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Visitors wearing blue waistcoats gather together at Sheshan Mountain to take part in New Year hiking. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
Shanghai residents were ready to vigorously embrace the New Year, as an annual hiking event took place in Sheshan, Songjiang district, Shanghai, on Jan 1.
5000 visitors wearing blue waistcoats started from Shanghai Happy Valley at 10 am and ran to East Sheshan Garden, which provides visitors with an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful Songjiang River on the mountain. The total length of the run was 2.2 kilometers. At the foot of the mountain, there are also ginger tea supply points that are free for climbers to dispel coldness.
Being held for consecutive twelve years, the event has developed into one of the most influential brand festival activities in Songjiang district and a local tradition to ring in the New Year. It has also spawned an interest in proper and scientific methods of body-building.
This year's hiking event also organized warming-up exercises and interaction with carton dolls; at the ending point, it set up signing wall and a tying red ribbon ceremony for the New Year.
In addition, the organizer also developed charity campaigns including charity marketing interaction and charity walking activity where visitors can donate one yuan ($0.15) to the children for every 10,000 steps they walk.
