Cycling Tour on the Karakoram Highway in China

Cycling Tour on the Karakoram Highway in China

The Duku Highway runs through the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, China, with a total length of 561 kilometers. It took 10 years to build and is one of the most beautiful highways in China.

The climate along the Karakoram Highway is changeable, experiencing four seasons in a day, and the road conditions are complex with several thousand meters of altitude difference.

Crossing the Tianshan Mountains over nearly four major rivers with wheels

Cycling over the Ice Ridge with four years of accumulated snow

Galloping on the vast Bayinbuluke grassland

Snowy mountains visible in the distance ahead

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