/PRCWT/September 26, 2023 Shandong - Dormant restart, Wulian bloom. 2023 China Mountain Horse Cross Country Series in Shandong Wulian for the first time! On September 24, 2023 China Mountain Horse cross-country Series (the first stop) - Shandong Wulian Station and China Wulian fourth "Green Water and Green Mountain" Games in the national 4A scenic spot - Wulian Mountain Tourist scenic area fired a shot. This is the fourth time that the China Mountain Horse Cross Country Series has been successfully held in Wulian, attracting top players such as Luo Tao, Qi Min, Zheng Wenrong, Qin Guidu, Zhao Hu, Zhang Jiao and many mountain horse enthusiasts from all over the country, a total of more than 2,100 people.
The event is sponsored by the Chinese Mountaineering Association, organized by the Sports Bureau of Rizhao City, the Culture and Tourism Bureau of Rizhao City, the People's Government of Wulian County, the Tourism Scenic Area of Wulian County, the Education and Sports Bureau of Wulian County, the Culture and Tourism Bureau of Wulian County, the Rural Cultural Tourism Development Group Co., LTD., and the Rizhao Kunyun Cultural Tourism Industry Development Co., LTD. Exclusive operation of Beijing Southern Star Sports Industry Development Co., LTD. Rizhao Songyue Lake Blue Sea Junhua Hotel Co., LTD., Wulian Yinhe Wine Co., LTD., Rizhao Hongri New Energy Automobile Co., LTD., Wulian Bank of Rizhao Co., LTD., Wulian Stone Industry Association/Stone Industry Alliance, Wulian City Development Group Co., LTD., Wulian Feitian Hotel Group Co., LTD., Shandong David International Architectural Design Co., LTD., Sundong Rihua Yao Wang Wine Group Co., LTD., Wulian Yinhe Juice Co., LTD., Wulian Zincyuan Mountain Spring Water Co., LTD., Shandong Shengto Internet Technology Co., LTD., Jiuhaocang Wine Company, Wulian Qianxi Hotel Management Co., LTD., Jinmerang Drinks Co., LTD.
At 8:00 am, the grand opening of the competition was held at the Wulian Mountain Visitor Service Center. Wu Qi, former Vice President of the Chinese Olympic Committee; Wang Yongfeng, Vice Director of the Mountaineering Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport and Vice Chairman of the Chinese Mountaineering Management Center; Shi Yun, Vice Minister of the Outdoor Sports Department of the State General Administration of Sport; Xu Dayi, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Mountaineering Association and Chairman of the Shandong Mountaineering Outdoor Sports Association; Lin Yanqin, Vice Mayor of Rizhao City; Wu Guangfeng, Secretary of the Wulian County Party Committee;
The event consists of 42 km individual race, 21 km individual race and 6.5 km mass fitness race. Among them, the 42km individual race accumulated 1,600m + climb, the highest altitude of 524M; 21 km individual race accumulated 800M+ climb; The mass fitness race is about 6.5KM, with a cumulative climb of 410M+. Compared with other station races held before this event, the track is more challenging, the scenery is more beautiful, and the experience is more rich. In the selection of the route, fully considering the rich mountain resources of Wulian, the characteristics of complex and changeable terrain, the landscape of Wulian landscape, the beauty of humanity together, the characteristic villages, boutique homesays, fitness trails, customs greenways, rural stations running around the track are set as the track highlights. At the same time, the unique complex road conditions and uphill and downhill sections of Wulian are a test of the professional ability of the players, but also provide an opportunity for high-level players to create results and distance.
At 8:30 a.m., more than 2,100 athletes and mountain marathon enthusiasts ran all the way to the mountain, launching a contest of speed and passion. After intense competition, in the end, Luo Tao from Guizhou Province won the champion of men's 42km individual race at 3:09:01, Qin Guidu and Han Guangxiong ranked second and third respectively.
Zheng Wenrong from Yunnan Province won the women's 42km individual championship in 04:00:14, Yang Linlin and Sun Meifang took second and third place respectively.
Luo Chenghua, a member of the national Ski and Mountaineers team from Yunnan Province, won the gold medal of men's 21km group with the time of 01:40:56. The second and third place were Yang Xiupeng and Li Jiahui respectively.
CCTV, People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency, China Sports News, China News Service, Sohu, Dazhong Daily, Shandong TV and other media carried out reports, sharing the wonderful process of this event and the charming scenery of Wulian with many viewers.
On the occasion of the opening of the Hangzhou Asian Games, the China Mountain Horse cross-country Series set sail for the fourth time in Wulian, and played the assembly number of embracing the golden autumn and welcoming the Asian Games. This is mainly due to the strong support of the Chinese Mountaineering Association and the unique ecological tourism cultural resources of Wulian County, but also from the rapid development of sports and sports industry in Wulian County. To the mountains, the extraordinary road. In recent years, Wulian County has anchored the overall working idea of "14 May Day", relying on a good ecological environment and unique mountain sports advantages, holding competitions with scenery and leaning on the mountain, gathering to build a demonstration area for the integration of agriculture, commerce, culture, tourism, health and sports development, and building a number of sports venues such as the national mountaineering fitness trail, mountain and sea style cycling greenway, sports park, Black Tiger Mountain Shooting Center, rock climbing base, etc. It successfully held a series of large-scale, distinctive and influential events such as Daqingshan International Tai Chi Competition, China Mountain Marathon Series and Provincial Shooting Competition. Especially in recent years, Wulian County has focused on creating the "green water and green Mountains" national fitness and leisure games, which have been held for three consecutive sessions, and successfully ranked among the province's boutique events, becoming a shining cultural tourism symbol and city business card of splendid Wulian.
The Organizing committee has been specially set up for this event, including 7 groups such as the comprehensive coordination group and the publicity liaison Group, with a total of 32 departments and units participating to provide all-round guarantee for the success of the event, and strive to present a wonderful, successful and safe sports feast to the people of the whole country, so that more people can enjoy the passion and joy brought by sports events. It is believed that relying on the China Mountain and Horse cross-country Series, a national competition platform, it will better promote the integration of sports and fitness into global tourism, and promote the transformation of global tourism from sightseeing tourism to sports and fitness and in-depth experience. At the same time, it will also use the demonstration and leading role of the China Mountain and horse cross-country Series to further promote the integrated development of mass sports, competitive sports and sports industry.
Wulian County is located in the southwest of Shandong Peninsula. It is named after the Wulian Mountain, with an area of 1500 square kilometers. It is known as "the south of the North and the north of the South". It is a national ecological civilization construction demonstration zone, a national key ecological functional zone, a national ecological demonstration county, a national garden county, and a provincial practice and innovation base of "clear water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains", and has been listed as the most beautiful county in China for six consecutive years. The Dantu site in the territory of 4800 years ago is the site of Dawenkou Cultural city; There is known as "the world's most barriers" the Great Wall of Qi through the border; There is the Sun Bin Academy under the Jiuxianshan Baogu Peak; There are the first peak of the southeast of Shandong Ma Er Mountain and Su Shi praise "nine imxian has now pressed Jingdong" nine Imxian mountain; Longtan Grand Canyon, known as the "double best in the north of the river", and ten thousand acres of wild cuckoo garden. In recent years, relying on the advantages of good ecological resources, Wulian County has firmly established and deeply practiced the concept of clear water and green mountains as Jinshan and silver mountains, vigorously implemented the strategy of ecological strength county, and built a demonstration area for the integrated development of agriculture, commerce, culture, tourism, health and sports, with Wulian Mountain, Jiuxian Mountain "Two mountains" and Bailuwan Art Museum Town as the leaders. To the eastern garden plate, the central forest hot spring health plate, the southern Daqingshan Black Tiger Mountain Tai Chi plate, the northwest Guanshuai hot spring health plate "four plates" as the support of the global tourism development pattern, accelerate the creation of "near and far" "fast travel slow travel" tourism county, played the "green rise, beautiful Wulian" new Hua chapter.
