On March 23, the 2024 Run Guizhou Mountain Running Series (Xifeng Station), Run Guiyang Series and the 6th Xiwangshan Cross-Country Running Challenge kicked off in Luwo Village, Xishan Town, Xifeng County, where thousands of acres of rapeseed flowers are in bloom. The event attracted 1,048 players from Guizhou, Guangdong, Yunnan, Chongqing and other places to participate in the competition.
Xiwangshan Cross-Country Running Challenge was founded in 2016. It is the first cross-country running event in Guizhou Province to obtain ITRA (International Cross-Country Running Association) points certification. After years of development, the competition has become a famous business card of Xifeng. With the theme of "asking about the path of Zen, running towards the mountains, purifying the mind and keeping one's mind, and realizing the path to enlightenment", this event has men's and women's individual races, respectively, with a 51-kilometer "Path-keeping Group" and a 35-kilometer "Keeping the Mind" group. There are four competition categories: 21-kilometer "Purifying Heart Group" and 8-kilometer "Ask Zen Group".
At 8 o'clock, the competition started on time. More than a thousand runners set off from the Luwo Village Cultural Square at the foot of Xiwang Mountain and walked through the rapeseed fields toward the mountain. During the competition, the contestants chased each other in the mountains, passing through fields, villages, mountains, canyons and dense forests, getting close to nature and relaxing body and mind.
This event combines the unique terrain, climate, culture and other characteristics of Xiwang Mountain, combines natural beauty with sports, and further optimizes the track setting. The track is a cross-country running experience route that integrates flower appreciation, secluded scenery, visiting ancient times, and fitness. It connects the eight major sceneries and twenty-four small sceneries of Xiwang Mountain, allowing runners to appreciate the West while challenging mountain cross-country racing. Wangshan’s natural scenery, pastoral spring scenery, cultural relics and rural customs. (Pu Wensi and Gu Xiangjun)
Editor in charge: [Song Fangcan]