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浦发银行悦跑广州挑战赛

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Guangzhou
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Race date Aug expected: August 2027
City · Distance: Guangzhou · Distance TBD
Entry fee: CN¥148From the 2026 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date August 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Aug 23, 2026 · Entry fee CN¥138 · Start 07:30

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 9, 2026

About the race How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

It starts at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 23, at Lingnan Yinxiangyuan in Guangzhou.

The events are the 3km family run, 6km fun run, and 12km challenge.

The race puts more emphasis on enjoying it together than on chasing times.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from those who ran it first.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

No runner reports yet. We'll add them here as they come in.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

We haven't found a video for this race yet. We'll add one when we do.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2026 edition

12km Challenge

Entry cost CN¥148

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

6km Fun Run

Entry cost CN¥138

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Course

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2026 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 07:30

not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet.

START

广州岭南印象园

Start · Google Maps

This is a participatory running festival starting from Lingnan Impression Garden in Guangzhou.

It is divided into a 12km challenge, a 6km health run, and a 3km parent-child run (individual or 1 adult + 1 child).

An event organized by a bank, with more emphasis on having fun together than on chasing times, Entry fee starts from 138 yuan.

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2026 edition

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startNo information available
IC cardTap your foreign contactless Visa, Mastercard, Amex, or JCB bank card directly at the Guangzhou Metro gate — no card purchase or app download needed. This has been live since October 2025. Where to buy

Source · checked Aug 17, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

No information available

Map

IC card

Yang Cheng Tong

Metro stations, Yang Cheng Tong service points, some convenience stores Works directly at the gates

Contactless tap-to-ride for overseas bank cards launched Oct 12, 2025, backed by Visa/UnionPay and the city government. A Yang Cheng Tong stored-value card is a fallback that also works on Guangzhou buses, taxis, and ferries.

WeChat Pay/Alipay QR codes remain the most universal option if your card isn't accepted at a particular gate. No information available — unable to verify through web searches.

For reference, Guangzhou metro and buses allow passengers to purchase and reload a Yangcheng Tong card at station vending machines. Most gates also support contactless UnionPay, Visa, and Mastercard cards, and fares start at about 2 yuan.

Where to buy

Source · checked Aug 17, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

The start at Lingnan Impression Garden is in the southern part of Guangzhou University City (Daxuecheng),

within walking distance of Daxuechengnan Station on Metro Line 4.

Guangzhou Metro and buses can be paid for with a Yang Cheng Tong card purchased from station vending machines,

contactless UnionPay, Visa, or Mastercard cards, or Alipay and WeChat QR codes.

Fares start at approximately CNY 2.

Times are local to Guangzhou. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Aloft Guangzhou University Park

Hotel · 401m

8.4/10(33)

View on Booking.com

Manman Life Center · Chinese-Thai Massage · Aromatherapy Oil Spa | Beijing Road Branch

CN¥69

浦发银行 悦跑广州挑战赛

About 浦发银行 悦跑广州挑战赛 — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run