Cosers show up at the Bailu township in Pengzhou, Chengdu, Sichuan province on December 26. Photo by Peng Chao

On Saturday, a cosplay show held in a French-style township named Bailu in Pengzhou, Chengdu, saw dozens of people dressed as characters from all lifes on the pop-culture fantasy.

The cosplay participants also acted as cheerleaders for a small marathon race taking place around the same time.

Lingche, president of T. vof, a cosplay society in Chengdu, said her society organized the show in Bailu to create more opportunities for members to experience the charm of cosplay.

Qingmu, a cosplay participant, said he had a lot of fun during the activity. “Bailu is so beautiful, and surrounded by green hills. Playing cosplay at the French-style Township is a brand new experience for us,” Qingmu said.

A marathon runner surnamed Zhang said she was amazed by the cosplay cheerleaders. “I have participated in many marathon races, but this is the first time to see people dressed in cosplay cheering for us,” she said.

Bailu is an old town in the northwest of the Chengdu plain where French missionaries came more than 100 year ago and built a range of French-style buildings.

The town was severely struck by an 8.0 magnitude earthquake in 2008. After the earthquake, the local government rebuilt it into a complete French-style town.