2023 Wanfenglin Half Marathon kicks off in Guizhou

Participants run along the beautiful route in Xingyi. [Photo provided to eguizhou.gov.cn]

The 2023 Wanfenglin Half Marathon, which is a part of this year's International Conference of Mountain Tourism and Outdoor Sports, kicked off in Xingyi, Qianxinan Bouyei and Miao prefecture, Guizhou province, on Sept 10.

More than 10,000 participants from both home and abroad took part in the event, including 3,000 runners in the half marathon and approximately 7,000 in the healthy run.

Rice fields along the race route are ready to be harvested. [Photo by Zhang Dehou/provided to eguizhou.gov.cn]

The half marathon route started at the Guizhouchun Scenic Area's tourist service center and was 21.0975 kilometers, while the healthy run was 6.3 kilometers.

The rice fields in Wanfenglin shimmered gold, as it is currently rice harvest season. Farmers could be seen working in the fields, exuding a sense of joy along the route.