Wednesday, October 14, 2015

71 days 1701 km on foot United Kingdom Lord World War two foot measurement in

Maike·beici and his wife.

This is a United Kingdom Lord opened the Chinese micro-letter, opened on July 28, that Mike started walking the next day. Since then, continued farming, a hiking log every day, never stopping.

Mike of full name is Maike·beici, 54 age of he is one Lord, from United Kingdom, currently any United Kingdom Government Interior Department State Minister Privy Council consultant officer, and Lords members, and lifelong nobles (and for "generation nobles", stems from 1958 United Kingdom lifelong nobles method, General by Prime Minister drew attention to the Queen appointed, as Lords custom vocational members of title, lifelong nobles limited to personal, cannot let children hereditary inherited).

In public, "Lord maikebeici" (BatesLord) each foot log's last, Mike is put a pedometer on the screen to record miles on foot the previous day.

Michael foot's theme is "peace walk" (walking for peace), commemorates the end of World War II 70 years ago. This way, 1701 miles, in his own words, from summer to autumn, Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, on October 5, come to journey's end--Hangzhou, lasted 71 days.

1701 kilometers, in Bates ' own words, from the summer to the fall.

1701 km on foot, to raise more than 800,000

With Wang's game shows, foot-loving Mike is actually not a fit (healthy) people, Mike still did not forget his British humor: "just scraped into the rowing, I was like a bag of potatoes, not got a use was a burden. "

"Walking is not how great I am, but if you really want to do one thing and really seeking your dream, you will be able to. "A few days ago, Mike used the phrase as his 1701 kilometers on foot to draw down the full stop.

Chose China as the hiking locations there are many reasons for this year commemorating 70 anniversary of the anti-fascist war, when China and the United Kingdom are allies this year, Sino-British cultural exchange year ... ... Perhaps some of Mike's "small axe", his wife, Li Xuelin is a Chinese, Mike is a native of China "son-in-law".

Two caricatures. This United States cartoons is the heavy fighter

Mike doesn't hide his preference for Lady home, in Hangzhou, when he said: "rainy days as United Kingdom weather, I feel like you're back home: I was an Englishman, welcomed by the rainy weather in Hangzhou is best for me! "

Post-a-day has become an established practice, in addition to the daily amount and accumulate hiking mileage, Mike trying to record with his own observations and the stroke in China.

In the increasingly large and deep in China, Mike writes: "ignore this wisdom with 3,000 years of history, literature, architecture, and is the Foundation of national culture of devastating violence. Denial of human history and culture is a sign of insecurity, and hugging them reflects its strong. "

At the beginning of walking, Mike and Linda snow set a fund-raising goal of 500,000 for charity, well, travel more than half, goal, 20%, pizhou is selected "hope House" of disabled children, Suqian and abandoned after the welfare of children with disabilities as a donation, enthusiasm is high people's contributions.

After the trip is completed, according to what Mike said, donations have exceeded total fundraising reached 850,000.

Valentine's day, "day" and "happy birthday" silly Mike does not know the foreigner, with an expression of the evil on the Lady's affection.

Foot love

Linda is responsible for fund-raising by Lady snow, Michael Snow is the best partner on foot and stated they "fell in love in the foot."

Two people meet in 2011, Mike started the "Olympic Truce" on foot, from Greece the Olympic village single 4662 kilometers on foot to return to London, England.

Different from others is that Mike married Catherine agreed with snow, hiking is one of the two things, they set up a foundation on foot every year at different places for different things hiking.

In 2013 to help war Syria children, Mike walked from London to Northern Ireland Derry, 2014 in order to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the first world war, Mike walked from London to Germany in Berlin.

From London to Berlin, Shirley Lynn said this thing is still funny so far, this is Germany a friend jokes, he asked Michael dare help as world war I enemies of Germany? Mike gladly accepted.

Linda talked about now snow, just know choose entire: "war always brings disasters, but humans have the same roots, if someone needs help, that should help. "

2014 in order to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the first world war, Mike walked from London to Germany in Berlin.

Mike says he has seen historical photos, black and white photos, soldiers March to prepare for, and now he wants to be, what needs to be done so they don't have to go to war, what they want to do to celebrate the peace? Mike did not deny that he has yet to find the answers, but he quickly added: "peace can avoid these unnecessary losses. "

"Many people said he is a idealism who," in phone in the said here Shi, Mike just from snow Linda ride of car next hiking after, snow Linda of voice some low has down: "he is a very stubborn of people, if decided to do what things, you fundamental change can't, so I think as a wife, a lover, a Assistant, I only hope help he, tie he. "

Mike's heart was moved by Linda snow. In the Festival pushes the log, Mike Frank, he even does not know Chinese don't know don't know "happy Mid-Autumn Festival" and "happy birthday" distinction, right at the end of "happy birthday" proves this.

However, Michael, birthdays, Valentine's day, Christmas ... ... Almost all festivals without exception to the snow-Linda card, Mike will be Internet saying he wanted to translate into Chinese, stroke and then copied on the cards.

Trip pictures.

Charity on foot, there are also problems in

Snow Lynn Michael foot described as "ascetic" way of life, a lot of people's attitude towards Mike's trekking with sarcasm, satire, most people think that Mike is an idealist, whimsical, or: for show.

Snow Lynn talk about such a thing: Mike after more than 300 days from Greece Olympic village to go back to the United Kingdom, Sky (Rupert Murdoch's News Corp's television company) call Mike, asked whether there were stars such as Angelina Jolie, accompanied by a foot.

After you get a negative answer, reporter dumps, perfunctorily saying: "well, if big names to go with you on foot, you tell us, we'll interview. "

The Guardian (guardian, United Kingdom one of the three major newspapers) are most concerned about is whether Mike take a ride.

"They (the West) have no interest in why do you walk, how many kilometers away, they are only interested in you don't have to go to hundreds of meters. "

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