Photo taken on Sept 16, 2023 shows a view of the Hangzhou Asian Games Village in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

HANGZHOU - The opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games Village, which also served as the team welcome ceremony for the sports delegation of hosts China, was held in Hangzhou on Saturday.

Village mayor Li Huolin addressed the audience with a welcome speech, saying the volunteers and other employees will do their best to provide high-level services and make it home to all, safe, warm and comfortable.

Guests beat the gongs to announce the opening of the Asian Games Village during the opening ceremony for the Hangzhou Asian Games Village in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Sept 16, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

The village, consisting of athletes' village, technical officials' village and media village, is the largest non-competition venue of the Hangzhou Asian Games.

During the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, the village will provide accommodation, catering, transportation, medical services, etc, for more than 20,000 athletes, team officials, technical officials and journalists.

Lion dancers perform during the opening ceremony for the Hangzhou Asian Games Village in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Sept 16, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Five sub-villages in Ningbo, Wenzhou, Jinhua, Tonglu and Chun'an, as well as three athletes reception hotels in Shaoxing, Lin'an and Xiaoshan, also opened on the same day. 

Members of the Chinese delegation pose after the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Sept 16, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Children sing the official song of the 19th Asian Games The Love We Share during the opening ceremony for the Hangzhou Asian Games Village in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Sept 16, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

The Chinese delegation arrives for the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games Village in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Sept 16, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Chen Qingchen (left) and Jia Yifan, badminton players of the Chinese delegation, pose after the opening ceremony for the Hangzhou Asian Games Village in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Sept 16, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)