中新网客户端北京7月11日电 日前，正在美国女子职业篮球联赛(WNBA)征战的中国女篮球员韩旭通过社交平台与国内球迷互动，并与中国篮球名宿巩晓彬进行了交流。
An aerial drone photo taken in October 2025 shows a view of the Dongshan pocket park in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua)When 72-year-old Shi Jikun opened his windows at home in Yuxi, southwest China's Yunnan Province, he used to hear the repeated thud of balls and blowing of whistles from an indoor sports venue near his residential community.
"During the day, I didn't dare open the windows," Shi said, recalling years when the noise disrupted his daily routine.
The sports venue has since undergone two rounds of soundproofing. Sound-absorbing materials were installed on its walls, while double-glazed soundproof windows were fitted along the side facing the residential area.
The noise has eased. "The neighborhood is quiet now, making everyday life much more comfortable," Shi noted.
Shi's experience is part of a broader move underway across China to tackle one of the less obvious costs of urbanization: the growing amount of noise packed into increasingly dense neighborhoods.
As cities expand, the likes of homes, roads, businesses, construction sites and recreational spaces are often crammed together. China has, notably, been testing a neighborhood-level response to this challenge via the development of "quiet communities," combining physical upgrades with local management and mediation.
This initiative was launched as a national pilot project in May 2023. By the end of 2025, a total of 3,272 quiet communities had been built nationwide, benefiting more than 2.4 million households, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
This approach now also has a stronger legal footing. On Saturday, China's Ecological and Environmental Code came into force, with a dedicated section on noise pollution prevention and control.
The scale of the problem is reflected in noise complaints. In 2025, cities at the prefecture level and above received about 6.83 million noise-related complaints, with social-life noise accounting for 73.2 percent.
Noise from neighbors, equipment malfunctions and disturbances from square dancing, a popular group exercise in China often held by middle-aged and older residents in public spaces, were among the most common issues raised.
China's quiet-community program is designed to address such problems before they become recurring disputes. "Quiet communities do not mean that there should be no sound," said Lu Lu, deputy head of the noise management division at the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
The goal, Lu said, is to create a comfortable and harmonious living environment while balancing everyday activity with residents' need for quiet.
The solutions vary from place to place. In south China's Shenzhen, some newly built residential communities are incorporating noise control at the planning and design stage. Measures include low-noise pavements, vegetation buffers, separated pedestrian and vehicle routes, and automatic noise-monitoring equipment.
Older communities are using renovation projects to address noise concerns. In Xiaoshan District in east China's Hangzhou, Huiyu garden community replaced aging elevators and repaired drainage grates and other public facilities as part of its quiet-community program.
But physical upgrades alone cannot settle conflicts between neighbors.
At Fenglin Shunhe community in Weihai, eastern China's Shandong Province, residents, property managers, community officials and square-dancing groups agreed to end dancing at 8:30 p.m. The main lights in the square switch off at that time, signaling that it is time for the dancers to leave.
The key is to respond quickly to complaints and give residents and activity groups a way to negotiate solutions, said Jiang Chunyan, head of the neighborhood committee.
In another community in Shenzhen, property managers have gone further by treating renovation noise as a process to be managed proactively rather than a problem to be addressed after complaints arise.
Renovation work is divided into nine stages and mapped on a visual noise-management chart. Property managers use the chart to carry out targeted inspections as work progresses. Contractors are also required to work only during designated hours and under fully enclosed conditions.
The program still faces gaps in terms of regional coverage and long-term maintenance. Quiet communities remain concentrated in a few cities, while older neighborhoods and parts of central and western China have fewer projects. Some communities also face difficulties maintaining noise-control measures after initial upgrades are completed.
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment plans to incorporate quiet-community development into China's noise pollution prevention and control work for the 2026-2030 period. It has called for regular inspections, dynamic monitoring and follow-up visits to ensure that measures remain effective.
Zheng Shanshan, an official responsible for ecological affairs in Hangzhou's Xiangfu Subdistrict, said the next step should extend noise management from individual communities to larger areas through tools such as sound-environment maps.
"Quiet communities are only a starting point," Zheng said. "We hope to create more quiet spaces across the city."
。巩晓彬肯定了韩旭近期的出色表现，希望她能通过更多比赛的磨砺，帮助中国女篮未来在国际大赛中取得更好成绩。在互动中，巩晓彬透露其曾与韩旭父亲一起打球，也在关注韩旭的比赛。他肯定了韩旭近期在WNBA的良好表现，认为韩旭的能力有了很大提升。
B | 巩晓彬表示，韩旭身体虽然相对单薄，但是高度、移动速度和能力都不错，只要针对性做好下肢力量，保持健康的身体，再通过刻苦的训练，一定能在WNBA的舞台上闯出更大的天地。此外，巩晓彬希望韩旭通过在WNBA的历练，能将更多比赛经验传递给年轻人，给她们追梦的信心和努力的方向。同时，他也期待韩旭通过更多比赛的磨砺，帮助中国女篮在国际大赛中取得更好的成绩。
C | 面对前辈巩晓彬的希冀，韩旭表示，站在WNBA的赛场上，就代表了中国球员的形象，必须努力证明自己，展现中国球员风采，不辜负领导和球迷们的期待。只要能更好地融入球队文化，更好地理解技战术、提升场上往返的速度，相信自己会得到更多上场机会。
D | 交谈间，韩旭也向巩晓彬请教了内线进攻的技战术。
E | 韩旭表示，在高强度比赛中，自己篮下进攻有时会很慌，假动作也很快。“打球时节奏很重要，假动作一定要慢、要逼真。首先需要调整好心态。其次是保持自信，尽快适应WNBA的规则和赛场气氛。同时要加强个人力量训练，在日常训练中着重解决一个问题，每天改善一点，日积月累，一定会弥补这些不足。
F | ”巩晓彬如是说道。对于韩旭落选WNBA全明星赛，巩晓彬也送上了鼓励。“只要继续保持努力，肯定有机会在全明星的舞台上展现自己，让更多的球迷认识你，支持你。”(完)
