In October 2011, news that Zhu Peibing, a young man from the port city, cycled across the Eurasian continent to watch the London Olympics shocked the entire city. Now three months have passed, and with the Spring Festival just around the corner, he is sending New Year greetings to his hometown folks from Denmark.
Zhu Peibing, 26 years old this year, is an ordinary employee at a company in Lianyungang. While most people fly abroad, Zhu chose to challenge himself by cycling across the European continent to see the 2012 Olympics in London, UK.
Zhu Peibing: The specific route was starting from Xuzhou, passing through Zhengzhou, Xi'an, Lanzhou, and Urumqi, then exiting China into Kazakhstan from Urumqi, entering Russia from Kazakhstan, and then going through Latvia, Poland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, before heading to the UK.
According to Zhu Peibing, one month after setting off, he arrived at the border and successfully crossed into another country, then continued cycling as originally planned. Although he faced many setbacks along the way — even breaking his camera — he would never give up on his dream. He had to repair his bicycle himself and, when unable to find restaurants, resorted to buying fast food to get by. From the only two videos sent back by Zhu, reporters could see that heavy snow had already fallen abroad, making cycling impossible and forcing him to push his bike step by step — truly a grueling journey. Reporters also learned that Zhu Peibing has now reached Denmark. With the Spring Festival approaching and unable to return home, he still wanted to send his New Year greetings to everyone.
Zhu Peibing, 26 years old this year, is an ordinary employee at a company in Lianyungang. While most people fly abroad, Zhu chose to challenge himself by cycling across the European continent to see the 2012 Olympics in London, UK.
Zhu Peibing: The specific route was starting from Xuzhou, passing through Zhengzhou, Xi'an, Lanzhou, and Urumqi, then exiting China into Kazakhstan from Urumqi, entering Russia from Kazakhstan, and then going through Latvia, Poland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, before heading to the UK.
According to Zhu Peibing, one month after setting off, he arrived at the border and successfully crossed into another country, then continued cycling as originally planned. Although he faced many setbacks along the way — even breaking his camera — he would never give up on his dream. He had to repair his bicycle himself and, when unable to find restaurants, resorted to buying fast food to get by. From the only two videos sent back by Zhu, reporters could see that heavy snow had already fallen abroad, making cycling impossible and forcing him to push his bike step by step — truly a grueling journey. Reporters also learned that Zhu Peibing has now reached Denmark. With the Spring Festival approaching and unable to return home, he still wanted to send his New Year greetings to everyone.