Thousands of Chinese students take part in night cycle ride in search of dumplings

Students, mostly on public share bikes, rode several hours through Henan province from their campuses in Zhengzhou to the ancient city of Kaifeng, singing and cheering on the way. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The trend started in June when four Zhengzhou university students decided to ride several hours to Kaifeng and has grown to tens of thousands of people. Authorities have begun taking measures to stop the students following complaints by people in Kaifeng, a city famous for its oversized soup dumpling, about feeling overwhelmed by the incoming cyclists 100,000 Chinese students join 50km night-time bike ride in search of good soup dumplings ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/china-midnight-dumpling-bike-ride-zhengzhou-kaifeng The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #china #dumplings #cycling #food #kaifeng #zhengzhou