The 2020 China Zhangjiajie Jogging Heroes Club is about to start

(Text/Qin Long) In order to create a "sports + tourism" demonstration city and promote the integrated development of sports tourism, Zhangjiajie City will hold a series of activities of "Leading China·2020 China Zhangjiajie Jogging Heroes" in Wulingyuan Scenic Area from November 6 to 8. At that time, the four themed activities of "7.77km Peak Forest Happy Run","Runner Glory·China Top 100 Micro Horse Running Group Awards Ceremony","Running Friends Night Carnival Ceremony", and "Micro Horse, Outdoor Captain Forum" will be wonderfully presented., will attract more than 500 outdoor team captains and more than 6000 "running friends" from across the country to participate.

Zhangjiajie has unique tourism resources. It is Hunan's open window, welcoming living room, and tourism leader. It is also a beautiful business card of Beautiful China. In 2019, Zhangjiajie held more than ten "sports + tourism" activities such as the 17th Asian Jetu Jogging Meeting and the Xiaoxiang 100 Tianmen Mountain International Cross-Country Race, which perfectly combined beautiful scenery with sports competition.

On the afternoon of November 7, 2019, the red skirt running event of the 17th Asian Jetu Jogging Fair was held in the Citizen Square, with Liu Ge 'an, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, taking the lead.

On June 19, 2020, Li Shun, Director of the Sports Bureau of Hunan Province, and Liu Ge 'an, Deputy Secretary of the Zhangjiajie Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of the Municipal People's Government, signed a strategic cooperation agreement on jointly building a sports tourism demonstration city.

On June 19, 2020, the Hunan Province Sports Bureau and the People's Government of Zhangjiajie City signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly build a sports tourism demonstration city. Liu Ge 'an, deputy secretary of the Zhangjiajie Municipal Party Committee and mayor of the Municipal People's Government, said that Zhangjiajie will take the lead in exploring advanced experiences in the province in in-depth integration of sports tourism that can be replicated and promoted, and strive to create more and better sports tourism business cards with local and ethnic characteristics., make Zhangjiajie an internationally renowned mountain outdoor leisure sports destination and promote Zhangjiajie's high-quality development.

It is understood that the "Leading China·2020 China Zhangjiajie Jogging Heroes" series of activities has been listed as a major sports event in Zhangjiajie City in 2020, jointly sponsored by Weima Sports Holdings Co., Ltd., Zhangjiajie City Tourism Association and Zhangjiajie City Marathon Association. During the event, Weima Sports will sign a strategic cooperation agreement with Zhangjiajie City, permanently settle the "Weima Heroes Club" event in Zhangjiajie, and create a Weima Travel Base and other business formats in Zhangjiajie. The marriage between Weima Sports and Zhangjiajie will become a model for the integrated development of "sports + tourism", which will have a positive impact on the development of Zhangjiajie's tourism economy and the spread of Weima culture. Weima is a public welfare organization that advocates 5-kilometer jogging. It adheres to the core concepts of "public welfare, equality, health, and sunshine". It originated in Shenzhen and is popular all over the world. Micro-horse culture has spread to districts, counties and cities in China. Currently, there are more than 5 million micro-horse team members around the world, influencing more than 30 million people to participate in national fitness activities, making outstanding contributions to national fitness public welfare undertakings. (Source: Live broadcast in Zhangjiajie)