
Citizens participate in a ride event of spinning bikes which are provided by local enterprises at a square in Ningjin County of Dezhou City, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 24, 2026. Dezhou City, leveraging its traditional strengths in sports equipment manufacturing, has made overall plans for its industrial layout of sports and fitness industry in recent years, with Laoling City focusing on high-end competitive sports equipment and Ningjin County deeply engaged in commercial fitness equipment.
Dezhou has continuously advanced the intelligent transformation of industries and the integration of industry, academia and research, and engaged in both domestic and foreign trade. It has also been driving the upgrading of sports manufacturing to a full-chain model of manufacturing and services.
At present, the scale of the local sports and fitness industry has kept expanding constantly, and the high-end sports and fitness equipment industry has developed into a characteristic advanced manufacturing cluster in Dezhou. (Xinhua/Dai Mingxuan)

Staff members test an AI physical testing all-in-one machine at a production workshop of Taishan Sports Industry Group Co., Ltd. in Laoling, Dezhou City of east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 24, 2026. Dezhou City, leveraging its traditional strengths in sports equipment manufacturing, has made overall plans for its industrial layout of sports and fitness industry in recent years, with Laoling City focusing on high-end competitive sports equipment and Ningjin County deeply engaged in commercial fitness equipment.
Dezhou has continuously advanced the intelligent transformation of industries and the integration of industry, academia and research, and engaged in both domestic and foreign trade. It has also been driving the upgrading of sports manufacturing to a full-chain model of manufacturing and services.
At present, the scale of the local sports and fitness industry has kept expanding constantly, and the high-end sports and fitness equipment industry has developed into a characteristic advanced manufacturing cluster in Dezhou. (Photo by Jia Peng/Xinhua)

A salesperson introduces fitness equipment products to guests from Germany at the exhibition hall of MBH Fitness Co., Ltd. in Ningjin County of Dezhou City, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 25, 2026. Dezhou City, leveraging its traditional strengths in sports equipment manufacturing, has made overall plans for its industrial layout of sports and fitness industry in recent years, with Laoling City focusing on high-end competitive sports equipment and Ningjin County deeply engaged in commercial fitness equipment.
Dezhou has continuously advanced the intelligent transformation of industries and the integration of industry, academia and research, and engaged in both domestic and foreign trade. It has also been driving the upgrading of sports manufacturing to a full-chain model of manufacturing and services.
At present, the scale of the local sports and fitness industry has kept expanding constantly, and the high-end sports and fitness equipment industry has developed into a characteristic advanced manufacturing cluster in Dezhou. (Photo by Wang Zhiwei/Xinhua)

A staff member tests a treadmill at the quality inspection center of MBH Fitness Co., Ltd. in Ningjin County of Dezhou City, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 25, 2026. Dezhou City, leveraging its traditional strengths in sports equipment manufacturing, has made overall plans for its industrial layout of sports and fitness industry in recent years, with Laoling City focusing on high-end competitive sports equipment and Ningjin County deeply engaged in commercial fitness equipment.
Dezhou has continuously advanced the intelligent transformation of industries and the integration of industry, academia and research, and engaged in both domestic and foreign trade. It has also been driving the upgrading of sports manufacturing to a full-chain model of manufacturing and services.
At present, the scale of the local sports and fitness industry has kept expanding constantly, and the high-end sports and fitness equipment industry has developed into a characteristic advanced manufacturing cluster in Dezhou. (Xinhua/Dai Mingxuan)

A worker packs products to be shipped overseas at Shandong Shuyoute Fitness Technology Co., Ltd. in Ningjin County of Dezhou City, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 25, 2026. Dezhou City, leveraging its traditional strengths in sports equipment manufacturing, has made overall plans for its industrial layout of sports and fitness industry in recent years, with Laoling City focusing on high-end competitive sports equipment and Ningjin County deeply engaged in commercial fitness equipment.
Dezhou has continuously advanced the intelligent transformation of industries and the integration of industry, academia and research, and engaged in both domestic and foreign trade. It has also been driving the upgrading of sports manufacturing to a full-chain model of manufacturing and services.
At present, the scale of the local sports and fitness industry has kept expanding constantly, and the high-end sports and fitness equipment industry has developed into a characteristic advanced manufacturing cluster in Dezhou. (Xinhua/Dai Mingxuan)

A worker assembles a carbon fiber bicycle at a production workshop of Shandong Taishan Ruibao Composite Material Co., Ltd. in Laoling, Dezhou City of east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 24, 2026. Dezhou City, leveraging its traditional strengths in sports equipment manufacturing, has made overall plans for its industrial layout of sports and fitness industry in recent years, with Laoling City focusing on high-end competitive sports equipment and Ningjin County deeply engaged in commercial fitness equipment.
Dezhou has continuously advanced the intelligent transformation of industries and the integration of industry, academia and research, and engaged in both domestic and foreign trade. It has also been driving the upgrading of sports manufacturing to a full-chain model of manufacturing and services.
At present, the scale of the local sports and fitness industry has kept expanding constantly, and the high-end sports and fitness equipment industry has developed into a characteristic advanced manufacturing cluster in Dezhou. (Photo by Jia Peng/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Aug. 24, 2026 shows a scene at the artificial turf production workshop of Taishan Sports Industry Group Co., Ltd. in Laoling, Dezhou City of east China's Shandong Province. Dezhou City, leveraging its traditional strengths in sports equipment manufacturing, has made overall plans for its industrial layout of sports and fitness industry in recent years, with Laoling City focusing on high-end competitive sports equipment and Ningjin County deeply engaged in commercial fitness equipment.
Dezhou has continuously advanced the intelligent transformation of industries and the integration of industry, academia and research, and engaged in both domestic and foreign trade. It has also been driving the upgrading of sports manufacturing to a full-chain model of manufacturing and services.
At present, the scale of the local sports and fitness industry has kept expanding constantly, and the high-end sports and fitness equipment industry has developed into a characteristic advanced manufacturing cluster in Dezhou. (Photo by Jia Peng/Xinhua)

A worker operates with a welding robot at the welding workshop of MBH Fitness Co., Ltd. in Ningjin County of Dezhou City, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 25, 2026. Dezhou City, leveraging its traditional strengths in sports equipment manufacturing, has made overall plans for its industrial layout of sports and fitness industry in recent years, with Laoling City focusing on high-end competitive sports equipment and Ningjin County deeply engaged in commercial fitness equipment.
Dezhou has continuously advanced the intelligent transformation of industries and the integration of industry, academia and research, and engaged in both domestic and foreign trade. It has also been driving the upgrading of sports manufacturing to a full-chain model of manufacturing and services.
At present, the scale of the local sports and fitness industry has kept expanding constantly, and the high-end sports and fitness equipment industry has developed into a characteristic advanced manufacturing cluster in Dezhou. (Photo by Wang Zhiwei/Xinhua)



