'Iron men' walk in high-tech skeletons

Two physically challenged men in wearable exoskeleton robotic equipment walked through some of China's most famous sites on a nine-day journey to Beijing from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

One of the men covered 42.22 kilometers, slightly more than a full marathon, while the other managed 21.63 km.

The men, Shao Haipeng and Li Tao, walked intermittently and visited key spots, including the ancient city of Kashgar, the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an and Beijing's Temple of Heaven. For example, they walked 6 km in Kashgar on Nov 17 before flying to Xi'an.