Getting There
- Fly ✈️: Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) is about 40 minutes by car from Chongyi County, with domestic connections to cities including Guangzhou, Xiamen, and Nanchang.
- High-speed rail 🚄: Ganzhou West Railway Station is roughly 40 minutes from Chongyi by car, served by the Ganzhou–Shenzhen and Beijing–Kowloon high-speed corridors.
- Self-drive 🚗: Chongyi connects to Ganzhou via the Ganzhou–Chongyi Expressway (part of the G76 Xiarong Expressway); the drive from central Ganzhou takes about 1.5 hours.
- Shuttle: Direct buses run from Ganzhou to the Chongyi visitor center via the expressway, also about 1.5 hours.
About the Race
The Chongyi 100 Ultra Trail runs through the mountains of Chongyi County in southern Jiangxi, a county anchored by Qiyun Mountain — at 2,061m the highest peak in southern Jiangxi — and the old-growth forest of Yangling National Forest Park. The flagship 100km distance climbs 5,458m against a 30-hour cutoff, with 50km, 30km, and 10km distances offering shorter alternatives. Elite ITRA-ranked runners (Performance Index ≥750 men / ≥620 women) can enter the 100km or 50km for free through a dedicated fast-track.
Location
Chongyi County sits in the mountainous southwest corner of Jiangxi Province, within Ganzhou prefecture near the Hunan border. The area is known locally for Qiyun Mountain's alpine meadows, near-daily cloud seas, and clear night skies — often called "Jiangxi's second Wugong Mountain" — as well as the dense bamboo forest and rainforest gorges of Yangling National Forest Park. The race starts and finishes at Sanli Square in the county seat.
Reward
Top 6 men and top 6 women in the 100km, 50km, and 30km are awarded prize money (CNY); the top 3 in each also receive a trophy at the awards ceremony. The 10km has no ranking prizes. A 20% personal income tax is withheld from cash prizes per Chinese law.
Mandatory Gear
(A) Rules
- Gear must be presented at packet pickup; failure will result in no race materials.
- Gear must be carried throughout the race. Spot checks are mandatory.
- Consumable items (emergency blanket, energy food, first-aid kit) may be replaced at aid stations with empty packaging/old items.
- The organizing committee may add gear requirements based on weather.
(B) Mandatory Gear List
Recommended (non-mandatory): trail shoes, waterproof pants, sunglasses, sunscreen, trekking poles, GPS watch, running cap, Vaseline, kinesiology tape, waterproof bag.
Note: The committee may add gear before the race based on weather conditions. Gear checks are mandatory and non-compliance will result in penalties or disqualification.
