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On days three and four of her Hainan bike tour, Katherine travels from a city in Hainan toward the coast and eventually reaches Haikou train station. She describes changing road conditions, rural life and greetings from locals. Along the way she visits a beach where she looks for shells, sees family shrines and houses, and learns about symbolic miniature houses burned for ancestors. The route passes aquaculture ponds, where fish are fed using a dinner bell, and ends with a visit to a night market. The route also passes shrines, houses in different states of repair and ponds where fish are fed with a bell-like sound.
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Cycling through rural Hainan
Katherine’s video follows days three and four of her Hainan bike tour. She sets out from a city she calls CH and rides toward the coastal city of Wong, meeting another bike vlogger and her husband along the way. The roads vary from well maintained to difficult, and she encounters chickens and a friendly grandmother on the route. Children play near family shrines, and Katherine notices irrigation systems and the contrast between city life and the countryside. Locals greet her as she rides.
Beach, villages and aquaculture
Katherine stops at a beach that she does not consider ideal for sunbathing, but she enjoys looking for shells. She passes houses in different conditions, including some that are dilapidated and being overtaken by nature. She explains the local practice of burning miniature houses for ancestors in the afterlife. The route also passes many aquaculture ponds. She learns that the fish are fed with a sound described as a “dinner bell.” A night market offers a look at local crafts and goods.
The trip concludes at Haikou train station after a quiet ride through sparsely inhabited areas, forests and cropland. Katherine reflects on the many greetings she received. These details describe her particular cycling route and encounters during the two days, rather than every part of Hainan. Katherine begins in a place she calls CH and plans to ride toward Wong, a coastal city. She meets another bike vlogger and her husband during the trip, an unexpected encounter she includes in her account. On the roads she sees children near family shrines and describes irrigation systems. The cycling conditions change frequently, from smooth stretches to roads difficult enough that a rider may have to walk a bicycle. Chickens wander across the road, and a friendly grandmother shares the route. At the beach, shells make the stop worthwhile despite the shoreline not being suited to sunbathing. Some houses are modern while others are dilapidated and partly reclaimed by nature. She explains that miniature houses are burned for ancestors, then continues past ponds where fish are fed with a sound she calls a dinner bell. Local people greet her throughout the ride. After passing forests and cropland, she finishes at Haikou train station and reflects on the many greetings she received.
FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)
- Q: What kind of road conditions did Katherine encounter?
- A: She describes roads ranging from well maintained to challenging during her Hainan cycling route.
- Q: What did Katherine find at the beach?
- A: Although she did not consider it ideal for sunbathing, she explored the shore and found shells.
- Q: How were fish fed at the aquaculture ponds?
- A: Katherine learned that the fish were fed using a sound she described as a “dinner bell.”
