On January 17, reporters learned from the Dazhou Municipal Sports Bureau in Sichuan that the highlight of the 2012 Dazhou Yuanjiu Climbing Festival — the Dazhou "ICBC Cup" Yuanjiu Climbing Festival Mountain Climbing Race — will take place at 10:00–11:30 a.m. on January 30 (the eighth day of the first lunar month) at the Dazhou Sports Center Stadium. The registration period for citizens to participate in the race is from January 17 to January 21, 2012. Mountain climbing enthusiasts can contact the sports departments of Dazhou City, Tongchuan District, or Da County to register for the event.
The competition is organized by the CPC Dazhou Municipal Committee and the Dazhou Municipal People's Government, hosted by the Dazhou Municipal Sports Bureau and the Dazhou Sports Federation, and co-organized by the Dazhou Social Sports Guidance Center, the Tongchuan District People's Government, and the Da County People's Government. The event will feature both competitive mountain climbing and a mass fitness mountain climbing race. The competitive mountain climbing race includes men’s and women’s categories for participants aged 16–50. The mass fitness mountain climbing race is divided into three categories: men’s and women’s groups under 35 years old (youth); men’s and women’s groups aged 36–50 (middle-aged); and men’s and women’s groups aged 51–60 (senior). The race route is as follows: Dazhou Sports Center Stadium → Steep Steps of the Western Fitness Trail at Phoenix Mountain → Shale Brick Factory Road → Around the Mountain Road at Xisheng Temple → Mengziliang Tunnel → Phoenix Villa → Red Army Pavilion (Yuan Zhen Square) → Wangjia Mountain (Phoenix Garden) → Yuan Zhen Lake Road → Phoenix Tower. The finish line for the senior men’s and women’s group is at the Red Army Pavilion, with a total race distance of 5.5 km; the finish line for the middle-aged men’s and women’s group is at Yuan Zhen Square, covering a total distance of 6 km; the finish line for the competitive climbing group and the youth men’s and women’s group in the mass fitness race is at Phoenix Tower, with a total distance of 6.5 km.
The competition is organized by the CPC Dazhou Municipal Committee and the Dazhou Municipal People's Government, hosted by the Dazhou Municipal Sports Bureau and the Dazhou Sports Federation, and co-organized by the Dazhou Social Sports Guidance Center, the Tongchuan District People's Government, and the Da County People's Government. The event will feature both competitive mountain climbing and a mass fitness mountain climbing race. The competitive mountain climbing race includes men’s and women’s categories for participants aged 16–50. The mass fitness mountain climbing race is divided into three categories: men’s and women’s groups under 35 years old (youth); men’s and women’s groups aged 36–50 (middle-aged); and men’s and women’s groups aged 51–60 (senior). The race route is as follows: Dazhou Sports Center Stadium → Steep Steps of the Western Fitness Trail at Phoenix Mountain → Shale Brick Factory Road → Around the Mountain Road at Xisheng Temple → Mengziliang Tunnel → Phoenix Villa → Red Army Pavilion (Yuan Zhen Square) → Wangjia Mountain (Phoenix Garden) → Yuan Zhen Lake Road → Phoenix Tower. The finish line for the senior men’s and women’s group is at the Red Army Pavilion, with a total race distance of 5.5 km; the finish line for the middle-aged men’s and women’s group is at Yuan Zhen Square, covering a total distance of 6 km; the finish line for the competitive climbing group and the youth men’s and women’s group in the mass fitness race is at Phoenix Tower, with a total distance of 6.5 km.
The organizing committee will award cash prizes to the top 8 finishers in the competitive climbing group and the top 20 in each category of the mass fitness mountain climbing race. Athletes who complete the course within the stipulated time (within one hour after the start) will receive a souvenir.