On the morning of April 21, the 5th Zhongcheng Cultural Tourism Month in Chongqing and the "Orange Cup" 2024 Chongqing Zhongxian Three Gorges Orange Township Pastoral Half Marathon kicked off in the Three Gorges Orange Township Pastoral Complex, which is full of oranges. Nearly 5,000 runners from all over the country joined the live audience for the marathon and the kick-off event of Tourism Month.
Li Dian, secretary of the county party committee, announced the launch of the tourism month. Xu Haibo, deputy secretary of the county party committee and county magistrate, delivered a speech. Luo Daifu, member of the Municipal Committee of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, He Xiaobo, second-level inspector of the Municipal Sports Bureau, Chen Qiang, director of the Standing Committee of the County People's Congress, Yuan Dexiang, chairman of the county CPPCC, Tan Shuming, vice chairman of the CPPCC of Dadukou District, Lei Yaping, deputy secretary of the county party committee, Qin Haifeng, member of the Standing Committee of the county party committee and minister of the Propaganda Department, Tao Weidong, deputy director of the Standing Committee of the County People's Congress, Qi Mingshan, deputy county magistrate, Wang Xing, deputy secretary of the party group and deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Qu County People's Congress of Sichuan Province, Chen Zheng, chairman of Chongqing Orange Label Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., and Lu Biao, general manager of Chongqing Orange Label Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. attended. Together, they fired their guns for the start of the pastoral marathon.
On behalf of the county party committee, the Standing Committee of the County People's Congress, the county government, and the county CPPCC, Xu Haibo extended a warm welcome to all the guests and runners, and expressed his heartfelt thanks to all the staff who worked hard for this event. He said that this year, Zhongxian County held the 5th Zhongcheng Cultural Tourism Month, which is not only a vivid display of the citrus harvest picture scroll and a vivid reflection of the Zhongcheng brand, but also a key carrier for in-depth building of Zhongxian County's cultural tourism IP and carefully crafting cultural tourism business cards. We will invite guests from all over the world to taste the taste of oranges, lead the charm of orange city, and explore the soul of loyalty and righteousness with a variety of cultural activities, sports events, and tourism interactions, and go to a pleasant "orange hunting journey" together.
Xu Haibo said that life shines because of sports, and sports are more cheerful because of beautiful scenery. Run a pastoral marathon and enjoy the spring in the painting. Our track winds around, step by step, step into the painting, runners can not only enjoy the joy of running, but also appreciate the beauty of the orange township, and feel the beautiful experience of "walking in the orange sea maze, immersing themselves in the spring of the lotus pond, and returning to the pastoral life", and warmly welcome everyone to come and experience it every year.
The Three Gorges Orange Township Pastoral Marathon in Zhongxian County is the first pastoral marathon in the country, opening up a new track for the combination of marathon events and pastoral scenery. The race set up two events: half marathon (21.0975 km) and happy run (6 km). After fierce competition, players Ding Chengxu (1 hour 08 minutes 36 seconds), Zhao Fuming (1 hour 11 minutes 14 seconds), Sheng Dianhang (1 hour 11 minutes 38 seconds) won the champion, second and third place of the men's half marathon respectively, and players Dong Tian (1 hour 23 minutes 54 seconds), Cao Lijuan (1 hour 30 minutes 51 seconds) and Cai Xiaoqin (1 hour 32 minutes 12 seconds) won the champion, second and third place of the half marathon women's group respectively.
At the launching ceremony of the cultural tourism month, the county culture and tourism committee signed relevant exchanges, cooperation and coordinated development agreements with the Dazhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Sichuan Province, the Chongqing Dadukou District Culture and Tourism Committee, and the Chongqing Dazu District Culture and Tourism Committee.
The tourist fast track from Zhongxian County to Shibaozhai is about to be completed and opened to traffic, and the citrus "flowers and fruits are the same tree" is at the right time. It is understood that the tourism month will be held from April 21 to May 20, with the theme of "Falling in Love with Chungju • Xiangyue Chungju". During the event, a number of sub-activities will be carried out, such as running the pastoral marathon, visiting Bashu Zhongxian County for millions of workers, the second urban art life season of "Three Gorges Staying in the City • Zhongzhou Alley", the "Eight Scenic Spots of Zhongzhou" cultural tourism promotion meeting, the listing of Chongqing Three Gorges Citrus Trading Center, the high-quality development forum of citrus in Zhongxian County, the interactive experience of "Flowers and Fruits with the Same Tree • Xiangyue Orange Sea", the "Traveling in Zhongzhou • Happy Life" Shibaozhai Huimin Consumption Month, and the promotion of China Tourism Day on May 19, 2024.
The Municipal Agriculture and Rural Committee, the Municipal Sports Bureau, Dadukou District, Dazu District, Chongqing Urban Management Vocational College, and relevant persons in charge of Dazhou City, Qu County, and Dazhu County of Sichuan Province observed the activities on site.
Source: Zhongxian Rong Media Center