Lei Diansheng

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.

Biography

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]

References

1. "Feat on the ground: an adventure odyssey". SHINE. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
2. "10 Indigenous Explorers". Explorersweb. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
3. "Decade of wanderlust remembered - Lifestyle - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
4. "Legendary hiker Lei Diansheng visits Zhangjiagang". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
5. "Lei Diansheng: heroic walker's Olympic march - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
6. 雷殿生 (1963-) (2017). Xin nian : Shi nian tu bu zhong guo. Lei, Diansheng., 雷殿生. (Di 1 ban ed.). Beijing: Zhong yi chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5001-5254-5. OCLC 1029218512.