Walkers get healthy as kilometers multiply

Outdoor activity increasingly popular in capital as people enjoy sights, improve their well-being

In 2002, when Jin Qiao set up Beijing Daily Hiking Center, one of the first non-governmental organizations in China to promote outdoor activities, hiking was far from the popular activity in Beijing it is today.

"Few people had knowledge of hiking, and we had to do various kinds of promotions such as chartering vehicles to transport hikers for free to attract people," said Jin, a longtime fan of outdoor activities.