With the social development, economic growth and the improvement of spiritual civilization, all advance with the times. The modern elder people also closely follow the modern pace. ã€to be healthy and vigorous and do something useful for our society and promote the harmonious development.〞 is the sign of modern elder people. Xi’an Fenglin Elder People Trekking Team is a team full of passionate spirit and respectable.

The goal of this team isã€Propagandize the Olympic spirit, carry forward the national spirit, display the healthy and happy image of the modern elder people and promote the youth overcoming the difficult ideological education." They will depart from Xi’an Square on 28 Feb, 2008. They will trek along the 301 National Road to Zhengzhou, then along National Road 107 to Beijing, finally, they will arrive at Tiananmen Square on May 12, 2008. And they will hold the countdown to 2008 Olympic Games ceremony, the total journey is 2,800km.

The team treks with the favorite sports, need for the physical, contribution for 2008 Olympic Games and preparation for construction of harmonious society. And their belief is: Voluntary participation, responsible for oneself, persistence, respect each other, solidarity, strong physique, far away from the wounded and sick, and longevity.

Let us support them, a kind of persisted spirit and a kind of patriotism manifestation , support them-they make China and Olympic Games moved.