Urumqi Evening News (reported by all-media reporter Guo Junge) On September 28, the 2024 "Healthy Nanshan Yilu with You" Public Welfare Charity and Health Run kicked off. Nearly 2,000 participants gathered in the Tianshan Grand Canyon after the snow to experience the unique charm of "people running on the track, as if swimming in a painting".
On September 28, at the Tianshan Grand Canyon Scenic Area, the runners arrived at the finish line of the 2024 "Healthy Nanshan Yilu with You" public welfare and charity health run, and were warmly welcomed and encouraged by volunteers. Photo by reporter Chen Yan
On the same day, when I walked into the Tianshan Grand Canyon in Dengcaogou Village, Banfanggou Town, Urumqi County, the breath was moist and cold. Due to the snowfall of the previous day, the rolling mountains in the distance were covered with snow, and the trees that had not completely faded their colors were scattered in yellow, red, or green. In autumn, the beautiful mountains and snow contrast with each other, giving the contestants a visual feast that belongs to the autumn of Nanshan.
On September 28, in the Tianshan Grand Canyon Scenic Area, the contestants were racing on the 2024 "Healthy Nanshan Yilu with You" public welfare and charity health running track. Photo by reporter Chen Yan
"It's like snow in the middle of the mountain, it's like an ingenious oil painting, and it's a pleasure to run in such a landscape." Ma Rui, a contestant who was warming up, said.
Soon, with the sound of the starting gun, the contestants rushed out of the starting line and embarked on the 10.1-kilometer-long track, fighting for physical strength, endurance and will, embracing nature and enjoying the happiness brought by sports.
On September 28, at the starting point of the 2024 "Healthy Nanshan Yilu with You" Public Welfare Charity and Health Run in the Tianshan Grand Canyon Scenic Area, the contestants began to enter the track for competition. Photo by reporter Chen Yan
"Running all the way in the natural oxygen bar, enjoying the scenery along the way, I feel that the fatigue of running has been resolved." Contestant Ulahati · Cheryizati said that everyone ran together, and the atmosphere was very good.
As one of the cultural tourism activities of Urumqi County's 2024 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day "Bright Moon Out of Tianshan", the "Healthy Nanshan Yilu with You" public welfare charity health run is hosted by the Red Cross Foundation of the Autonomous Region and the People's Government of Urumqi County.
On September 28, in the Tianshan Grand Canyon Scenic Area, the contestants were racing on the 2024 "Healthy Nanshan Yilu with You" public welfare and charity health running track. Photo by reporter Chen Yan
At the end of the whole process, the contestant Du Haiyan won a commemorative medal of "Love Scholarship", and also signed on the background wall to check in. "In the name of love, it is also meaningful to go all the way, to welcome the National Day by running, and to dedicate love." Du Haiyan said.
On September 28, in the Tianshan Grand Canyon Scenic Area, the contestants were racing on the 2024 "Healthy Nanshan Yilu with You" public welfare and charity health running track. Photo by reporter Chen Yan
The health run is divided into caring enterprise group, caring people group, caring student group of colleges and universities (including high school), junior high school caring student group, and primary school caring student group. The top three winners in each group and the lucky winners of the "Blind Box" lottery will receive the 2025 Tianshan Grand Canyon Individual Free Admission Annual Card.
On September 28, at the supply station of the 2024 "Healthy Nanshan Yilu with You" public welfare and charity health run track in the Tianshan Grand Canyon Scenic Area, the contestants were replenishing their energy. Photo by reporter Chen Yan
Chen Wei, chairman of the Red Cross Foundation of the Autonomous Region, said that the public welfare charity health run fully stimulated the enthusiasm of all walks of life to participate in national fitness, and also built a public platform for the majority of caring enterprises and caring people to devote themselves to public welfare, raising a total of 980,000 yuan worth of funds and goods, all of which were donated to the "Urumqi County Education Sailing" special fund.