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2026 Yangquan Niangziguan Half Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Pingding County
CN

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Race date in 7 days: Oct 18, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Pingding County · 21.1km
Entry fee: CN¥120Varies by event and entry period
Status: ClosedMon, August 3, 2026 ~ Fri, August 28, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 11, 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.

This half marathon takes place in Pingding County, Shanxi, known for the Great Wall’s cut-off point Niangziguan.

It starts in front of the county government office and runs out and back through the urban area and surrounding roads.

A value-for-money race priced at Entry fee RMB 120, running through a historic fortified town at the foot of the Taihang Mountains.

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 runners who've been there.

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.

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yang liu (run to travel)

View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

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.

Registration history

The 2026 race opened entry on Mon, August 3, 2026

Half

Entry cost CN¥120

Half marathon (21.0975 km) · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 21.1km

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

Runners start · local timeFrom 07:30

Event	Start	Field size
Half21.0975km	07:30	6,000

City center · not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet. The map shows the host city.

START

Pingding County Cultural Square, Yangquan

FINISH

Pingding County Cultural Square, Yangquan

Finish · Google Maps

The half marathon course starts at the Pingding County Comprehensive Office Building,

passes through Fuxin Street, Pingyang Road, and Pingmeixi Street, and continues onto the Pingding West Ring Road.

It then goes through Yiping Road and Xiruyuan Road, turns back at the Yiding Road highway entrance,

and retraces the same route back through Xinjiandong Road, Pingyang Road, and Fuxin Street to the starting point.

Field size: 6,000 people
Grade: CAA Grade A
Organizer: Yangquan Sports Bureau
Typical race-season temperature: around 11°C (52°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Event T-shirt 2025

Finisher medal 2025

This may change for the next edition.

To the start line,
step by step.

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

From the 2025 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

The 领物 arrangements for Yangquan Niangziguan half marathon have not yet been announced (check the official WeChat account).

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startPingding County Cultural Square (平定县文化广场) — official race page lists this as both start and finish
Getting to the finishSame location — Pingding County Cultural Square, combined start · finish

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Pingding County Cultural Square (平定县文化广场) — official race page lists this as both start and finish

No metro/rail transit within the county; nearest high-speed rail is Yangquan North Station, roughly 1.5 hours by car from Taiyuan Wusu Airport. Region served by the Taihang No.1 Tourist Road, not by any city rail line.

Small mountain-county half marathon; a private car or taxi from Yangquan North Station is the practical way to reach the venue. There is a high-speed train to Yangquan North Station, and it is about 1 hour and 30 minutes by car from Taiyuan Wusu Airport.

There is no subway.

Map

Getting to the finish

Same location — Pingding County Cultural Square, combined start/finish

Same as start; no metro system exists in this area of Yangquan/Pingding.

Map

Source · checked Aug 22, 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.

Pingding County has no subway or urban railway.

The nearest high-speed rail station is Yangquan North, and Taiyuan Wusu Airport is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes away by car.

This is a mountainous area served by Taihang No. 1 Tourist Highway rather than an urban rail network,

so travelling from Yangquan North to the race venue by private car or taxi is the most practical option.

Entry fee costs CNY 120.

Times are local to Pingding County. 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.

Taiyuan｜Private airport pickup/drop-off service from Wusu Airport

CN¥61

2026 Yangquan Niangziguan Half Marathon

About 2026 Yangquan Niangziguan Half Marathon — 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