On the morning of October 12, the 2025 “Appreciating the Autumn” Hubei Cycling Consumption Season series of events took place. The activities included the “Riding in Fancheng to Understand the Autumn” Cycling Challenge and the “Bawangzui Baijiu Cup” Xiangyang 11th Cycling Competition, held in Jinniu Village and Xiaoba Village within Taipingdian Town, Fancheng District, Xiangyang, Hubei Province. These events attracted over 100 cyclists from more than 20 teams across the “Xiangyang, Shiyan, Suizhou, and Shennongjia Forestry District” urban agglomeration, as well as participants from Changsha in Hunan Province, Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province, Linyi in Shandong Province, Ankang in Shaanxi Province, Nanjing in Jiangsu Province, and Nanyang and Pingdingshan in Henan Province. The competition featured categories for men’s youth group, men’s middle-aged group, and women’s group.

Photo by Wang Hu, the All-media Journalist, and Zhou Lei, the Correspondent