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zhu zhiwen from ruijin, jiangxi

38 years old

he departed from beijing in march 2023

cycling 15,500 km

july 2024

2 days before the opening ceremony of the paris olympics

arriving at the seine

16 months, 18 countries

tens of thousands of netizens accompany you online

march 12, 2023

cycling enthusiast zhu zhiwen sets out from the beijing bird's nest

destination: paris, france

along the way

he recorded his ride on video

share it on the internet

hundreds of thousands of fans already follow his cycling account

△zhu zhiwen’s cycling video posted on the internet

16 months of riding

zhu zhiwen traveled through 18 countries including afghanistan, iraq, and türkiye

heavy rain and high temperatures during the journey

over mountains and deserts

he is also nicknamed "iron butt" by netizens.

△zhu zhiwen arrived in paris

△zhu zhiwen at the opening ceremony of the paris olympics

more than 400 videos

not only does it record zhu zhiwen's own mental journey

netizens also followed the cycling route along the way

"yun" accompanies "lao zhu" to paris

netizens will worry about his safety

tell him to be safe

i will cheer him on too.

send blessings on holidays

after he finally arrived in paris

netizens sent their blessings

foreign friends all said they wanted to visit china

cycling on the road

zhu zhiwen met people from various countries along the way

he said most of his friends are kind and enthusiastic.

many foreign friends said they wanted to visit china.

experience chinese culture

savor chinese cuisine

△zhu zhiwen tasted chinese food with everyone in egypt

cycling road

this is also zhu zhiwen's way of sharing chinese culture

whenever someone asks about zhu zhiwen's hometown

he will not only welcome everyone to visit china

it will also open the map

introducing the beautiful scenery and delicious food of my hometown jiangxi

paris is not the end

his cycling journey continues

in fact, this is not the first time that zhu zhiwen watched the olympics by bike

in 2016, he set out from ushuaia, argentina

arriving in rio de janeiro, brazil by bicycle

witnessed the lighting of the 31st olympic flame

as early as 2012

26-year-old zhu zhiwen

started my global cycling journey

this stems from his love for bicycles since childhood.

when i was a kid, i learned in geography class that the earth is round.

he came up with the idea of ​​cycling around the world

△zhu zhiwen on the cycling road

as of now

zhu zhiwen has cycled to 61 countries

paris is not his end.

he said that wherever he went

always stay positive

to face everything

stick to the path you want to take

fulfill your dreams

complete your cycling trip across seven continents

source: cctv news