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the 2024 china ejina tour of populus euphratica cycling race was recently held in ejina banner of alxa league, inner mongolia. nearly 500 participating riders from all over the country gathered together to enjoy the scenery of ejina in the golden autumn season.

this year is the eighth year of the competition. over the past eight years, relying on ejina’s unique autumn scenery and long and profound cultural heritage, the event has attracted the support and participation of more and more cycling enthusiasts. this event has four competition categories: men's road elite group (road model), men's mountain elite group (mountain model), men's mountain master group (mountain model), and women's mountain open group. the total track length is 58.5 kilometers.

in order to allow the contestants to better appreciate the beautiful scenery of the populus euphratica forest, the track design of this event has distinctive features. the contestants need to ride through the ejina populus euphratica forest scenic area and ride against the wind accompanied by the picturesque scenery of the populus euphratica forest.

outside the stadium, exciting cultural and tourism activities are also taking place. this event was held during the national day holiday and coincided with the ejina golden autumn populus euphratica ecological culture tourism festival. a series of colorful activities were held locally, with music, food, folk customs and other elements complementing each other, allowing the contestants to spend time with their family and friends while competing. appreciate the beautiful scenery, taste delicious food, and watch performances to promote the transformation of "traffic" of sports events into "retention" of cultural tourism consumption.

(xinhuanet)