摺疊車騎行華北青藏Cycling China via Japan, a foldable

Leaving home with uncertainty 不太有把握地出門 @ Yang-mei, Taiwan

2007-04-17T18:13:00.000Z

I was not so sure about using a foldable bike making such a long journey with big load of gear stuff. It is kind of experimental .
出門之前實在沒什麼把握用小輪摺疊車做這種負重的長途旅行.

Before leaving Japan to China,離日本往中國之前 @ Kobe, Japan

2007-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

I camped in a Japanese park nearby the Kobe passanger ferry terminal the night before departing Japan To China.The park is nice and with very clean facility and also beautiful and delicate. Campimg in Japanese park is easy and comfortable,even more comfortable than staying in guest house, One night will be OK and quite much welcomed, more than that you would become someone suspicious. This was the third time I camped nearby Kobe.在神戶週邊逛了兩天夜宿神戶附近的公園和海灘.這已經是第三次在神戶的週邊過夜.神戶似乎是騎行日本各處必經之地了. 日本的公園大多設施齊全乾淨整齊又美觀,睡起來自在猶勝一般民宿.過夜一晚還好附近居民會親切地打招呼,連續過夜恐遭白眼.

on the ship to China 開往中國的船上 @ lon: 125.43 lat: 32.55

2007-04-28T13:38:00.000Z

I took a ship from Kobe Japan to Tianjin China. On the ship I met a French whose name is Mickael. We called it D-day the day we landed on China.It's a real pleasure to see Mickael's colorful,abundant and sometimes graceful body language in the following trip.Pityfully, I would say most Asian especially Chinese have wasted this gift from the creator for long years. 搭船從神戶港到中國的天津港.正好碰上一批三年合約期滿返家的打工年輕男女人潮.中國人幾乎煙不離手,船上又爆滿簡直無處可逃,三天二夜苦不堪言. 船上碰到法國單車客Mickael 相約上岸後同行數日.稱登陸之日為D-Day,如諾曼第登陸之不可知.這位法國老兄豐富而賞心悅目的身體語言讓我一路上不停打從心裡讚嘆.可惜大部分東方人尤其是華人因某些說不清楚的文化上的禁忌浪費掉這寶貴的天賦.

Tanjin Port 位在塘沽的天津港 @ Tanjiagang, China

2007-04-29T19:12:00.000Z

Leaving from the port to Tianjin city it's around 40km. I would say the beginning 40km made me consider seriously quiting this trip and taking the next ship back to Japan. I was wondering what would be the point riding on the road if all road in China would be like this heavily polluted one and hell like polluted surrounding and atmosphere.
下船後往天津40公里的路真是可怕的見面禮, 工廠濃煙蔽空,排黑煙亂鳴喇叭的大卡車的車流不斷,路邊河裡到處是廢棄物,騎在這段路上我曾考慮是不是該搭下星期回日本的船,如果往後所有的路都像這個樣子實在沒有必要繼續騎下去了.

Tianjin 天津 @ Tianjin, China

2007-04-30T21:30:00.000Z

Tianjin is a booming city. Old buildings like this wating for being destroyed and new construction sites everywhere demonstrating the huge developing power of new China.

待拆的典雅舊建築.天津處處搞建設讓人不禁懾於新中國哪來如此巨大的能量
The road from Tianjin to Beijin is much better, boulevard actually, and the lane for cyclist was very wide, wide enough for three persons riding parallely. The road we encoutered the very first day was just a bad sample but it also suggested some other harsh journey in the near future.
天津到北京的公路是相當寬闊的林蔭大道, 車少路寬自行車道可容三車並行,兩旁一派田園景色十分宜人,前日心中留下陰霾掃去許多.雖如此對更往後旅途路況仍略帶幾分戒懼的心理準備.

Cycling Beijin 騎行北京 @ Beijing, China

2007-05-03T18:00:00.000Z

A ruin of city wall built around 500 year ago was telling some stories.
The scars on the wall showed possible battles like: invasion of revolutionists or rebels from Xian in Min dynasty, invasion of army from Qin's, invasion from united European soldiers, invasion from Janpanese army or destruction by Hung-wei-bin (young red army). 舊城牆上的坑洞是李自成是多爾袞是八國聯軍是日本人打的還是紅衛兵挖的

Mickael and I rode together and stayed in Beijin for a couple of days .

Baoding 保定 @ Baoding, China

2007-05-07T12:23:00.000Z

Leaving Beijin heading south until the dask slept in a forest , .next morning we found having accompanied by quite a few the dead. 昨夜摸黑宿營,前景許多土推上壓著冥紙....沒錯,就是...The way Micckael having melon looked much too 'elegant'.老法吃西瓜的方法未免太雅了點.Some road was tough but was interesting and some road was just not worth while riding on it.有些路段雖艱難但有趣,有些路段就是無趣得很不值得去騎車.We departed at a place around 100 km south Beijin.在保定附近合照後做西式擁別各奔前程.,
In Baoding railway station I observed their luggage delivery and ticketing procedure an hour per day for two days,then I made my first trial in China having my bike and luggage onto the train jamming through the crowd. 在保定觀察了兩天鐵路站務作業流程才敢第一次打點車與行李上火車.這是在中國以火車託運裝備的第一次嘗試.

Yellow River, Mother River of China 黃河,華人的母親之河 @ Kaifeng, China

2007-05-12T00:49:00.000Z

Lonely planet recommended night market in Kaifeng city.開封的夜市連lonely planet 旅遊指引都會提起. When it's windy,Chu-yuan area looked like this. 黃河大提的車道黃土沙塵蔽空,中原裸露的地面多土質細,風一吹來塵土飛楊這或許和中國人多痰不無關係,只恐怕現代更糟,飛揚的塵土裡可能夾帶不知名的化學污染物.It has been said for thousands of years "don't ever miss to see Yellow River before you die", I dragged the bike over muddy country road to the river bank just to see and trying to touch the Yellow River.不看黃河心不死' 拖著車過泥濘也要看到黃河.

The road to ancient Chinese capitals 中原之路 @ Zhengzhou, China

2007-05-13T17:39:00.000Z

Taiwan just like Singapore, has strong tie in culture and blood with China. It makes sense visiting and watching closely the craddle of chinese civilization,the so called chun-yuan which means central plateau or central high land. It's nothing about tricky political issue.台灣,就讓任何華人區,文化和血緣本來就和中國緊密相連.拜訪源遠流長的華人文明搖籃中原之地也就理所當然的仔細地去看去想去感覺.這無關任何政治議題.Small road in countryside may not be smooth, in the blistering sunny day the trees provide good shade.
鄉間小道的路不好走,但烈日下樹蔭的好處勝過一切.What can be better having watermelon at right time and right place? 還有什麼比及時的西瓜更讓人覺得幸福.There are many nice looking boulevards in old cities in Chun-yuan area. With some finishing touch they will be just perfect. 滎陽的街道還有中原地區許多類似的街道像有待補妝的美人,只要多一點像歐洲人或日本人般細密的心思應該就會很不一樣.'Tiger cage pass', a very important battle ground in the old history.虎牢關', 聽說呂布在此戰群雄難分難解.Camped last night in this forest which had been battle ground many many times in the long history with thousands of killed soldiers buried under .夜宿在這曾是將士埋骨的虎牢關古戰場別有一番懷古又肅殺之味.Some people are still living in this kind of caves which were shaped by digging into the earth wall. Those caves were now in fashion and were used as rooms for guest houses or for restaurants. Some of them were newly excavated and you can tell.黃土高原上的窯洞住家聽說最近復古流行起來當旅店或飯館的房間.有的窯洞是最近新挖的就缺那點古意.

Luoyang 洛陽 @ Luoyang, China

2007-05-16T16:44:00.000Z

From time to time in China's history emporers taking this city as a second choice for capital next to Xian.歷史上洛陽往往成為帝王選都的第二或遷都的第一選擇,西安往洛陽的路上不知有過多少跟隨遷都的難民遺骨.
死在旅途上當然無法還願,完成艱險的商旅全身歸來誰敢不還願,龍門石窟我感覺到的是功利的藝術而不是形而上的藝術.在中國,有人的地方就有聚集的小眾下棋觀棋.

供養中原的是這些帶有土地文明記憶的麥子.
洛陽某售屋廣告很有歷史感.
洛陽市郊三千年前左右的周朝三王陵園,三千年,對台灣人較淺短的歷史感會是很大的考驗與震撼.
一望無際的黃土高原麥田,餵養中華文明數千年.古都不在,唯廣大麥田依舊,見證歷史的興盛與衰亡.
就像其他古都洛陽也有個仿古街區叫麗京門區在洛陽的路上碰到一位很誠懇的車友叫做王偉的年輕人和他的朋友高飛帶我到此一遊,雖年過半百心如止水,但不計利害只有熱情的純真還是很令人感動的.

Battle Ground, the Narrow Pass 夕訪夜探又朝尋函關古道 @ Chengcun, China

2007-05-20T00:43:00.000Z

In this narrow pass called han-guan-gu-dao, about 26 hundred years ago the king of Chin, who was the ancestor of the 1st emporer of China chin- shi-hwung,had his 3000 best soldiers embushed and wiped out here. There are many other narrow passes here and were always playing importance in the history even in the last centry the war between China and Japan.
日暮終於來到秦函關古道領受一下兩千六百多年前春秋時代秦國精銳盡滅於此的恐懼悲涼臨場感,

Xi'an 西安 @ Xi'an, China

2007-05-22T20:06:00.000Z

A picture taken by a local tour guide in front of Hwa shan.華山觀光區導遊為我取景之一
. A nice looking farming machine, looks like a military vehicle or a modern art work.像帥氣的軍車又像裝置藝術品的農用車

Sometimes an icebar taking half or one yuan can provide you both cooling and calories.五毛錢一根的冰棍,提供冷卻也提供熱量,一路惠我良多
I'm not quite much impressed by this ancient capital city which played a very important part in Chinese history. There is too little clue to make you feel the past. After a day's cycling around this city I took an early next morning train leaving this city. In the waiting room people were lying there for a sleep and I was one of them.如同中國許多古都,西安也是古意難尋.中國人似乎不太尊重歷史,改朝換代就忙著湮滅過去以斷人民對前朝的思念.騎車逛了一天,在煙霧瀰漫的網吧熬夜不成,只好到車站如其他人一樣倒在椅子上小睡等早班車.

Xining 西寧 @ Xining, China

2007-05-27T03:25:00.000Z

I had to mail these gears to my friend in Tianjin or I could not proceed anymore with too much weight on my blke.寄走較不常用的裝備要不然行不得也.

A young Moslem singer and his band was performing in the open space in front of the Xinin train station.回族牧民裝束的歌手唱出很不一樣的歌.該來台灣唱唱肯定會紅.Sometimes on the bus you realized you had missed some good road which was really so nice for cycling! 西寧附近的青藏公路是西寧人引以為傲的一級路面.有時候搭車會搭錯路段,這一段風景好路況好是應該最適合騎車的.

A Profound Question 大哉問 @ Jiangxigou, China

2007-05-27T22:29:00.000Z

In China the population is so huge and so dense, keeping distance or keeping privacy would be kind of luxury. As long as you parked your bike for some reason you would soon be encircled by a crowd and being asked just like copied questionaire: how much you paid for this bike? how long can you pedal a day? from? to?....... .one day, a school boy asked: Does it make sense pedaling like this ?..... Wow!!!! What a question! ....I said.....bla, bla,bla.....I don't think I answered properly because that boy made an "oh" with low key......and all the way following and even now I was home that profound question has been still bothering me a lot.

中國人口稠密,與人保持適當距離以尊重隱私似乎是一種空間上的奢侈.所以只要這看來奇怪載滿東西的車一停很快就被人群包圍,然後準備接受如公式般的盤問: 一.這車多少錢? 二.一天騎好多公里? 三.哪來?哪去?......有一天有一個小學生模樣的問: "這樣騎車有什麼意義?"...嘩,真好個大哉問!!!! ....停了下,我自認為誠實又圓滿的答說:" 沒有意義就是高興而已",這種有點老莊的話.學生"喔"的一聲.....可我一路上一直到回了家還是被這個大哉問糾纏不已.......

Happy Encounters 青海湖畔相看兩不厭 @ lon: 99.80 lat: 36.79

2007-05-28T00:53:00.000Z

"meeting each other"
a small bike met a big truck
a bike met a horse. Also met a Tibetan family by the Qinhai lake and had a meal in their tent.

在人煙稀少的青海湖畔似乎任何的相遇都是相看兩不厭.
In some most remoted area in Qinhai, no electricity and not any sign of so called modern civilization, sometimes a picture like this will suprise you so much: .....a horselady or a horseman took out an advanced cellular phone and.......
最勁爆的畫面莫過於現代水電皆無的草原上騎著馬的牧人忽然掏出最新潮的手機來.

In the dessert Qinhai province 青海沙漠 @ Jirmeng, China

2007-05-30T10:47:00.000Z

Cycling in the dessert is dangerous and lacking water is always the issue. In the dessert I folded up my bike quite a few times taking buses or vans or pass-by trucks. Now you see, how nice to have a foldable bike in this kind of situation.Besides strong wind in the midnight can be a problem for most tent, I used a bivi and it can stand the wind much better.夜宿一望無際的草原或沙漠夜裡常有大風露宿袋的避風性就比一般營帳理想

Dogs like this one always tried to take advatage to slow moving cyclist like me.它追我,我趕它,前後僵持十多分鐘.這該是藏獒吧.Police officers lifted me a ride to get rid of strong dessert wind. 親切的公安載我一程通過小沙塵暴.

City in deep dessert Delingha 深入沙漠的綠洲都市 @ Delingha, China

2007-05-31T19:52:00.000Z

這青海的第三大城德令哈像一個隨時會被四周的乾燥吞噬的孤草,In the dessert I folded up my bike quite a few times taking buses or vans or pass-by trucks. Now you see, how nice to have a foldable bike in this kind of situation.在沙漠中我們來自異地的人很難預測會發生什麼缺水缺食物龍捲風沙塵暴...,把車摺起來上各種可能的交通工具行程較具彈性又安全....
In the dessert you realized water is life.
沙漠裡的生命之流,有水就有文明.

Internet and computer games世界大同的虛擬世界 @ Haixi Mongolzu Zangzu Zizhizhou, China

2007-06-01T14:42:00.000Z

Even in the most remoted area in China, children can make even with children in the developed countries by enjoying the most advanced computer games. We can say that all races in the world could possibly become equal in the cyber world eventhough there is still so much unequality in the world.身處邊疆或荒遠之地只要上得了線就能和世界接軌和人家平起平坐. 虛擬世界裡似乎成就了眾生平等世界大同的境界.

Golmud 格爾木 @ Golmud, China

2007-06-01T21:47:00.000Z

Golmud is an oasis city. It made me feel how vulnerable this kind of city is. Once the water's gone this city will soon become lifeless. Was'nt I worry too much?
格爾木北郊的鹽湖是不折不扣的寸草不生.在過去該是人皆搖頭的惡地吧.格爾木雖有淡水流經,
卻讓人有隨時會蒸發掉的感覺.該不是我多慮了吧?

Heavy smoking pollution in China 廣受菸害之國 @ lon: 93.27 lat: 33.34

2007-06-03T12:28:00.000Z

I took this train from Golmud to Naqui city in Tibet. The picture reminded me the heavy smoking pollution in the public nearly everywhere in China. The dinning car from Kwang chou to Lhasa is supposed to be one of the high-class place, Despite the nonsmoking sign people were still smoking heavily. This is only an example how common and severe smoking is polluting public spaces in China .中國讓人有無處不菸的感覺.即使在禁菸的高級餐車上煙客吞雲吐霧如故.更離譜的是居然還有人在地毯上吐痰!積習要改談何容易,可別在奧運期間丟人現眼.

A nightmare in Naqui 那曲驚魂夜 @ lon: 92.11 lat: 31.47

2007-06-03T12:48:00.000Z

Within 10 hours taking train from Golmud to Naqui made a rise aound 2000 meter. Camped on a beautiful prairie a place about 10km from Naqui city center. Not climatized well waked up in the midnight and felt energy almost drained out and heart beat crazily. Not sure what would happen if stayed there then left behind the tent and all the gears tried cycling to anyplace possible, construction site, railway station....., for oxegen and failed to find any.Also tried to stop mid night trucks, vans, cars, in the middle of the road with flash light but no one would stop for help. At last found a 24 hour snack restaurant selling chicken soup for night drivers and stayed there tried keeping awake all night........單日搭車攀升近兩千米,差點在那曲的草原上因高原反應掛了.

Roaming around Lhasa 漫步拉薩 @ Lhasa, China

2007-06-04T20:16:00.000Z

in Lhasa, stayed there for a couple of days and had met some friends two of whom are Petter and Audreas, the author and riders of :cycling China and beyond "in this website. I would say Lhasa
is my most favorate city in China, the youth hotel is reasonablly clean and very affordable,double room with toilet for us$15 and dormitary us$3 a bed. The air may not be rich but it is refreshing and the sky is clear. The street might still be a little bit crowded but looked interesting. Gears and supply can be easily found and bought. And.........這一路上拉薩是讓我覺得最安適有趣的城市.青年旅館的價格合理衛生維持一定的水平,物價不高,戶外用品店多補充裝備方便,有趣的景點多,空氣乾淨,騎車或步行相當安適,像聯合國般的各色行人看來有趣,......

Cyclists and backpacker from Scandivania 北歐旅人 @ lon: 90.98 lat: 29.51

2007-06-08T13:47:00.000Z

There are two routes from Lhasa to Xigaze, an easier one and a tough one.I had chosen the easier one. For some reason I changed my mind and lagged them for half a day. 到日喀則有兩條路,一條較容易是平坦的柏油路,另一條比較艱難.在曲水分手後我的路看來挺無趣的,看到路左有條大橋便騎去....一路風景不錯騎來慢調斯理....於是不回頭上了艱難的路,只是時間差他們半天.....

No more tranquility 不再遺世而獨立 @ Lhasa He, China

2007-06-12T00:39:00.000Z

No doubt Tibetan children are always eager to meet someone from other places, from their perspective, I guess, we are just like allien from other planet but may not be "almost once for lifetime" anymore.

The newly paved road are as busy as in the city. Early in the morning you could hardly cross the road which was already occupied by the breakless traffic of touring vans,buses and 4-wheeler's . I doubt the tranquility in Tibet can sustain how much longer. It might be part of the reasons why some serious cyclists would choose road which are unsealed and visit places which are difficult to reach.對於這些小孩子來說人來瘋是必然的.但外來客很快就不再稀有了.新舖好往羊湖的路一早遊覽車就沒斷過,羊湖到江孜的新路明年完成,這些目前遊覽車還不到的路段的寧靜景色將永不復在.

Steep winding road to the lake 往高山湖之路 @ lon: 90.82 lat: 29.07

2007-06-12T16:59:00.000Z

Climbed high and you won a breathtaking view.爬得越高看得越遠,美景總是讓人看得發呆.A solar heater which is popular in Tibet was cooking some kind of herb.
太陽爐正墩著不知名的藥草.

I am not that kind of tough guy. The final one KM I was nearly unconciously pulling my bike and draging my feet on to the peak. 我不是那種很'勇壯'的人,到山頂前的最後一公里幾乎是閉著眼意識不清地拖著身體和車上去的.
The restaurant and the kitchen on the summit and the great chef provided me the ever most delicious meal for the two days though looked a little bit terrible! 山頂大飯店的廚房和飯廳,大廚煮出我這兩天來最美味的一餐雖然看起來有點可怕.

Yam Lake 羊湖 @ lon: 90.68 lat: 29.15

2007-06-13T12:06:00.000Z

Camped overnight nearby the Tibetan's house on a peak.
在羊湖邊山頂藏人住處附近過夜.The blue of the water made me feel the cold of some crystal.
水藍得光看都會冷是一種藍水晶的冷.The string of colors made a beautiful curve matching well with the curved lakeside.經幡的曲線和湖的曲線相互輝映成趣. On the high land there were many strange flowers,grasses,trees and herbs , most of them were with strong scent. Be careful many of them were with prick, I had been pricked and got hurt for two days.高原上有很多沒看過的奇花異草味道都相當的濃.要小心高原有刺的草和葉子,我捻捏草葉來聞的時候手指被扎到連痛了兩天

Back to the start of The Time 回到時間的起點 @ lon: 90.49 lat: 29.16

2007-06-13T16:15:00.000Z

The pure image and the tranquility of the lake gave me a fantasy of sitting on the start of the universe. 純淨的湖讓你有一種回到宇宙起點的玄思.
Tell me how to describe the colors of the lake like this ?
叫我如何形容這樣的湖水呢?
The string of colors made a beautiful curve matching well with the curved lakeside.經幡的曲線和湖的曲線相互輝映成趣. On the high land there were many strange flowers,grasses,trees and herbs , most of them were with strong scent. Be careful many of them were with prick, I had been pricked and got hurt for two days.高原上有很多沒看過的奇花異草味道都相當的濃.要小心高原有刺的草和葉子,我捻捏草葉來聞的時候手指被扎到連痛了兩天all those great nature things made beautiful curves and encircled an oval shape and looked in a good harmony,漂亮的雲弧山弧與水彎
Tibet is so rich in stone resource, no wonder why Tibetan houses are mostly built by stone.西藏取之不盡的天然石材.There was a reflexed image on the still water surface.
What would it look like in the sunset ,in the evening, in a full moon night, in a stary night......?.這樣如鏡的水朝陽夕照雨虹與月夜星空不知又如何?

communication in the move行進當中的溝通 @ Nagarze, China

2007-06-14T00:25:00.000Z

I don't remember what the boy were trying to express, reaching his hand for something or giving me a finger? Anyway I like this picture.我不知道跟車的小孩說什麼或手勢要表達什麼,但行進中的畫面就是生動些.

Civilization starts here 文明的起點 @ Lungmar, China

2007-06-14T16:31:00.000Z

A new road will bring many things here both the good's and the bad's.If you are an architect a big blank sketch book presented itself before you here. Be careful not to design ugly building not matching well to its surrounding like many new constructions in some places of China. And anyone with your talent can make a draft about the future aspect of this land. Be good to this virgin land,the assets of all human beings, no, of all life beings!

道路伸過來,文明或善或惡都即將啟動. 如果你是個建築師,一大本空白速寫簿擺在面前等你揮灑,小心不要讓你的設計糟蹋了這片好景變得就像許多台灣已開發,中國新開發的景區一樣.如果你身懷各種專長請小心規劃這裡的遠景, 別壞了這全人類,不,應該是全生命界,共同的資產.A big mountain standed sharply before you made you breathless and really deserved your respect.在人面前突然拔高的山總令人敬畏.A mountain was caped with web-like snow.When you watched and listened more carefuly
you realized the web is actuall hundreds of water fall.
白色的
網靜聽近看是百千條滋養下游文明的瀑布.There are many roads in Tibet being under construction or being upgraded. Good news for most tourists and bad news for some cyclists who love challenging unpaved road.在西藏有很多路段正在加緊趕工拓寬或升級.對一些愛好挑戰的單車客來說這可不是好消息.

The goverament was trying hard to plant trees here.不知綠樹成蔭是何景象.可以肯定的是有樹就不會曬得無處躲.
Sometimes I would like to stay in the space below the road for hiding from the blistering mid day sun or for overnight sheltering from the strong wind and little rain. In the heavy rain the space will become the run way of flood.

路下的涵洞提供旅途上的午睡遮陽擋風躲雨與夜宿場所
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I guess those mountains with stripes of colors should be rich in minerals.
青藏五顏六色的山不知蘊含多少具經濟價值的礦物.

visiting castle city Gyanze 赴堡城江孜 @ Gyangze, China

2007-06-15T18:51:00.000Z

Hard to breathe in lean oxygen atmosphere and was running short of food, kind of depressed at that moment.沒東西吃,在4700的海拔還要面對一個大陡坡我實在有點腳軟.Magnificent scene of road construction in Tibet was as magnificent as Tibetan mountain.

西藏的築路工程實在和西藏的山一樣壯觀.
A stream of water means so much to a cyclist! 水之於單車旅人,一言難盡矣.
Where was the end of the gravel road.何處才是石子路的盡頭.
It was heard the castle in Tibet looks like growing up inside out from the hill. This castle on the hill really made me wordless.
常聽人說藏人的房子像山長出來的.江孜的宗山古堡真是沒話說.

Ended in Xigaze Returned to Lhasa西藏終旅日喀則 @ Xigaze, China

2007-06-16T18:30:00.000Z

When the bike reached Xigaze, it looked the experimental journey should be ended here.
Both the front and the rear tires had been cut open by sharp stones and now were fixed temporarily with pacth, not possible to ride on gravel road anymore. My breathing was not smooth due to getting a cold. The scenic places all around China will be soon overwhelmed by vacation taking Chinese and foreign tourists and having a ticket to anywhere or booking an accomodation would become very difficult.到了日喀則不如歸去的念頭襲來.自己人病車損,七月度假人潮即將湧現....

Lhasa again 又見拉薩 @ Lhasa Shi, China

2007-06-20T00:01:00.000Z

This guy has some talent . Making graffiti is allowed in many youth hotels.
這傢伙的逗趣畫功很有兩下子.
On the roof floor of a restaurant doing people watching.在據高點的某餐廳露天頂樓看拉薩徒步街聯合國似的人來人往煞是有趣.

From Lhasa to Beijin and in Beijin again 又見北京 @ Wulu, China

2007-06-22T11:54:00.000Z

I took a long distance train for two nights three days from Lhasa to Beijin. I met a Chinese of very good character. I wondered his job is some kind of peace maker. If his is really a peacemaker, he would be the perfect one to represent China presenting a meeting between Taiwan and China. 車上遇到一位溫文儒雅行止合宜年齡和我差不多 (五十多歲) 的中年人.中國能人雅士多矣,可惜一路除了洛陽那位車友和他的朋友,遇到多是誠懇或有餘行止稍粗鄙或言行皆不足取之人,只嘆如我這般旅行無緣多見令人如沐春風的高士.
另外一提,同車房間內那位西安人和兩位藏人猜我是川藏之間的康巴人,一個慓悍的馬背上的民族,得意極了,但認識我的朋友,像嗎?Olympic 2008 the count down show-board in Beijin indicated how serious China taking it. 奧運倒數看板呈現出中國是如何地認真看待這件關乎國家顏面的大事. Two couples, the old pedaling tricycle and the young riding bicycle, made an interesting contrast.

踏著三輪騎著兩輪的老少各一對,Morning in a park in Beijin city, it looked all the old in this city coming to some park s like this one to join some kind of major combat, the last combat in the life for the health and for the life itself. The young couple sitting background made also an interesting contrast.一大早似乎全北京的老人都到公園各參與某一項最後一場的戰鬥,為了健康也為了有善始有善終的人生.明朝牌坊上的永延帝祚看在現代人的眼中只覺得是一個自戀的家庭的癡話.傳統的泛華人社會不就像很多個小朝廷嗎?''永延國祚'的格局會稍大些,'世界大同'的格局恐怕又大到摸不著.

Around Tianjin port 天津港週邊 @ Dagu, China

2007-06-23T18:08:00.000Z

There are so many chemical plants around Tianjin port area.天津港附近工廠林立水污染程度可見一斑.
A long wall demonstrates the art of Chinese characters.
文字藝術牆的文史氣息總算稍平衡了一下塘沽的工業污染
The tricycle might look old, the color of the tricycle, the fruit and the dress looks matching well and refreshing, and, stylish.水果,三輪車和女孩看起來頗為有趣且賞心悅目

on the ship from Tianjin to Kobe Japan 離中赴日 @ lon: 126.12 lat: 33.12

2007-06-25T12:26:00.000Z

I met in the port terminal building Mr.Kuroharu, who is a Japanese cyclist having finished two month's riding in west China and was now heading home. His bike was a simple one but with two complicate DIY racks the front and the rear.
在天津港客運大樓遇到騎行新疆兩個月現在歸國回日本的Kuroharu 先生.他沒用什麼特別的車,但是他的前後行李架都是自己設計製作的非常特別.到現在我都還看不太懂.

Exactly the same ship I was taking
two month ago from Kobe to Tianjin. This time the ship was not so crowded, and it's really an enjoyable, refreshing, quiet and calm ........ocean cruise.

搭和來時同一艘船返航日本,這回搭船的人少了很多,基於上回搭船的教訓這次把最便宜的票昇等訂了四人一房的船位,同房的兩位瑞典情侶原訂二人房錯分到我這四人房,澄清後變成我獨享四人房.哇,這趟真是意外的超豪華的海上之旅.....寧靜的海,旅客稀疏的船,甲板上散步,船艙內洗澡,洗衣,在只有一個人的房間裡泡茶,喝咖啡,整理資料,看電視,發呆....不錯,像海上的家,哪
個旅人不是在家想旅行,旅行在外又想家呢?

In Japan again 回訪日本 @ Suma-ku, Japan

2007-06-28T11:26:00.000Z

I camped in the beach nearby Kobe.
Two month ago here had been a litlle bit chilly and very windy. Now some new temporary facility just for summer like removable shops, shower room,...,and also the coconut trees.......
兩個月前還淒風苦雨的沙灘現在迎接夏日人潮設了許多組合式的賣店淋浴間甚至椰子樹.A housewife was waiting for the train to pass.在平交道等車通過的騎自行車家庭主婦.Rested on a nice beach viewing the sea and the bridge. 海灘的一角看明石大橋.

Awaji shima island 淡路島 @ Sumoto-ko, Japan

2007-06-28T19:13:00.000Z

The ferry from Japan main land to island AWAJI shima. 連絡明石與淡路島的渡船.
All looked pale greyish blue in the evening. 淺灰藍的海天一色.

A park sitting opposite the airport 賦歸台灣 @ Kashoji, Japan

2007-07-01T10:40:00.000Z

The bridge connects Kan Sai airport island and the main land.
連絡關西機場和凌空鎮的鐵僑

The night before leaving Japan back home Taiwan I camped in this park. Beautiful, is'nt it ? 回台前的晚上拍個很有氣氛的夜景照片並睡在這凌空鎮的公園,

Conclusion, a necessary evil 實驗之旅總結 @

2007-08-09T14:44:00.000Z

I am now a little bit tired, since the trip was an experimental one, making a conclusion becomes a necessary evil.........
My little donkey the foldable bike had proved itself the capability and flexibily carrying out and fulfiling a long distance cycling trip plan. Well done, my friend!我的小驢子超乎預期地和我完成這趟摺疊車實驗之旅.好樣的!小兄弟.

The travelling mode, combining cycling and other transportation, might not be a challenging one while it it useful for someone who is of age or for someone wants to travel a vast land in limited time schedule or.........對我來說"有趣"是騎車旅行的重點,艱苦挑戰是不得已為之,創造紀錄那是年輕人的事.所以我騎摺疊車的目的是"避開艱難疲累而得以保持身心澄清透明,去發現有趣的事和開拓新的心靈空間".
The loading condition of the bike was the most critical point travelling in this mode in China.The first picture demonstrated the most ideal loading condition in China. You felt just like flying to any place in China with the assistance of public transportation.
裝備的體積和重量是這種旅行方式能否順利的決定性因素,即使你力大無比,裝備的上限還在於火車站務員容許你帶上車的體積大小.第一張圖是理想中的裝載情況,如果能夠精簡到這樣的境界,搭接公共交通工具到中國任一角落都會很輕鬆愉快,但實際上這樣在西藏較高的地方光是裝衣服都不夠,除非服裝科技有重大突破.The second picture demonstrated the maximum loading, if more than that, why don't just ride on your reqular bike.第二張照片顯示的是負載上限,如果比這還多幹嘛不騎你的大輪車也別想靠其他交通工具"偷吃步摸魚".