On March 17, the 2018 "Running Shandong" marathon series press conference was held in Jinan. Twelve events are planned to be held throughout the year, covering 8 cities including Dongying, Jining, Laiwu, Binzhou, Zibo, Weifang, Linyi and Dezhou.

Qilu.com Jinan March 17 News On March 17, the 2018 "Running Shandong" marathon series press conference was held in Jinan. The reporter learned at the press conference that the first stop of this year's "Running Shandong" will be in April It started on the 15th at Lijin Shandong Yellow River Delta International Slow City Scenic Area in Dongying. Twelve races are planned to be held throughout the year, covering Dongying, Jining, Laiwu, Binzhou, Zibo, Weifang, Linyi, Dezhou, etc. 8 prefectures and cities.

Yang Gang, president of the Shandong Provincial Track and Field Management Center and Shandong Provincial Track and Field Association, said that the 2018 "Running Shandong" marathon series will further enrich the content and cultural connotation of the event, and plans to include a treasure hunt on the track, a photography contest, a calligraphy and painting exhibition, etc. The activities are integrated into "Running in Shandong" and various new forms of running tourism such as self-driving tours and family tours. We will also cooperate with Jiahua International Travel Service to attract more tourists to participate in event activities, and cooperate with the Shandong Philatelic Association to provide runners with Develop and provide commemorative stamps for each station with more commemorative and collectible value to make the "Running in Shandong" marathon series more innovative and attractive. We strive to provide a new marathon experience for runners and provide a new promotion platform for scenic spots hosting events.

Zhang Mingchi, deputy director of the Shandong Provincial Tourism Development Commission, said that currently, the people's demand for diversified sports and tourism and leisure is growing day by day, and sports tourism has become an important way of life. While advocating green fitness, "Running in Shandong" integrates sports tourism into the overall economic and social development, focusing on the goal of building a tourism demonstration zone in the province, in order to accelerate the conversion of new and old driving forces in the tourism industry and the pace of supply-side structural reform. Tourism will play a leading role in transforming into a panoramic, all-industry, all-time, all-people, all-region tourism.

It is understood that the "Running in Shandong" marathon series is an innovative event that perfectly combines sports and tourism. The event locations are chosen to be held in scenic areas with beautiful scenery, rich cultural heritage, and suitable for green health.

In 2017, the "Running Shandong" marathon series was held in Laiwu City, Xueye Lake Tourist Area, Dezhou City, Xiajin County Yellow River Old Road Forest Park, Linyi City, Mengyin Daigu Landform Tourist Area, and Binzhou High-tech Zone Longjiang Wetland, Zibo Boshan District Wuyang Lake Eco-tourism Resort, Zaozhuang City Xuecheng District and other places, attracting tens of thousands of runners to participate. The event not only promotes the development of the tourism economy in the host areas, but also gradually forms a high social credibility , sports + tourism brand event effects with strong information dissemination and wide public participation.