A Chinese man left his job at 50 and spent nine years travelling the country by motorhome with his wife. At 60 he set off on a new route: a family of four in two Chinese vehicles crossed 26 countries in more than 180 days, covering 40,000 km. The trip ended at the northernmost point of mainland Europe, on the coast of the Arctic Ocean. The article was published on Sina on 27 October 2026.