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Exploring the region by Bicycle

Heading out after lunch at Weng Wo Li Village

The main focus of our Project Week trip was bicycling in and around Tai Shan County, which is situated on the
western side of the Pearl River delta, Guangdong Province, China. We had three days of riding. Day one was a familiarization
ride for the students, approximately 25 km, where the students got use to their bicycles and riding within busy Chinese streets. It
also gave the trip leaders a chance to assess the student's abilities within the authentic riding environment. Day 2, we had a 50 km ride with
the main destination to the village of Zilii, next to Kaiping. This village is now protected as a "World Heritage" location by UNESCO due to it's
unique "tower" architecture. After visiting the village and stopping for lunch next to the Chikan Film Studio, we altered our route due to weather.
We rode for about 3 1/2 hours in the rain, but we discovered some a new routes back to the city of Tai Shan. Day 3 of riding went south from Tai Shan
city toward the port city of Guang Hai, about 50 km. On our ride south we were fortunate to have visited the village of Weng wo Li where we were enjoyed
a delicious Tai Shan meal, courteous of the villagers.
Bicycles are used everywhere for hauling all types of goods	A brief respite from the rain at a local house
Ben - "look Mom, no hands"	Setting up the bicycles on the first day, Tai Shan Garden Hotel
A rustic stop -	Cheryl was just like "Lance"
Snack stop - need energy for our 50 km ride this day	Chinny looking serious
GPS was strapped to the bikes and used to navigate our route	Daniel enjoying the scenery
Mr. B with such a cool looking bicycle accessory ....	Great looking shirts - safety first....
More "hot dogging" - careful boys, don't want you to fall ,,,	Farah was always smiling ... a great participant
Bikes were transported by truck and carefully tended by "Pancake"	Eleanor in good form
Repair shops were found on every corner - this woman happily repairs a flat	Farah was always ready for the camera
A chance to see one of the towers by bicycle	Excellent leadership by Mr. Harris and Etheridge
A good location for a group shot ....	Hugo was sure we were on the right track ...
Casper concentrating on the road	Come on Jay, smile for the camera :)
Jess looking in good form	Possibly a result of hot dogging!!
Josh checking out my camera	Ms. Feng showed us how to ride in China
Julian styling with his riding gear	Mr. Harris was always smiling -
Justin "hot dogging" it on the road	Ronald doing the "low rider thing"
All of our gear at Weng Wo Li Village	Mr. Brian's colourful lead bike ...