TripTracker.net - Cycling China and beyond, Shiquan, China

Preparations in Jin Du Xian Weiziping, China Wawuping, China Ningshan, China Zhanlongya, China Shiquan, China Shima, China Da'an, China Kuanchuan, China Ningqiang, China Zhuandoupu, China Guangyuan, China Baolunyuan, China Pu'an, China Yanwu, China Hefengchang, China Tianhuizhen, China Chengdu, China Guankou, China Wolong The construction crew Ascending Dengsheng, China Descending, Rilong lon: 102.84 lat: 31.00 Meixing, China Danba First real camping Towards Tagong Qianning, China Tagong Lhakang, China More mistakes Recovering Yajian Hekou, China This is how its supposed to be!Down to Litang Disaster!Batang, China hard!Gartog, China broken spoke on top of the world leaving zugong the road constructin crew, part 2 Rawu lake Rawu to Bomi 4000 km from somewhere First flat tire, down to sea level ...and up again Another day, another pass Bayizhen, China Towards the last pass End of stage 2 Lhasa Lhasa, China Leaving Lhasa Best camping yet Tibetan breakfast Gyanze to Xigaze lon: 88.04 lat: 29.14 lon: 87.49 lat: 29.02 lon: 87.09 lat: 28.55 lon: 87.08 lat: 28.54 lon: 86.92 lat: 28.31 lon: 86.84 lat: 28.17 lon: 86.69 lat: 28.35 lon: 86.32 lat: 28.80 Congdu, China Zham, China Balephi Khola, Nepal Kathmandu - end of the trip..

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Cycling China and beyond

Shiquan, China

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Apr 4 2007, 03:48 PM

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Shiquan, China

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Just outside Shiquan we passed another police checkpoint without really noticing it. A few km down the road a small police bus passed us and signed that we should stop. Two men came out and asked where we were going. When we said towards Hanzhong they told us no foreigners are allowed on this road. Andreas tried to ask why and if we could take another road but they were starting to lose their temper and just told us to take the train out of town.
We went back to Shiquan to have lunch and found out that the next train was leaving at 2.40. A man started talking to us during lunch and he did not understand why we had been stopped. As we were talking to him another man came up and said something and they both dissapeared in the middle of a sentence.
A few minutes later a young woman came and flashed her police badge. She told us to follow her to the police station, but we could finish our lunch first.
At the station they took copies of our passports and explained that we were allowed to be in Shiquan, but it was illegal to cycle there, away from, or around the town. Now we had no choice but to take the train. Hanzhong, 160km to the west, was the first town we could get off.
Taking the train didnt feel right and we missed a lot of nice scenery but we were trapped..

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	74. Kathmandu - end of the trip.. Jun 27 2007, 05:47 PMKathmandu, Nepal2 photos This is it for now.. I will fly to Bangkok and then on to Sweden a while after that. Great trip!

	73. Balephi Khola, Nepal Jun 26 2007, 07:03 PMBalephi Khola, Nepal2 photos

	72. Zham, China Jun 26 2007, 01:04 PMZham, China5 photos

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