To London on a rickshaw
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July 28, 2012, Saturday
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A CHINESE farmer has spent two years riding more than 60,000 kilometers through 16 countries and regions on a rickshaw to reach London in time for the Olympic Games.
Chen Guanming, 57, said in London on Thursday that his goal had been to "spread the Olympic spirit" on his journey through war zones, floods and extreme temperatures in countries that included Turkey and Iraq.
"During this rickshaw journey, I've travelled through a distance of more than 40,000 miles," Chen said. "I wanted to arrive on time for the opening ceremony. I had to face both floods and very hot and dry conditions." He added: "Londoners are very welcoming, the city is welcoming the whole world in a very nice way."
The BBC showed footage of Chen displaying a passport filled with visas allowing him entry to countries along the route, as well as pictures of him with his three-wheeled vehicle at several international landmarks.
He told the BBC he was inspired to make the journey while watching London Mayor Boris Johnson accept the Olympic flag inside the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Games.
Chen Guanming, 57, said in London on Thursday that his goal had been to "spread the Olympic spirit" on his journey through war zones, floods and extreme temperatures in countries that included Turkey and Iraq.
"During this rickshaw journey, I've travelled through a distance of more than 40,000 miles," Chen said. "I wanted to arrive on time for the opening ceremony. I had to face both floods and very hot and dry conditions." He added: "Londoners are very welcoming, the city is welcoming the whole world in a very nice way."
The BBC showed footage of Chen displaying a passport filled with visas allowing him entry to countries along the route, as well as pictures of him with his three-wheeled vehicle at several international landmarks.
He told the BBC he was inspired to make the journey while watching London Mayor Boris Johnson accept the Olympic flag inside the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Games.
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