This year, the State Council specifically held a meeting on vigorously developing the sports, tourism, and leisure industries, elevating it to a national strategic goal. In order to actively respond to the State Council’s decision,2014The 3rd “Kaige’er Cup” Qingdongling Hiking Festival continues to be held under the care of relevant departments in Tangshan City and Zunhua City, and under the guidance of the Tangshan Sports Bureau and the Tangshan Municipal...
In order to coordinate2016With the overall plan of the 2016 Tangshan World Horticultural Exposition and to ensure the long-term, healthy, and orderly development of the Qingdongling Hiking Festival, this edition of the hiking event will explore a market-oriented operational model. After six months of preliminary work, the event organizer, Hebei Langqun Sports Culture Communication Co., Ltd., and the Qingdongling Management Committee have reached a 10-year strategic cooperation intention. Drawing on the successful experiences of large-scale events both domestically and internationally, meticulous arrangements and long-term plans have been formulated. At the same time, to establish the Qingdongling Hiking Festival as a flagship event of Tangshan, the organizer has specially invited Beijing’s renowned outdoor platform, “Green Field Network (Lvyewang),” for long-term collaboration this year. Leveraging Lvyewang’s reach, the event will expand its influence across Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, and beyond to the entire nation. This year’s hiking festival has also received strong support from the Zunhua Kaige’er Group and approximately50local outdoor clubs.
The hiking festival will be held11on29at10am in the beautifully scenic, culturally rich, and fresh-air environment of the “World Cultural Heritage” site — Qingdongling. The full course is18kilometers long, and the half course is9kilometers. Participants can choose according to their own physical conditions. The route goes from the Scenic Area Visitor Center — Longmenkou Reservoir — Stone Archway — Dahongmen (Great Red Gate) — Stone Statues — Longfengmen (Dragon and Phoenix Gate) — Seven-Arch Bridge — Five-Arch Bridge — Xiaoling Parking Lot (half-course endpoint and full-course turnaround point), then returns along the same path to the starting point.
In addition, to help participants gain a deeper understanding of the historical and cultural significance of Qingdongling,This year’s hiking festival will offer even more exciting features compared to last year. We welcome citizens and corporate groups to join the nationwide fitness movement.
The Qingdongling Hiking Festival has gradually gained recognition and support from outdoor enthusiasts and the general public. At the second Qingdongling Hiking Festival held last year, around43members from outdoor, photography, cycling, and other clubs, as well as ordinary citizens from our city, Beijing, Tianjin, Liaoning, and cities in our province such as Chengde and Qinhuangdao, totaling approximately3500people, participated. It became a beautiful highlight of our city’s fitness and outdoor activities. Most participants completed the full20-kilometer course, taking between3and5hours.
For registration in various counties and districts of Tangshan, please contact local outdoor clubs and teams.
Organizing Committee registration hotline:3298286
Organizing Committee registration address: Times Star City, Jianshe North Road, BuildingBseats1312
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