Recently, a trend of nighttime bike rides from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng has captured the attention of college students in China. What started as a spontaneous adventure for four female university students seeking soup dumplings quickly escalated into a massive movement, with thousands of young cyclists pedaling between the two cities.
The surge in cyclists caused traffic disruptions and safety concerns, prompting local authorities to intervene. Police were deployed, bike lanes were closed, and bike-sharing platforms threatened to lock down bikes ridden out of the city. Some colleges even restricted students from leaving campus to prevent them from joining the rides.
