Recently, SDU held the 8^th Campus Health Running Contest as part of a nationwide campaign for a healthy lifestyle for university students. The running, which took place at SDU campuses in Jinan, Weihai, and Qingdao, saw the participation of over 2000 students in a wide range of activities like Bubble Running, Fun Race, etc.

In Jinan campus, students ran double loop around the school yard; in Qingdao, a speed race and a running game for fun were held in the campus; in Weihai, participants ran a loop around the campus and the Majia Mountain, a landmark in the campus, was part of their route. Fun games were planned along all the routes in three campuses, attracting students' participation in the amusement.

As the first stop of a healthy running campaign launched by an alliance consisting of a group of higher education institutions in China, the event's opening ceremony also attracted the attendance of students from universities, including Northeastern University, Xi`an Jiaotong University, Jiangnan University,Guangxi University, Sichuan Media College, Inner Mongolia University, Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics, and Southwest University. The event was held to encourage college students to participate in physical exercises to create a youthful and energetic campus atmosphere.

Translated by: Yin Qize

Edited by: Che Huiqing, Zi Hanyue