USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
China
Home / China / Society

Bikers on world tour enjoying trek through China

By Liu Ce in Shenyang | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2013-04-15 22:05

Two bicycle tourists from Kazan, capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, who are taking a cycling world tour depart Shenyang for Harbin on Tuesday morning.

Funded by the local government, the tour will be dedicated to the 2013 World University Summer Games held in Kazan on July 6.

Bikers on world tour enjoying trek through China

Alen Khairullin (left) and Pavel Grachev on their cycling world tour receive interview at Russian Federation Consulate General in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province on Monday. They depart the city for Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province bordering Russia on Tuesday morning. [Photo by Liu Ce / China Daily]

The idea to embark on this adventure around the world emerged on the 100th anniversary of the circumnavigational journey undertaken by Kazan-born Onisim Pankratov in 1913, which was completed two years after it began.

Pavel Grachev and Alen Khairullin trained on bikes for more than 10 years. They set off from Kazan on Nov 3, and will return to the city on July 6, just before the opening ceremony of the Universiade. They will visit 13 countries and cover 21,000 km.

By now, the cyclists have ridden 13,760 km. They arrived in Beijing on April 5 and Shenyang five days later.

"We love our country, so we want to let more people know about our hometown and the Universiade. Also, we want to spread the benefits of a healthy lifestyle," said Pavel Grachev, a 47-year-old English and history teacher.

"During the journey, we have also gained a lot of experience on cycling promotion. For example, China has bike lanes, while Russia does not. So we will propose to our government adding bike lanes when we go back," said Alen Khairullin, a 26-year-old IT engineer.

However, the tour is not easy. They have conquered many difficulties such as bicycle trouble, language barriers, eating habits and climate discomfort.

"China's road condition is the best. Our tires never been punctured by debris like nails here. But we encountered such problems in East Europe and the United States," Alen said.

Alen has even learned to use chopsticks in China. "We all like Chinese cuisines, especially jiaozi (dumplings)," Pavel added.

The cyclists have also been touched by the hospitality of Chinese. "On the way to Shenyang, a grocery store hostess warmly invited us to her house for heating. We ate and drank together and had a pleasant time," Pavel said.

The adventurers have recorded all of their experiences, which will be published after they return home.

"Russia and China ties are closer these years. The bicycle tour also reflects the friendship between the peoples of two countries. We hope to have more such activities to promote non-government exchanges," said Sergey Paltov, consul general of the Russian Federation Consulate General in Shenyang.

Editor's picks
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
 
主站蜘蛛池模板: 免费毛片网站在线观看| 草草影院最新发布地址| 久久国产真实乱对白| 青草草在线视频永久免费| 美女黄视频免费| 熟女精品视频一区二区三区| 欧美成人免费午夜全| 日韩av片无码一区二区不卡电影| 我要打飞华人永久免费| 在线观看国产小视频| 国产特级毛片aaaaaa| 国产suv精品一区二区883| 亚洲韩国在线一卡二卡| 久热中文字幕在线精品免费| 中文在线天堂资源www| 99久久伊人精品综合观看| 99re最新这里只有精品| 精品一区二区三区四区| 欧美jizz40性欧美| 成人a一级试看片| 国产福利一区二区| 动漫人物差差差动漫网站| 亚洲中文字幕久久精品无码喷水| 中文字幕在线观看第二页| 在线日本妇人成熟| 综合色在线观看| 最近免费韩国电影hd免费观看| 岛国片免费在线观看| 国产欧美综合精品一区二区| 农村老熟妇乱子伦视频| 五月婷婷在线播放| 99精品全国免费观看视频| 陪读妇乱子伦小说| 永久免费毛片手机版在线看| 日本免费中文字幕在线看| 国产色综合天天综合网| 又硬又粗又长又爽免费看| 九九热线有精品视频99| 99精品众筹模特自拍视频| 美女和男生一起差差差| 最近中文字幕2019高清视频|