China News Service, Yongding, Fujian, December 25th (Wu Yuliang, Chen Jingbin, Tang Haoyu, Qiu Songqiao) At 8:00 am on the 25th, the 2022 Fujian Yongding Tulou Marathon will start at the beautiful World Cultural Heritage Fujian Tulou Yongding Scenic Area.
Competitors from all over the world enjoyed the unique charm of the World Heritage Tulou while running.
Li Hongtai, Deputy Secretary of the Yongding District Committee and District Mayor, Li Xiang, Competition Supervisor of the Marathon Department of the Chinese Athletic Association, Liang Xueren, Director of the Fujian Provincial Track and Field Cycling Management Center, and Shi Xiaoyang, Deputy Director of the Longyan Sports Bureau attended the opening ceremony and fired guns for the event.
players in the game.
Photo courtesy of Yongding District Financial Media Center
This competition is divided into three events: 42.195km full marathon, 21.0975km half marathon and 5km Tulou style run.
On the most beautiful track of Tulou, contestants encountered Tulou Prince Zhencheng Building, Wufeng Building, Classic Fuyu Building, Palace-style Square Building Kuiju Building, Tulou Wang Chengqi Building, etc.
Different from the previous ones, the organizers of this competition also carefully prepared the golden terraced fields, original ecological tulou ditch, dreamy persimmon forest and other poetic and picturesque pastoral scenery of earthen buildings, allowing the contestants to enjoy the beauty of winter.
"The track is very nostalgic." Jiao Jingjing, who won the runner-up in the women's half marathon, said that Yongding's track is very unique, and the people are very simple. They cheered for me along the way.
After fierce competition, Liao Shunhu won the full marathon men's championship with a time of 2:24:34, and Qiu Liyan won the full marathon women's championship with a time of 3:19:49.
The half marathon men's championship was won by Yan Songbin with a time of 1:15:48, and the half marathon women's championship was won by Huang Xuemei with a time of 1:19:59.
Since Fujian Tulou was included in the "World Heritage List" in 2008, Yongding Tulou has been famous at home and abroad.
Relying on the unique world heritage scenery and Hakka culture, Fujian Yongding Tulou Marathon came into being.
Since 2016, the event has been successfully held for four times. With earth buildings as the symbol, folk customs as the theme, and ecology as the background color, it has fully demonstrated the world heritage culture and tourism cultural characteristics to the outside world, and created a dream-seeking event for runners. World heritage horse racing tour.
players in the game.
Photo courtesy of Yongding District Financial Media Center
For this marathon, Yongding District will fully integrate Yongding earth building tourism, Yongding cuisine, Hakka cultural experience, etc. into the event, and specially prepared drum parasols, ten fan music, dragon and lion dances, Hakka folk songs, gong drums, puppet shows, etc. Hakka characteristic folk performances, 3D light show and "Tianya Mingyue Knife" immersive performing arts theater at night, allowing tourists to be on the scene, while fully enjoying the fun of tourism, actively display healthy and progressive sports style, and spread the word "courageous". The positive energy of the Hakka culture of fighting hard will further promote the deep integration of sports and tourism in Yongding.
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