An image of a racing athlete appears on Huzhou Huying Bridge in Wuxing district, Huzhou, East China's Zhejiang province on Feb 21. [Photo/WeChat account: huzhoufabu]

Huzhou staged a number of light shows on the evening of Feb 21 to mark the beginning of the 200-day countdown to the Asian Games.

Huzhou's Deqing county will host the 19th Asian Games' 3-on-3 basketball competitions and group volleyball events.

Deqing's wealth of experience in hosting high-profile sports events and its proximity to Hangzhou, the main venue of the Asian Games, makes it stand out as a co-host city. It takes only around 10 minutes to travel from Hangzhou to Deqing by bullet train.

The characters "亚运" (meaning "Asian Games") are seen on the Huzhou Sheraton Hotel, which is known as the "Moon Hotel" since it is shaped like a crescent moon. [Photo/WeChat account: huzhoufabu]

Images of athletes appear on skyscrapers in Huzhou's Wuxing district on Feb 21 to mark the beginning of the 200-day countdown to the Asian Games. [Photo/WeChat account: huzhoufabu]

The Chinese characters "亚运靠大家" (meaning "the success of the Asian Games depends on everyone") are seen on the Future Mansion in Huzhou's Nanxun district. Photo/WeChat account: huzhoufabu]