Growing cycle of adventure
1 year, 7 months ago

Growing cycle of adventure

China Daily  

An engineer conducts a bike-frame test at the Xidesheng Bicycle Co in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Riders share their favorite routes, health tips or arrange meet-ups with others on lifestyle and fashion opinion-sharing platform Xiaohongshu and microblogging site Sina Weibo. On Xiaohongshu, there are more than 2.5 million posts with the cycling tag, and on Weibo, the hashtag has been viewed more than 700 million times. The country's bicycle business was worth 210 billion yuan last year, with a 3 percent year-on-year increase, according to the China Bicycle Association. "As the largest bike manufacturer and exporter in the world, the bike industry in China will meet the market demand and maintain steady growth this year," Guo Wenyu, chairman of the association, says.

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Bicycles and e-bikes show positive progress
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NPR  

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China Daily  

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China Daily  

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Live Mint  

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