China, as the host, successfully hosted the Asian Games and also successfully let the world know more about Asia. The carnival night of the Asian Games in the Asian Games Village The mascots of the 12th Hiroshima Asian Games "Pu" and "Kuku"