At 7:30 in the morning on September 28, the "Huaxiang Cup" Hongdong Pagoda Tree Half Marathon was fired in the expectation of the people. Hongdong, a city with a long history, ushered in a feast of speed and passion. Ten thousand runners from all over the country gathered beside the bank of the Fenhe River to feel the hometown of Hongdong with running.

In the early morning of the day of the event, more than 50 contestants from Hongdong Pagoda Tree Scenic spot arrived at the scene in advance, fully warmed up, and were ready to go, full of energy and vitality to meet the challenge. With the crisp starting gun cut through the sky, tens of thousands of runners like ten thousand horses rushing out from the starting point, jointly opened a brave exploration and conquest of the speed limit and endurance boundary.

The MEDALS of this marathon, with the "root" as the core element on the front, the IP image of "Go to the end of the world, Hongdong is home" on the back, and the combination of large pagoda trees and Guangsheng Temple, highlight the important status of Hongdong as a place for many wanderers to trace their roots, and convey the sincere emotion that Hongdong is always a warm home no matter which corner of the world they are wandering in.

In order to help the event, Hongdong Pagoda Tree Scenic Spot has taken a number of measures to provide all-round support. During the event, the scenic spot will cooperate with the transportation department to implement temporary control measures on the surrounding road traffic to ensure the safety of the participants and tourists, and provide convenient parking instructions for self-driving tourists to ensure the orderly parking of vehicles. On this basis, for the contestants scenic area also launched a preferential ticket policy, so that everyone can enjoy the deep culture of Hongdong big locust tree while running.

As one of the nine leading scenic spots built in Shanxi Province, Hongdong Big Locust Tree Scenic Spot is not only the symbolic cultural symbol of Hongdong County, but also the cultural memory and spiritual inheritance of the Ming Dynasty immigration history symbolized by its "big locust tree". Travel the world, Hongdong is home. In the future, while inheriting the immigrant culture, Hongdong Big Pagoda Tree Scenic Spot will continue to carry forward the spirit of marathon, further promote the high-quality development of the scenic spot with high morale and full of blood, and strive to make a good benchmark for the development of Hongdong cultural tourism and contribute to the comprehensive economic and social development of the county