The yearly traditional climbing event to welcome the New Year was held in Changshou District.

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Recently, the 2019 Chongqing climbing event to welcome the Spring Festival, themed as “climbing for health, better life in a new year” was held in Changshou District. More than 2,000 mountaineers from all districts and counties gathered at climbing footpath of Puti Mountain to welcome the new year 2019.

As a traditional national fitness activity in Chongqing, this event attracted 32 municipal departments and 29 representative teams from districts and counties. The committee set up different activities in line with the characteristics of these teams. Among them, municipal departments took part in the 5km climbing competition; the representative teams from districts and counties participated in the 10km climbing competition and the masses experience groups took part in the 3.5km climbing competition.

Competitors are running on the footpath.

The passion of competitors was high even in the quite cold weather. Although they only recorded group results, the best competitor of a team was also sent out to compete.

Competitors come in panting for continuous climbing.

Competitors tried their best to do a good performance for the team, while the experience groups are relaxed a lot. Many competitors climbed with their families and friends. They had a comfortable experience through chatting and taking photos to have a close contact with nature. “Climbing high in the New Year is a tradition. I climbed mountains with my family to wish for a better life in 2019,” a competitor told the reporter. (Translated by Mao Qiao, Fathom Language Limited)