Former truck driver's hiking tour around China

Source:Xinhua Published: 2014-6-3 18:29:51

Li Zongtao walks past Nanshankou of Golmud City, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 30, 2014. Li Zongtao, 47, was once a truck driver running on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. He began the hiking tour of travelling around China in March, 2009, setting out from southwest China's Chengdu City. During the tour, he made a living by selling bottles he colleted along the way. He has walked with his handcart across 26 provinces so far, trekking over 20,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)


 

Li Zongtao walks on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 30, 2014. Li Zongtao, 47, was once a truck driver running on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. He began the hiking tour of travelling around China in March, 2009, setting out from southwest China's Chengdu City. During the tour, he made a living by selling bottles he colleted along the way. He has walked with his handcart across 26 provinces so far, trekking over 20,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)


 

Li Zongtao repairs a tire of his handcart on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 30, 2014. Li Zongtao, 47, was once a truck driver running on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. He began the hiking tour of travelling around China in March, 2009, setting out from southwest China's Chengdu City. During the tour, he made a living by selling bottles he colleted along the way. He has walked with his handcart across 26 provinces so far, trekking over 20,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)


 

Li Zongtao walks on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 30, 2014. Li Zongtao, 47, was once a truck driver running on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. He began the hiking tour of travelling around China in March, 2009, setting out from southwest China's Chengdu City. During the tour, he made a living by selling bottles he colleted along the way. He has walked with his handcart across 26 provinces so far, trekking over 20,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)


 

Li Zongtao repairs a tire of his handcart on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 30, 2014. Li Zongtao, 47, was once a truck driver running on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. He began the hiking tour of travelling around China in March, 2009, setting out from southwest China's Chengdu City. During the tour, he made a living by selling bottles he colleted along the way. He has walked with his handcart across 26 provinces so far, trekking over 20,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)


 

Li Zongtao walks on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 30, 2014. Li Zongtao, 47, was once a truck driver running on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. He began the hiking tour of travelling around China in March, 2009, setting out from southwest China's Chengdu City. During the tour, he made a living by selling bottles he colleted along the way. He has walked with his handcart across 26 provinces so far, trekking over 20,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)


 

Li Zongtao walks on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 30, 2014. Li Zongtao, 47, was once a truck driver running on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. He began the hiking tour of travelling around China in March, 2009, setting out from southwest China's Chengdu City. During the tour, he made a living by selling bottles he colleted along the way. He has walked with his handcart across 26 provinces so far, trekking over 20,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)


 

Li Zongtao rests by the roadside on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 30, 2014. Li Zongtao, 47, was once a truck driver running on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. He began the hiking tour of travelling around China in March, 2009, setting out from southwest China's Chengdu City. During the tour, he made a living by selling bottles he colleted along the way. He has walked with his handcart across 26 provinces so far, trekking over 20,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)


 

Li Zongtao rests by the roadside on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 30, 2014. Li Zongtao, 47, was once a truck driver running on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. He began the hiking tour of travelling around China in March, 2009, setting out from southwest China's Chengdu City. During the tour, he made a living by selling bottles he colleted along the way. He has walked with his handcart across 26 provinces so far, trekking over 20,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)


 

Li Zongtao (L, back) poses for a photo with a tourist on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 30, 2014. Li Zongtao, 47, was once a truck driver running on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. He began the hiking tour of travelling around China in March, 2009, setting out from southwest China's Chengdu City. During the tour, he made a living by selling bottles he colleted along the way. He has walked with his handcart across 26 provinces so far, trekking over 20,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)


 

Li Zongtao walks on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 30, 2014. Li Zongtao, 47, was once a truck driver running on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. He began the hiking tour of travelling around China in March, 2009, setting out from southwest China's Chengdu City. During the tour, he made a living by selling bottles he colleted along the way. He has walked with his handcart across 26 provinces so far, trekking over 20,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)


 

Li Zongtao walks on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 30, 2014. Li Zongtao, 47, was once a truck driver running on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. He began the hiking tour of travelling around China in March, 2009, setting out from southwest China's Chengdu City. During the tour, he made a living by selling bottles he colleted along the way. He has walked with his handcart across 26 provinces so far, trekking over 20,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)


 

Li Zongtao walks on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 30, 2014. Li Zongtao, 47, was once a truck driver running on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. He began the hiking tour of travelling around China in March, 2009, setting out from southwest China's Chengdu City. During the tour, he made a living by selling bottles he colleted along the way. He has walked with his handcart across 26 provinces so far, trekking over 20,000 kilometers. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)


 

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