Xiamen International Marathon

Since 2003, Xiamen International Marathon has been held annually. It is deemed as IAAF Gold Label Road Race for consecutively eight years. Every January, the first medal of marathon race around the world is awarded here. The race has become a golden name card of Xiamen, showing its splendor to the whole world.

Xiamen, a scenic port city, is situated on the southeast coat of China, directly facing Taiwan Island with Taiwan Straits in between. This garden city covers total area of 1569 sq km, while Xiamen Island proper, floating about a mile off the serpentine coastline, is about 130.56 sq km, It is said in ancient times flocks of egrets settled on this island, so it is also called Egret Island.