The Wuhan Marathon with a taste of Wuhan
Abstract
The author travelled to Wuhan for the inaugural Wuhan Marathon, taking the Yuehan railway branch on the Beijing–Guangzhou line — the route that crosses the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, “the first bridge over the Yangtze” — after catching a chill on the return journey of the Phoenix Nirvana race.
The essay reflects on the names linked to this historical railway line, from Zhang Zhidong and Zhan Tianyou to Sun Yat-sen and the bridge engineers Mao Yisheng, and on local sayings about people of Hubei.
Key facts
- Event: the inaugural Wuhan Marathon
- Journey: overnight on the Yuehan railway branch, crossing the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge
- Context: the author was recovering from a cold caught on the Phoenix Nirvana race return
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