A Sifang City was once the ancient capital of the thirteen dynasties in China. The most distinctive thing is that it has the most complete ancient city wall in existence. The tall and broad ancient city wall surrounds the Sifang City and has a circumference of 13.7 kilometers.

It was built in the Ming Dynasty and lasted for 650 years. Eighteen majestic city gates communicate the inside and outside the city, and there is a busy traffic. It is simple and heavy, mysterious and romantic. It starts from Chang 'an in the east and reaches Rome in the west. It is permeated with historical glory and shines with modern brilliance. She is the brightest pearl in the long river of history. This is my city-beautiful Greater Xi'an.

sprint is one of the oldest and most basic sports methods of mankind. In ancient times, only by running fast and for a long time could we catch more prey and win wars. This was the king of survival.

Today, on this circular ancient city wall, a grand drama of the integration of ancient and modern, eastern and western cultures-the Xi'an City Wall Marathon (referred to as "Chengma") will be staged. The long-distance running of the ancient Greek marathon in 490 BC has now evolved into an international sports event jointly sponsored by the East and the West. Running on the ancient city wall is a modern tribute to history and the best way for a city to pay tribute to the Olympic spirit.

At 8:30 a.m. on October 24, the launching ceremony of the 100 marathons of "I Want to Go to the National Games" and the "Belt and Road" Xi'an (Samsung)·2020 City Wall International Marathon in Shaanxi Province kicked off enthusiastically. More than 4000 marathon enthusiasts, men, women and children, ran on the ancient city walls of Xi'an, which also marks the official start of the 100 marathon events of "I Want to Go to the National Games".

Dafang and I, the authentic Shaanxi Lenwa, have the honor to be two of the 4,000 people.

Although we have climbed the ancient city wall of Xi'an countless times, today we are particularly excited.

The Xi'an (Samsung) City Wall International Marathon in Shaanxi Province was rated as the "Bronze Medal Event" and the "Most Beautiful Track Characteristic Event" by the China Athletics Association in 2019. This year's City Wall Marathon is of special significance. It is the first road race in my country after defeating the epidemic. It has the themes of "National Games for All, Walking Together" and "Meet with Xi'an, Building a Dream for the National Games". In my city, on the most beautiful ancient city wall, the charm and hope of the ancient city are displayed.

Definitely worth a run, right?

However, participating in the competition is difficult, and you have to draw lots to obtain a quota. The winning rate is extremely low, getting lower year by year. People often sign up with expectations and lose easily. Thanks to our sponsor friends for getting two places for us. Dafang said it feels good to have friends.

Like children, Dafang didn't plan to take off the competition uniform from the moment he received it and tried it on on the spot. You can parade around the city in a racing uniform, and it doesn't matter if you wear it at home or rest, but you can't wear it to work, right?

The biggest problem was solved, and another problem surfaced. The official website informed that the closing time for the 13.7-kilometer city run is 90 minutes. Is this the rule made by someone who doesn't understand the people's sentiments? This means that I need to maintain a pace of six and a half minutes for the entire 13 kilometers. However, I have stopped running for three months. With a pace of six and a half minutes, I can only last five kilometers at most. What should I do? From the moment I got the quota, I have been beating the small drum in my heart. Dafang knocked my head like a big drum and taught me: This is the serious consequence of stopping running for three months. Today, I will let you taste the consequences of being lazy. I wasn't in the mood to flirt during dinner. I was full of colorful intestines thinking about which temple to worship and which Bodhisattva to give me what kind of energy can I finish the game on time? The season coincides with the frost fall. I feel the real breath of frost fall, which makes people feel worried. This is just because I frowned, but it affects my heart.

The phone keeps ringing. How can you have the time to read it? Is it possible that I can only look at the city wall that I have dreamed of running? Watching those fast horses leave alone.

Suddenly, Dafang shouted: Dear, notify the rules of the game that there has been a change. The closing time of 13.7 kilometers has been revised to 120 minutes. Hahaha, so this is the legendary dark willows and bright flowers…?! Relax your eyebrows, run a marathon, and drink Xiaolang wine. When there is a fragrance of chrysanthemum and crab roe, everything goes well!

It turns out that the organizer can be so considerate, hoho

Dress up and ready to go.

Show off your scissors at the starting line.

Early in the morning, we dressed up as the most distinguished guests of the city and entered the city from Yongning Gate, the southern gate of Xi'an. Together with Dafang, we measured the length of the four walls with our footsteps and took a look at the lively Suzaku Morning Market from the Suzaku Gate in the south; From Yuxiang Gate, we can look out from afar at the most dazzling Tibetan Lama Temple in the city-Guangren Temple; the wide and straight avenue outside Anyuan Gate in the north, which is the central axis of Xi'an-Weiyang Avenue; In the east, there is an Internet celebrity check-in place-Yongxing Square. A bowl of wine raised its head and drank it and smashed it heroically. The bowl of wine attracted countless Chinese people to try out their heroism. After this lap, go drink and throw.

Run! Brush, brush, I easily lifted a rabbit that lasted more than two hours and forty-five minutes to take photos.

I went home and talked about the City Wall Run with the old man. He participated in the first City Wall Run in 1993. At that time, the registration fee was 10 yuan. There was no need to draw lots and the registration was first served. More than 20 years ago, the old man was also an athlete.

I said that the registration fee is hundreds of yuan now, and there is still a lot of lottery. The winning rate is about ten to one. Not everyone can run. Borrowing from a song: "Love is not something you can buy if you want to buy...", Chengma is not something you can run if you want to run. You must draw the lottery to run. Thank you again to our Samsung sponsor friends!

Thanks to the generous students who accompanied me! You look so handsome when running!

Since 2016, Chengma has pioneered the brand of thirteen dynasties events and created thirteen series of medals with the theme of dynasties. This competition entered the "Eastern Han Dynasty" and completed the 2020 City Horse Competition medal, incorporating the Eastern Han bronze mirror pattern and city wall elements, is commemorative, ornamental and collectible.

After completing the race successfully, let's show off the results: Jiang Liangqi: Congratulations on completing the 2020 Xi'an City Wall International Marathon, with a finishing result of 01:36:10.

Holding medals in hand, I carefully admire the bronze mirror pattern of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the ancient city wall pattern. It seems that the bronze mirror of the Eastern Han Dynasty reflects my happy eyebrows and happy look.

Today, we have done our part for our 14th National Games. Let us "meet with Xi'an and build a dream for the National Games."

Thank you to all the staff who have worked hard for the Xi'an City Wall Marathon.

Today, I would like to pay tribute to my family's sports talent. He was a participant in the first City Horse Race. He loved his city more. This love is deeper and longer than ours.

Today, I also want to pay tribute to the angels in white who fought on the battlefield of the fight against the epidemic. It was you who rushed into the battle like ancient Greek soldiers. It was you who paid the price at all costs and even paid the most precious lives. It was you who sent us the victory in the fight against the epidemic. Good news!

With you, we can run wantonly today and run wantonly in the long river of history.

（2020.10.24）