Help | Sitemap | Archive | Advanced Search   
  CHINA
  BUSINESS
  OPINION
  WORLD
  SCI-EDU
  SPORTS
  LIFE
  WAP SERVICE
  FEATURES
  PHOTO GALLERY

Message Board
Feedback
Voice of Readers
 China At a Glance
 Constitution of the PRC
 CPC and State Organs
 Chinese President Jiang Zemin
 White Papers of Chinese Government
 Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping
 English Websites in China
Help
About Us
SiteMap
Employment

U.S. Mirror
Japan Mirror
Tech-Net Mirror
Edu-Net Mirror
 
Tuesday, July 03, 2001, updated at 15:36(GMT+8)
Sports  

Expedition of Peking University Cyclists to Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

A bicycle team consisting of some 30 students of Peking University set out July 2 on their expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. This activity is sponsored by the Cyclist Association of Peking University and supported by a famous bicycle company.

As arranged the team which is divided into two groups will complete a journey of 4,500 kms first from Beijing to Xining and Xining to Lhasa trespassing Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai and Tibet. The students will carry out studies on local economy, society and humane culture when arriving at each city.

According to chairman of the Cyclist Association of Peking University, the association, since its establishment five years ago, has successfully sponsored five large expeditions during summer vacations and got positive social effects. Casting their eyes on the Plateau, these students are now aiming at conquering the land of over 4,000 meters above sea level on bike, showing off to the world the new feature and spirit of university students in new century.



By PD Online Staff Deng Gang

 


In This Section
 

A bicycle team consisting of some 30 students of Peking University set out July 2 on their expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. This activity is sponsored by the Cyclist Association of Peking University and supported by a famous bicycle company.

Advanced Search


 


 


Copyright by People's Daily Online, all rights reserved