Where did the 2014 Umbrella Revolution happen?
Umbrella Ultra Marathon Umbrella Ultra Marathon The Umbrella Ultra Marathon, or Umbrellaultra, was a 102 km distance running event held on 29 October 2014. It was not a competitive race, but a running event to support the Umbrella Movement of Hong Kong. The course covered New Territories, Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, which shows an umbrella shape on the map. Thus the trail is also known as the Umbrella Trail. The name of the "Umbrella Ultra Marathon" came from its aim at supporting the occupation protests by the umbrella movement, which also called the "Umbrella Revolution" in reference to the umbrellas used by
Art of the Umbrella Movement of Umbrella Man, taken 28 September 2014, depicts an unnamed male protester holding an umbrella in each hand while walking through tear gas fired by riot police. "Business Insider" has described the photo as iconic. It has been re-tweeted thousands of times along with multiple similar photographs tweeted during the protest, which show individuals using umbrellas to protect themselves from tear gas and water. The picture's popularity and that of other pictures caused the media to dub the protests, which were also called the Occupy Central movement, the "Umbrella Revolution". Two groups are involved in efforts to preserve the artwork.