Bicycle Touring The World: China, Shandan to Yongchang
My latest bicycle touring around the world update, cycling across China. Shandan to Yongchang. 64 miles. Hard ride today. Not done, nowhere near as many miles as I wanted! Spent the first six hours going uphill, and it wasn’t particularly downhill afterwards. It was for a short while, but then I had a bit of a headwind. I was glad to stop, and it made a change to finish before six!
I’ve been riding alongside the Great Wall. Although it didn’t look quite so great, it looked as if it was made of mud. Still an impressive sight though.
It was probably a good thing to stop where I was. It’s probably a lot cheaper than the bigger cities. I can get a room in a good hotel for around £20 with breakfast (tonight’s hotel is £12!) A good meal in a restaurant with beer for under £10 and four pints of beer from a shop to have in my room for under £1! Think I might need to cut down. I seem to be drinking at least six pints a night, or 3600ml, not too sure about the conversion!
Tour Information
It’s been years since I took this ride, but the memories (and the data) are all archived:
- Photos: See my photos on Flickr
- The route: View my journey around the world
- Videos: Check out my YouTube videos
- Tour page: Ride overview
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