Exploring Cities in the Saddle城市骑行

Wang You grew up in Beijing. She had long thought cycling was just a means of transportation. But she has changed her idea since a bike tour two years ago. She feels that cycling is a cozy way to see the city. “Neither too slow nor too fast， you can touch， smell， feel and use all your senses during a bike ride，” she said.

王友在北京长大。她一直以来都认为骑自行车只是一种交通方式。但两年前的一次自行车旅行，使她改变了自己的想法。她觉得骑自行车是游览这座城市的一种舒适的方式。“（骑自行车）既不太慢也不太快，你可以在骑行时触摸、闻、感觉和使用你所有的感官。”她说。

In recent years， more and more people are cycling in cities in China. According to a report by Mafengwo， a Chinese travel service platform， the number of clicks on content related to cycling has gone up by 108 percent since 2020.

近年来，在中国越来越多的人开始尝试“城市骑行”。中国旅游服务平台蚂蜂窝的一份报告显示：自2020年以来，与“骑行”内容相关的点击量增长了108%。

Allen Li， a cycling fan， started to cycle simply because he wanted to try a moderate exercise that was not so boring. “The best perfume we can use to flavor our lives is the scent of nature，” Li said， explaining how he fell in love with urban cycling afterwards.

就比如说艾伦，他最近就对自行车“上头了”。起初，他选择骑自行车是想尝试一种既有意思又不太累的运动。后来，他爱上了城市骑行，他认为大自然清爽的空气才是我们最好的香水。

More infrastructure has been built for cycling in cities， which helps to promote urban cycling. For example， Beijings first route for cyclists only was built in 2019. It is about 6.5 kilometers long from Huilongguan to Shangdi. By October 2022， 5，188 kilometers of Tianfu Greenway had been built in Chengdu.

越来越完善的基础设施也在推进城市骑行运动。例如，2019年，北京市首条自行车“高速”——回龙观至上地6.5公里的自行车专用路开通运行。截至2022年10月，成都已建成5188千米天府绿道。

Word Bank

moderate adj. 温和的；适度的

infrastructure n. 基础设施，基础建设

promote v. 促進，推动