Hiking across the country

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"Without any dreams, one is wasting his life in vain; having a dream but not to try to fulfill it, one is only daydreaming." <br /><br />Xiao Qiucheng, a 43-year-old man from central China's Henan province, is on his march to pursue his dream of hiking across the country within 5 years. <br /><br />The Hong Kong-based Ming Pao newspaper reports that Xiao Qiucheng has recently arrived in Hong Kong, completing a 6, 000-kilometer leg of his hiking journey. <br /><br />Xiao Qiucheng started his tour at Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu province, last October. <br /><br />"Taking steps on your own feet is totally different from taking a ride, in terms of its meaning. You cannot reach your destination, even if you miss only one pace," said Xiao Qiucheng. <br /><br />At each city at which he stops, Xiao Qiucheng writes a certificate letter, and asks the local government to put a stamp on it. He has now gathered more than 300 such letters. <br /><br />His next stages will cover Macao and the southern island province of Hainan. <br /><a href="/User/2007/04/24/20070424093842ee2af3c705d6415fab191e3105209712500x0.bmp" target="_blank"><img src="/User/2007/04/24/20070424093842ee2af3c705d6415fab191e3105209712500x0.bmp" ="this.src='/oldbbs/err_photo.gif'" onload="javascript:if(this.width>550)this.width=550;"  border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />