Twenty-nine foreigners from Austria, Germany and Switzerland arrived in Shenyang, capital city of north-east China's Liaoning Province, on Monday as part of their global driving adventure.

 

 

One of the twenty-nine foreigners, surnamed Horst, introduces his touring car to a reporter from Shenyang Evening News on Monday, July 16, 2007 at a parking lot at Beiling Park, Shenyang. The international group began their global-trotting travels from Germany two and a half months ago.

 

The adventurers drove out of Germany in sixteen touring cars on May 7. The whole journey is about 30,000 kilometers long and is expected to take about half a year. They reached north-east China's Jilin Province on July 11 after having driven for nearly 14,000 kilometers in two and a half months, Shenyang Evening News reports.

 

One of the go-getters, a German surnamed Horst, was quoted as saying that their aim is to experience different customs and sceneries from all over the world. In order to enjoy the most beautiful roadside scenery on offer, they have tried to avoid freeways wherever possible.

 

Led by guides sent by China Travel Service in Liaoning, the tourists have visited the Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang and Shenyang's biggest park, Beiling Park.

 

 

A foreign women does her washing beside her touring car on Monday, July 16, 2007, after arriving in Shenyang, capital city of north-east China's Liaoning Province. The international group began their global-trotting travels from Germany two and a half months ago.

 

None of the adventurers appear tired, despite the long rod they have traveled, due in part to their touring cars being outfitted with necessary items such as a kitchen, bathroom and bed. There is also a drainage system onboard, by which they can regularly deal with the problems of sewage.

 

 

The adventurers leave their sixteen touring cars in the parking lot of Beiling Park, the biggest park in Shenyang, on Monday, July 16, 2007. The international group began their global-trotting travels from Germany two and a half months ago.

 

(CRI July 18, 2007)