Shangri-La sponsors fundraiser for kids with hip dislocation

A bicycle riding charity event, co-launched by 30 Shangri-La hotels, kicks of on Saturday simultaneously in three Chinese cities to raise funds for 100 children with congenital hip dislocation.

A total of 32 riders, recruited by the hotels via social media channels to participate in the event called Ride for Hope, will cycle an accumulative 5,000 kilometers in the next 15 days to reach the respective destinations on Nov 3.

The three routes will run from Nanchang in Jiangxi province to Shanghai, Xiamen in Fujian province to Shanghai and Beihai in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region to Hong Kong, according to Shangri-La. A fourth route circling Hainan is due to start on Oct 29.