Video: The New Face of Urban China?

Exploring the World’s Longest Cycle Path

While living in China’s ‘Western Capital’ Chengdu, the 天府绿道 Tiānfǔ lǜdào, ‘Tianfu Greenway,’ is impossible to ignore. A 100km orbital cycle path encircling 121 urban parks, it gives 16 million people easy access to green space.

But that’s not all: this green ring road is just one part of a much larger system of pedestrianised cycle routes and green spaces, which aim to transform Chengdu into a 公园城市 gōngyuán chéngshì, ‘Park City.‘ On completion, an estimated 17,000km of cycle paths will cover Chengdu like green veins. It is truly the world’s largest and most ambitious greenway system.

Join us on this trip exploring the new face of urban China.