A marathon to join the tourism race

Anhui province's Huangshan city is painting a new finish line for its tourism ambitions, starting with Huizhou district's first marathon on April 10.

The event was unique in that runners competed on mountain paths lined with spring flowers.

The race route passed ancient villages of the Hui-style architecture that features white buildings capped with dark roofs, says the district's Party secretary, Cheng Hong.