Chongqing - A 26-year-old rider from Chongqing’s Changshou District, Gu Chuang, has completed a remarkable solo journey across Eurasia — covering 30,000 kilometers through 26 countries in just 89 days on a Chinese-made scooter. His feat has earned him the title of “the first Chinese scooter rider to complete a trans-Eurasian journey.”

Starting from the Horgos Port in northwest China, Gu rode his small Yu-A plate scooter across Kazakhstan, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Türkiye, and much of Europe, before looping back home through Central Asia. What began as an adventure quickly became a journey of endurance and human connection.

Along the way, he faced countless challenges — muddy roads, heavy rains, flat tires, and nights stranded deep in forests with no signal. In one of the toughest moments, his motorbike sank into a swampy road in Russia, where he fell more than ten times within a single kilometer. Just before dark, a Russian father and son stopped to help, calling friends with a tow truck to pull him out. “They didn’t speak my language, but they understood me,” Gu recalls.

Despite hardship, kindness accompanied him everywhere. In Europe, strangers offered him food, tools, and camping gear. “A German gave me his Swiss Army knife when he saw I didn’t have one,” Gu said. “Someone else gave me their light when they saw me cooking in the dark.” His red-painted scooter, emblazoned with the Chinese national flag, drew curiosity and admiration along the way — many recognizing the emblem of Chongqing, the mountain city where the motorbike was registered.

Gu’s story is not only one of distance, but of spirit. A former soldier, he says, giving up was never an option. “If the motorbike breaks down, maybe I will stop. But as long as it moves, I keep going.” For him, motorcycle travel is about freedom and connection — a way to experience the world directly, without walls or barriers.

“Chongqing is a very inclusive city,” he says. “It shaped who I am — maybe that’s why I dared to ride alone across continents.”

Looking ahead, Gu plans to rest for a while before applying for a U.S. visa. His next dream is to ride the legendary Pan-American Highway, the same route once traveled by Che Guevara, stretching from Alaska to Ushuaia at the southernmost tip of South America — a journey of up to 50,000 kilometers. If not the Americas, he hopes to take on another challenge: riding through West Africa from Morocco to South Africa.

For Gu, these journeys are more than travel — they are a way of life. “Courage isn’t the absence of fear,” he says. “It’s choosing to move forward, step by step, no matter what lies ahead.”