Unfolding the charm of China in road cycling tour-2019 Tour of China started on 7th September

September 10 18:56 2019

2019 Tour of China started on 7th September, at China No.1 Scenic Avenue in Chengde, Hebei Province. After 16 days of intense competition, the race will bring its close in Mingshan, Ya’an. The 10th race will impress the whole world with the splendid Chinese culture.

This year, with the theme of “A Cultural Tour of Beautiful China”, the race will inherit the previous traditions, promoting Chinese traditional culture to the world. Tour of China aims to spread the profound Chinese culture with a history of over five thousand years from multiple perspectives. It reveals folk customs of various regions throughout the race, and present cultural heritage, further enhancing cultural confidence. Therefore, the organizing committee makes every effort in route arrangement, team selection, security and other aspects so that more cities could benefit from the race and people may experience the unique charm of Chinese culture.

The race will last for 16 days, involving five provinces namely Hebei, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou and Sichuan. Going through China No.1 Scenic Avenue in Weichang, Chengde, Tour of China will pass by eight cities, including Huangshi economic develop zone, Tieshan District, Zhijiang in Yichang, Nanxian in Hunan, Ningyuan and Jianghua in Yongzhou, Anshun, Mingshan in Ya’an. There are 11 stages, covering competition distance of 1104.4 km. The race compromises a broad area, which encourages the sufficient participation of various cities, ethnic groups and domains throughout the route. Also, the deep integration of sports and tourism generate national unity.

There are 132 participants from 22 domestic and foreign teams. The champion of TOC I and TOC II will be awarded with Tour of China Trophy which is released for the first time. In addition, the 2019 race is a significant qualifying of Tokyo Olympic Games, offering the national team a golden opportunity for practice. The high level land quality are proven.

Tour of China attracts tremendous attention throughout the years. It advanced the development of this sport since more and more people become cycling lovers. The race not only popularizes the sport culture but also accelerates the consumption in this industry, benefiting the sponsors. Also, the tourism industry witnessed rapid development since the race attracted a large number of domestic and foreign visitors by showing the folk customs and local culture of the host cities, which boost economic growth. The host cites turned into demonstration areas of all-for-one tourism, and successfully achieved the integrated development of sports, tourism and culture.

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