Howard joins a basketball fan for a selfie. Photo: Courtesy of Peak Sport

Howard coaches young basketball players during his tour. Photo: Courtesy of Peak Sport

Peak's contracted basketball star Dwight Howard officially set off on his China tour on September 11, with the first stop in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, during which local basketball fans welcomed Howard with great enthusiasm.

Meanwhile, his speech in front of the freshman students of Shenyang University, in which he encouraged them to pursue their dreams with courage, won applause from the young audience.

Also on that day, the NBA player met with his fans for the first time as a contracted player of Peak Sport.

At the event, several interesting interactive games were arranged between Howard and his Chinese fans. They even taught him how to speak in their Shenyang dialect.

Howard also witnessed the launch event of the newly-established association of local basketball fans 'Huo Hua She,' during which he presented the plaque and the flag of the association to Ye Wenshen, the general manager of Shenyang Dengfeng Sports Product Company, an agent for Peak Sport. At the event, he also expressed his gratitude to his fans.

"It's a very meaningful occasion for us to meet in Shenyang," said Howard. "Your support has been the greatest motivation to me on the basketball court. I would also like to thank Peak for this opportunity to meet all of you here."

After the event, Howard went to the basketball training camp of Shenyang University and spoke to young Chinese basketball players, encouraging them to pursue their dreams.

After the tour in Shenyang, Howard headed directly to Nanchang in Jiangxi Province to attend a series of sports activities.