Pingtan was lit up by the glow of a thousand glow sticks on Saturday night as more than 1,200 runners took to the streets of the island city in Fujian province for the city's first cross-Straits fluorescent night run.

Fluorescent-clad runners run along Pingtan's Coastal Road during the night run. [Photo/Ptnet.cn]

Setting out from Haiyu Square, near Longfengtou Beach, the fluorescent-clad participants ran a five-kilometer route along the Coastal Road, waving glow sticks, some wearing fluorescent makeup.

Among the runners were international students from Fujian Normal University in Fuzhou, and the Zuiyanzhi (最顏值) night running group, which is headquartered in Fuzhou with branches in the Fujian cities of Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and Pingtan.

International students from Fujian Normal University pose for a photo at the first fluorescent night run in Pingtan, Fujian province on Oct 15. [Photo/Ptnet.cn]

Jiang Rui, the head of the running group, said that they hope to introduce this convenient, healthy sport to more people.

The event also doubled as a music festival that encompassed dance music, folk ballads and pop songs. Participants enjoyed dancing to the music in the brisk autumn wind.

Musicians perform at the first cross-Straits fluorescent night run in Pingtan, Fujian province on Oct 15. [Photo/Ptnet.cn]