With spring cleaning and tomb sweeping just around the corner, join us on April 3rd for our first bicycle challenge of 2010!

Along with the Schoolhouse at Mutianyu, we bring you, the Bohai or Bust Charity Bike Ride!

We’ve put together a fun-packed day designed for people at all levels of biking.  We’ll have four routes of 5km, 25km, 65km, and 100km so you can choose the challenge that suits you best.  Finish your challenge back at the Roadhouse where a classic Schoolhouse barbeque awaits.  Bring friends and family for a healthy day in the sunshine!

Details:

Bohai or Bust Charity Bike Ride

Saturday 3rd April

Option A: 7:45AM at the Chaoyang Park TREK store if you need help with transportation (Registration Required)

Option B: 9:30AM at the Roadhouse, Mutianyu Great Wall (Registration Required)

Plan to be back at the Chaoyang Park TREK store at 5PM.

100 RMB*for Adults; 50 RMB* for Children under 13

*price incl. return bus trip, mechanics on site, BBQ lunch, prizes, raffle draw, and auction. All proceeds will go towards supporting programs for the elderly in the Mutianyu Bohai Township area.

Inquiries or interested in volunteering or sponsorship?  Ready to sign up?  Please send all inquiries and registration requests to info@bohaiorbust.org, as well as whether or not you will a) bring your own bike b) need to rent a bike or c) need bus transportation.  All updated transportation information can be found here.

We hope you will join us for a fresh air break to officially kick off spring!

Yours in Earth-Friendly Outdoor Challenges,

The China Charity Challenge Team

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Directions:
Across the Chaoyang Park South Gate there is a big lane called “Tian Shui Yuan” that runs north-south.
Palm Springs is located there too.
At the first light (coming from Chaoyang Park South Gate) turn right and you will see the TREK logo loud and clear.

What you need to bring - Charged phone, money, water, snacks, suncream, sunglasses, GPS (optional), bike, spare change of shirt, small towel.

Hiring Bikes – Mountain and Touring Bikes can be rented from Bicycle Kingdom for 150 RMB, 30RMB for helmets.  Bicycle Kingdom will deliver bikes directly to Mutianyu.

The Qingming holiday weekend is the official start of Spring for the Mutianyu Schoolhouse. Come out for some fresh air and blue sky and help us support the elderly residents of Mutianyu. Hidden poverty of old folks is an important social issue here as it is in depopulating rural areas throughout China and, indeed, around the world.

What about the routes for riding? We’ve selected several guided routes ranging from short and easy (and suitable for families with kids) to much longer and more challenging. In addition there will be a route for real pros.

Don’t have a bike of your own? Not to worry, rental bikes are available if you sign up in advance with a note to info@bohaiorbust.org.

Need a ride from town and back home for you and your bike? Again, not to worry, rides have been set up.

Everything starts and finishes at the Roadhouse. There will be food, drink, and live music waiting at the Roadhouse when riders return. And we’ll have a lucky draw and auction off prizes and vouchers with 100 percent of the proceeds going toward programs for the elderly in our village.

Learn all about this event on the www.bohaiorbust.org webpage!

Thank you to our generous sponsors including Trek Bikes, Maison Boulud, Hias Gourmet, the Hutong, ISB, and Boulangerie Nanda.