Participants run among azalea bushes
Southeastern Network, April 21 (Reporter Zheng Xiaodan) From April 20th to 21st, the 6th Minqing Rhododendron Sea International Mountain Outdoor Festival was held in Jiuye Town. More than 1,000 trail running and cycling enthusiasts gathered in Jiuye Town to start an appointment to go to the mountains.
The 6th Minqing Rhododendron Sea International Mountain Outdoor Festival focuses on the Minqing East Bridge and the rhododendron sea of Gaogang Mountain and Guicuoping on which it is based, and combines the characteristics of local ecology, culture, and food to carry out various cultural activities.
On the day of the competition, many families with children participated in the competition
In addition to the traditional 42km and 21km cross-country challenges and cycling hill climbs, the event also added 10km and 5km hiking parent-child experience flower appreciation activities, further expanding the scope of national fitness. At the same time, in addition to sports events, it is also innovatively combined with the outdoor venues and supporting advantages of Jiuye Town to carry out cultural and tourism integration activities such as outdoor fun sports experience and outdoor carnival night.
In the end, in the 42KM trekking and cross-country challenge, the champion, runner-up and third place in the men's group were won by Xiao Zufeng, Chen Feng and Li Guangbin respectively, and the champion, runner-up and third place in the women's group were won by Chen Yuanyu, Huang Pearl and Zha Fan respectively. The champions, runners-up and runners-up of the 21KM men's group of the trekking cross-country challenge were won by Huang Jianping, Lin Youfa and Lin Xiaosui, and the runners-up and runners-up of the women's group were won by Zhang Xiumei, Shen Pinghua and Chen Xuejiao respectively.
Cyclists walk through the mountains and forests
In the cycling challenge, Wang Bo, She Shengcan, and Chen Dacheng won the championship, second and third place in the men's road group, Feng Jianjun, Huang Shibiao, and Huang Sen won the championship, second and third place in the men's mountain group, and Liang Yanqing, Xue Liyun, and Cai Xiaomei won the championship, second and third place in the women's group respectively.
As an AAA-level scenic spot and sports tourism base, Jiuye Town has held six consecutive Minqing Rhododendron Sea International Mountain Outdoor Festivals since 2019, and has built the event into a well-known event IP. With sports, tourism and culture as the carrier, the event helps Minqing release the advantages of mountain resources, interprets the connotation of the integration of "sports + tourism" and "sports + culture", and becomes a new business card for the integration of culture, sports and tourism in Minqing.
Participate in sweating among the green
The event was guided by the Fujian Provincial Sports Bureau, co-sponsored by the Fuzhou Sports Bureau, the Fuzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, and the People's Government of Minqing County, and jointly organized by the Minqing County Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, the People's Government of Dongqiao Town, Minqing County, the People's Government of Xiazhu Township, Minqing County, and Fuzhou Jiuye Town Industrial Operation and Management Co., Ltd.
(All photos in this article are provided by the organizer)