On November 12, the reporter learned from the 2018 Zhangjiajie Mountain Marathon Government Coordination Meeting that at 8 a.m. on November 18, the "Colorful Marathon and the Beautiful Wulingyuan" 2018 Zhangjiajie Mountain Marathon will be held at the Wulingyuan Wujiayu Ticket Station in the core scenic area of Zhangjiajie. More than 1,000 marathon enthusiasts from all over the country will participate in the event.
It is understood that the Zhangjiajie Mountain Marathon is an organized tourism activity for tourists or athletes with the main purpose of participating in the mountain marathon event. The successful holding of the first Zhangjiajie Mountain Marathon in 2017 showed a different Wulingyuan to the world and created another vivid business card of Wulingyuan, with good social response. The 2018 Zhangjiajie Mountain Marathon is divided into three categories: full-marathon, half-marathon and public category. The race distances are 42 kilometers, 21 kilometers and 10 kilometers respectively. The competition route passes through the core scenic spots. Participants can not only easily participate in the activities among the beautiful natural mountains and rivers, but also enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way. In addition, the event organizing committee will reward the top 20 men and women in each of the full-distance and half-distance groups, with a total fund of 50,000 yuan.
Qin Jinting, deputy director of the People's Government of Wulingyuan District, pointed out at the coordination meeting that the Zhangjiajie Mountain Marathon is an important measure for Wulingyuan District to upgrade its tourism products, promote the deep integration of "tourism + sports", and innovate the tourism brand. It aims to increase influence and core competitiveness through events, use sports tourism to stimulate the local economy, promote the development of industries in the same area, and continue to build the "Zhangjiajie Mountain Marathon" tourism brand. In order to ensure that the event is carried out successfully as scheduled, Qin Jinting put forward specific requirements in four aspects at the meeting: attaching great importance to it and going all out; everyone should take responsibility and assign responsibilities to each person; pay attention to details and do a good job in docking; and be strict in discipline and strive for practical results. All responsible units are required to enhance their sense of ownership and fully realize that it is everyone's unshirkable responsibility to run the event well. They must not only escort the event, but also actively participate in the event, devote themselves to the event, organize the event well, serve the event well, and make every effort to ensure that the event is successful, smooth and successful.
It is reported that this event has about 1,000 people, divided into a full-course group of 150 people, a half-course group of 200 people, and a general group of 650 people. (1) The whole route: Wujiayu Sign Gate - Gaoyun Road - Baizhang Gorge - Chaqiyu - Kangjinyan - Zimugang - Shibapan - Jinbian Road - Forest Park Ticket Station - Big Oxygen Bar Square - Jinbian Stream - Shuirao Simen - Shili Gallery - Suoxiyu Reservoir - Wujiayu Sign Gate. (2) Half-distance route: Wujiayu Sign Gate - Gaoyun Road - Baizhangxia - Chaqiyu - Kangjinyan - Zimugang - Shuirao Simen. (3) Public group route: Wujiayu Sign Gate - Gaoyun Road - Baizhangxia - Wulingshan Avenue - Chaqiyu Neighborhood Committee Village Department.