A Ph.D. graduate cycled 16 days from Nanjing back to Fushun

Last updated 2026-11-08 — The doctoral student, Chen Yu, noted that taking the train the whole way would take 30 hours, and flying would take just over two hours—but he chose to cycle for 16 days. Speaking about cycling home, he said—“If you have a dream, why wait until retirement to fulfill it?” “I’m very confident I can cycle home—it’s just a matter of how fast or slow.”...