青春沒有價格標籤。“Youth has no price tag.” 中國兩個城市之間臨時搭車五小時成為年輕人的熱潮。但隨著人數的增加，當局將其禁了。Why Did Tens of Thousands of Chinese Students Go on Night Bike Rides?

 

The students rode from the city of Zhengzhou, in Henan Province, to the neighboring city of Kaifeng. At first they were welcomed, but their large numbers soon raised safety concerns. Credit...Jiao Xiaoxiang/VCG, via Getty Images

The crowd of bikers often stretched for miles. The authorities had at first encouraged the craze, seeing it as good for business.Credit...Jiao Xiaoxiang/VCG, via Getty Images

The students, seemingly attracted by a sense of spontaneity and adventure, posted photos and videos of their own journeys online with the caption: “Youth has no price tag.”

學生們似乎被一種自發性和冒險感所吸引，在網上發布了自己旅程的照片和視頻，並配文：“青春沒有價格標籤。”

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10 km.

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China

By Agnes Chang

Why Did Tens of Thousands of Chinese Students Go on Night Bike Rides?

Making the impromptu five-hour ride between two Chinese cities became a craze among young people. But as their numbers swelled, the authorities shut it down.

為何數萬名中國學生選擇夜間騎自行車？
在中國兩個城市之間臨時搭車五小時成為年輕人的熱潮。但隨著人數的增加，當局將其禁了。