Saluting life savers

The 2023 Hot Blood Run, a running event, was launched at Shenzhen Blood Center in Futian District yesterday, World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Shenzhen’s voluntary blood donation drive.

Members of Shenzhen Rescue Volunteer, an emergency aid organization, pose for a photo with a mascot of the 2023 Hot Blood Run at the running event’s launch ceremony at Shenzhen Blood Center in Futian District yesterday, World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. Photos by Sun Yuchen

Mascots of the 2023 Hot Blood Run.

Attendees pose for a photo at the launch ceremony of the 2023 Hot Blood Run at Shenzhen Blood Center in Futian District yesterday, World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day.