The course offers a unique angle to see the mixture of old and new in Xiamen, a city renowned both as a subtropical resort and a business hub.
To delve deeper into China's burgeoning marathon culture, the city hosted the first China Marathon Expo, which included a China Marathon Healthy Development Forum on Dec 30.
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Runners set off at the start of the 2017 Xiamen International Marathon, the first IAAF Gold Label road race event of the year. Around 30,000 people took part in this year's race. [Photo by Wei Peiquan/Xinhua] |
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Two members of the AED emergency treatment team mobilized for the 2017 Xiamen International Marathon cycle along the course. [Photo by Lin Shanchun/Xinhua] |
