Romance leads to business venture

Postgraduate student found opportunity for hostel, cycle rental firm with husband-to-be

Cycling is only a leisure pursuit for most people, but a woman from Jingzhou, Hubei province, turned it into a business opportunity.

Hou Shuyuan, 27, went for a cycling trip in Hainan province in January 2013 to celebrate being enrolled as a postgraduate student in advertising at Chongqing Technology and Business University. During the trip, she met her future husband, Chen Qicheng, 31, from Wanning, Hainan province, and also spotted a business opportunity.