The Historical Run is back! This time our feet will cover 1000 years of history over a 10km course.
We start off where the first city of Beijing was located thousands of years ago, gathering at the Tianning pagoda. This impressive piece of architecture is the oldest construction still standing in Beijing today. It dates back to the Liao dynasty, the first dynastic rulers that chose Beijing as their capital. On the grey walls of the temple we can just make out some gigantic faded characters reading: “Exercise for the Motherland” - let that be our guiding principle for the day as we follow a trail through the evolution of modern Beijing!
From the ancient pagoda we will steadily work our way up to the present day, passing sites that include the first parliament of China, the earliest Beijing stock exchange, an enormous industrial complex from the 1970s, and even the last remnants of the outer city wall that the Communists tore down as part of their industrialization of Beijing after liberation in 1949. You, too, may feel liberated when we finally arrive at the Beijing Postcards gallery for a well deserved drink!
All profit from the Run will be donated to an NGO helping children with cerebral palsy in western China.
Location: Tianning Temple, South Gate
Cost: 180RMB/person