On November 23th, the organizing committee invited hundreds of marathon elites 
to participate the race. 2019 Yibin International Marathon Elite Test is 
pre-test of the 2020 Yibin International Marathon. After the race, most of 
athletes responded that they had a good experience of the game: The scenery 
along the river of the city is beautiful and the track which filled with wine 
is a special experience for participants. 

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2020 Yibin International Marathon will be held in May next year and the 
registration had be opened on November 24th . There is a bright pearl inlaid at 
the intersection of the Jinsha River, Minjiang River and Yangtze River. It's 
Yibin, the first city along the Yangtze River and the capital of liquor in 
China. Yibin is the starting point of the Southern Silk Road, known as the 
"Southwest Banbi Goujon state" in the world. It has 40,000 years of history, 
carries more than 3,000 years of brewing history, the city built 2780 years of 
history, is the earliest development of the Yangtze River upper reaches of the 
ancient cities, which shaped Yibin inclusive, open and liberal, advocating 
freedom and the pursuit of truth and the spirit of temperament.

Yibin, a world-famous eco-friendly landscape city in upper reaches of the 
Yangtze River, boasts 34 world-level, national-level and provincial-level 
scenic attractions including South Sichuan Bamboo Sea, Xingwen Stone Forest, 
Xijiashan Ancient Folk Houses, Lizhuang Ancient Town and Suspended Coffins of 
the Aboriginal Tribe "Bo." It's also a top tourist city of China, a best 
cultural ecological tourist city of China and one of Sichuan's five best 
tourist destinations. 

Participants can try three popular dishes: Yibin Noodles, Lizhuang Pork with 
Garlic and Naxi Tofu. In June 2011, Yibin Noodles was selected for the 
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Sichuan. Lizhuang Pork with Garlic has become 
an international food brand. Nanxi Tofu is a famous specialty in Nanxi. 
Historical celebrities such as Dufu, Censhen, Luyou came to Yibin to take Nanxi 
tofu. Here is the hometown of world-known liquor Wuliangye, where the legend of 
"Yibin liquor is the best-in-class in Sichuan, where the best liquor is made" 
is derived from its 4000-year liquor-brewing history and non-replicable 
ecological environment at the same altitude.

SOURCE: 2020 Yibin International Marathon Organizing Committee