A nighttime biking craze has sparked a backlash from Chinese officials concerned about traffic chaos and caught off guard by a surprise mass-cycle of university students — a demographic with a history of protest.
Thousands of cyclists flooded a six-lane highway this weekend, according to videos that swept Chinese social media, as they made the 50-kilometer trip from Zhengzhou to an ancient city in central Henan.
Students overwhelmed the town of Kaifeng, with some riders dumping their rental bikes on arrival, local media reported.
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