he Yishan Cup of Mountaineering Outdoor Challenge was held in Zoucheng, Shandong province where is the Mencian hometown. Chinese Mountaineering Association and Shandong Province Sports Bureau held this challenge together on April 26-27. 54 players from 27 outdoor clubs and outdoor organizations attended it.
　　
The tourism resource in Zoucheng is very rich. And the routes of the challenge was designed according to the local scenery. The events are including the trail running, mountain bike, canoeing, mountain-climbing and so on. The total journey is 70km.
　　
The Tibetan Xiangyun Outdoor sports co., ltd, China University of Geosciences (DOITE) won the North Face team won the first three places of the male group. The Tibetan Xiangyun Outdoor sports co., ltd, China University of Geosciences (DOITE) and the Top Eagle (Hunan province) won the first places of the mixed group. 
　
Wang Yongling, the deputy mayor of Zoucheng said,"Zoucheng will hold the race in 2009 which emphasize on the human landscape and breathtaking scenery."

Opening Ceremony

About Mencius

Mencius (about 372-289 BC), thinker, educator, essayist and politician in Warring States period (476-221 BC), is Confucius’ grandson’s student. He is one of famous Confucian representatives. When mentioned the word of "Confucianism", people think of the two thinkers Confucius and Mencius. Mencius inherits and develops the idea of Confucius and puts forward a comprehensive ideology. The famous books of Mencius are "Three Character Classic" and "Mencius".