In China, the arrival of spring signals the beginning of the 'Super Marathon Weekend'. — Pixabay
After having retired from athletics for nearly three decades, Wang Junxia, China’s celebrated Olympic long-distance champion, dedicated her debut marathon run to a picturesque town in the city of Wuxi, east China’s Jiangsu Province.
The 2025 Yangshan Half-Marathon, held on March 30, saw nearly 12,000 runners streaming through 1,667ha of blooming peach orchards in Yangshan, fondly known as China’s “home of honey peaches”.
