Participants wait for the start of the cross-country running along the coastline in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 17, 2024. /CFP

Female runners participate in a mini marathon along a road filled with blossoming apricot flowers in Huaibei, east China's Anhui Province, March 17, 2024. /CFP

Runners in a half marathon in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 17, 2024. /CFP

Runners run along a road lined with rape flowers in Ruichang, east China's Jiangxi Province, March 17, 2024. /CFP

Over 5,000 runners take part in a half marathon in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, March 17, 2024. /CFP

An aerial view of runners amid a sea of rape flowers during a half marathon in Nanchang, China's Jiangxi Province, March 17, 2024. /CFP

A lion dance performance is shown during a marathon in Qingyuan, south China's Guangdong Province, March 17, 2024. /CFP

An aerial view of runners during a half marathon in Shayang, central China's Hubei Province, March 17, 2024. /CFP