Players of the Peng Cheng Laboratory team compete in the first Shenzhen X9 Alliance of Universities and Institutes (X9 Alliance) Rowing League Around X-Lake Sciensity on the Dasha River in Nanshan District yesterday. The X9 Alliance was established on the same day. A total of 24 teams composed of 360 academicians, teachers, researchers and students from local universities and research institutes participated in the race.   (Story on P3)  Sun Yuchen