Lei Diansheng ( Chinese: 雷殿生) is a Chinese explorer who hiked a total distance of 81,000 km over ten years, covering all of China's provinces.
Lei was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. [1] [2] Both of his parents died when he was a child. [2] [3]
Inspired by the 17th-century travel writer Xu Xiake, Lei embarked on a decade-long hike throughout China, starting in October 1998 in Harbin and ending in October 2008 in Lop Nur, Xinjiang Province. [1] [2] [3] [4] He became the first person to traverse Lop Nur on foot alone. [1] [4] In the last year of his journey, Lei carried the Olympic flame ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [5] Lei recorded his exploits in a book titled 十年徒步中国 (Ten Years of Hiking Across China). [6]
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Lei Diansheng ( Chinese: 雷殿生) is a Chinese explorer who hiked a total distance of 81,000 km over ten years, covering all of China's provinces.
Lei was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. [1] [2] Both of his parents died when he was a child. [2] [3]
Inspired by the 17th-century travel writer Xu Xiake, Lei embarked on a decade-long hike throughout China, starting in October 1998 in Harbin and ending in October 2008 in Lop Nur, Xinjiang Province. [1] [2] [3] [4] He became the first person to traverse Lop Nur on foot alone. [1] [4] In the last year of his journey, Lei carried the Olympic flame ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [5] Lei recorded his exploits in a book titled 十年徒步中国 (Ten Years of Hiking Across China). [6]
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