Group bike ride for dumplings goes viral, draws thousands in China, blocking roads and sparking controversy
An online invite for a group bike ride in search of good dumplings proved so popular in China, that it brought some roads to a standstill.
Thousands of bike riders clog roads in China's Zhengzhou in pursuit of dumpling soup
Eyewitness video shows thousands of students from China's Zhengzhou taking to the streets to participate in a bike ride to Kaifeng, some 60 km away, in search of soup dumplings, causing a highway to be clogged.
China roads blocked by thousands of cyclists in night quest for dumplings
It started as a social media quest for dumplings, but ended with thousands of cyclists bringing traffic gridlock between two cities in central China. What should have been a boost to the ancient city of Kaifeng’s economy backfired when the trend went viral - tens of thousands on rented bikes cycled through the night from nearby Zhenghou for breakfast.
China cracks down on bike riders after viral trend to get soup dumplings
Nighttime bike rides to Kaifeng, an ancient city in central China’s Henan province known for its historic sites and soup dumplings, have been all the rage among college students in the nearby provincial capital Zhengzhou – a trend initially encouraged by the government as it sought to promote local tourism.
China cracks down on cyclists after thousands ride to eat dumplings
Chinese police have cracked down on an internet craze that saw thousands of cyclists throng a highway under cover of night to gorge on dumplings in a nearby city
Big trouble for China president Xi Jinping and it involved momo, soup and lakhs of students, Watch viral video
Beijing: Cycling at night in China’s Henan province has become a trend. The popularity of this trend has even taken the ...
Tens of thousands of Chinese college students went cycling at night. That put the government on edge
They arrived in huge numbers on shared bikes after pedaling 30 miles in the evening chill, pumped by the adrenaline of youth ...
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Why thousands of Chinese students bicycled overnight for dumplings
Nighttime cycling for dumplings has become a viral sensation in central China, drawing thousands of university students who ...
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Influx of student bike riders from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng overwhelm Chinese authorities
Chinese authorities in Henan imposed campus lockdowns in several universities after tens of thousands of students set off on a nighttime bike ride from Zhengzhou, the capital city of the province, ...
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University students on bikes: authorities block 'hidden protest' in Zhengzhou
At the start of the month, groups of students begun cycling at night along the road that links Henan’s capital to Kaifeng, a ...
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China’s Backlash to Night Biking Craze Is About More Than Road Safety
Nighttime bike rides have become the latest trend among university students in central China, where many make the 31-mile trek from Zhengzhou to the ancient city of Kaifeng for sightseeing and soup ...
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China floods: 12 dead in Zhengzhou train and thousands evacuated in Henan
Flights and trains in many parts of Henan have also been suspended. Getty Images In the provincial capital Zhengzhou, the ...
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'Night riding army' snarls traffic on viral quest for soup dumplings in China
The nocturnal rides became a trend on Chinese social media in recent weeks after four female university students from ...
Throngs of Cyclists Ride for Hours Between Two Chinese Cities
They were making the 40-mile journey from Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, to the neighboring city of Kaifeng, a cycling trip that can take up to five hours one-way.
FlyOverChina | Aerial view of the middle route of China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project (Henan section)
China South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes The middle route which is the most prominent one begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir ...