Xicheng, formerly known as Chang'an, is located in the middle of the Guanzhong Plain, bordering the Wei River in the north and the Qinling Mountains in the south, and is a "World Historic City" identified by UNESCO in 1981, one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation, and the starting point of the Silk Road.

In history, there have been more than 10 dynasties to build their capitals here, Feng Ho Capital, Qin Afang Palace, Terracotta Warriors, Han Weiyang Palace, Changle Palace, Sui Daxing City, Tang Daming Palace, Xingqing Palace, etc. outline the "Chang'an complex".

Xicheng is also one of China's best tourist destinations and one of China's best cities with an international image, with two and six heritage sites inscribed on the World Heritage List.

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In the early morning of April 8, the players of Hecheng University walked out of the hotel and got on the bus that had been booked in advance to the gymnasium of Xicheng University.

The red sun, which has not yet fully risen, shines on the bus with its lazy and warm sun, which suddenly makes the people in the car feel a little warm.

Liu Xiaodong opened the car window and looked at the ancient city wall in the distance. Strong and square, towering, giving people a sense of solidity and awe-inspiring inviolability.

The green bricks have been eroded by thousands of years of wind and rain, and the color is mixed with the sedimentary sauce yellow in the blue and black, a kind of historical vicissitudes and the accumulation of thousands of years of time make people feel a little sad.

On these blue and black city bricks, has there ever been the gaze of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty? Has Li Bai's romantic and heroic shadow ever slid on it under the reflection of the pink sunset? Thinking that the Yang Guifei sisters were favored, riding jade flowers out of Chang'an City, the attendants were like clouds and mist, and the city gate that passed through was the tall round arch hole that we passed through in the car?

At this time, Liu Xiaodong, while thinking about it in his heart, also rose with a heartfelt sense of pride, all of which were masterpieces of Chinese descendants and worthy of admiration.

The bus drove through Wengcheng, and the modern skyscrapers and the antique imperial palaces and towers were in harmony, and the long-standing and profound historical heritage and vigorous modern atmosphere suddenly came to the face, making the players of Hecheng University give birth to a kind of shallowness and insignificance.

"When we win this game, I'll take you around the neighborhood at my own expense!" Zhang Tiejun looked at the group of disciples and showed a knowing smile.

"Long live the coach!" Amid the cheers of the players from Hecheng University, the bus drove into this national key comprehensive research university.

The players stopped frolicking, got out of the car one after another, and walked into the Westside University gymnasium, ready to meet their challenge.

Liu Xiaodong sat in the chair of the away team's locker room, constantly recalling the tactical details arranged by the coach in his mind, constantly reminding himself not to make mistakes.

At 8:30 a.m., in the gymnasium of Xicheng University, the players of the two teams came to their respective players' tunnels, ready to play in order.

The appearance ceremony of Xicheng University and the city of Yixiang both have strong cultural characteristics.

The stadium was lit up with red and yellow lights representing the team, and the big screen played the city's special food oil and spicy seeds, as well as the red high wall outside the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which recorded the history of the patriotic revolution.

Immediately, the screen turned, and the thick Guanzhong loess, the earth-colored terracotta warriors and horses of the eighth wonder of the world, and the earth-colored ancient city walls appeared on the screen in an orderly manner.

In the center of the venue, under the illumination of the lights, an old man holding a birdcage and a pot of tea watched the two old men at the stone table play chess, his expression was so leisurely.

The sound of banhu and pipa sounded, the complex sound was exciting, the ears were sour, and the Qin cavity, which made people's blood turbulent, float into the ears of the audience, making the originally noisy venue immediately quiet.

After enjoying a moment of relaxation, two soldiers wearing Qin armor, holding a battle flag with a black bottom and a small white seal script written on it, ran towards each other's positions.

The war drums beat, and the performers on the field left the stage in an orderly manner with the drums beating.

The male host's powerful voice sounded, and the red and yellow lights shone on the players.

The home team's Roten was the first to run out of the players' tunnel and came to the center of the field, waving to the surrounding fans. The audience stood up excitedly and applauded and shouted to the pride in their hearts. Immediately afterwards, other Xicheng University players rushed out and also received a lot of cheers.

When it was Tsurujo University's turn to appear, the room became quiet, and occasionally there was some polite applause.

In the commentary seat, the sports channel specially arranged two commentators, which is enough to see how much CCTV attaches importance to the top 16 games.

Huang Guanyong looked at the starting lists of both sides and took the lead in explaining: "The level of Hecheng University is obviously below Xicheng University, I think even if Luo Teng doesn't play, Xicheng University can easily win!" ”

"The competition is not a comparison of strength on the books, and the fact that Hecheng University can reach the top 16 has proved that they are outstanding." Zhang Wei said with a serious expression.

"Director Zhang, do you think Hecheng University can win? By what? Is it the newcomer Liu Xiaodong? Huang Guanyong asked a little jokingly, he had watched the video of the game of Hecheng University before the game, although Liu Xiaodong's physical talent was strong, but it could not be denied that the overall strength of Xicheng University was stronger, more than one level higher than Hecheng University, and it was precisely because of this that he dared to believe that Hecheng University would definitely lose this promotion match.

"We have to believe that anything is possible!" Zhang Wei smiled and said Li Ning's advertising words.

Liu Xiaodong moved his somewhat stiff body, he didn't know why, he felt that his state was a little bad today, and he shot a three-pointer, which also popped out of the frame.

"Xiaodong, don't forget that there are still us behind you, don't put too much pressure on yourself!" Liu Mu and Guo Cheng walked over together, patted Liu Xiaodong on the shoulder and said comfortingly.

With a loud electronic beep, the players on both sides began to take their positions.

Xicheng University starters: point guard Zheng Tao, scoring guard Luo Teng, small forward Zhu Qi, power forward Lu Peng, center Kong Xianglong.

Hecheng University starters: point guard Guo Cheng, point guard Liu Xiaodong, small forward Qian Ning, power forward Zhou Jie, center Liu Mu.

Coach Zhang Tiejun arranged Zhou Jie's start, which was also a pre-arranged Tian Ji horse racing strategy. Zhou Jie's good performance on the bench in the last game made Zhang Tiejun dare to rest assured that he would leave Zhu Zihua off the field, and when the main team rested, he could lead the bench to chase points with Hou Wei. After all, it is obvious that the main force of Hecheng University does not have an advantage, and Zhang Tiejun does not want to put his eggs in one basket.

Liu Xiaodong looked at a strong defender wearing a yellow No. 7 with small eyes and pimples on his face, he was the opponent to be defeated!

"What do you see! I'll blow you up in a minute! Luo Teng was very sensitive to Liu Xiaodong's gaze, and he unconsciously touched his nose and shouted loudly.

"Don't worry, he's an adolescent at work, you don't see the pimples on his face!" Seeing that Liu Xiaodong wanted to step forward to fight back, Guo Cheng hurriedly went to Liu Xiaodong's side and whispered a few words, only to calm down the angry Liu Xiaodong.