Rehage is from germany but had spent a few years at the beijing film academy studying chinese and cinematography. The longest way german also in chinese russian is a recount of my walk through china. Trying to walk from china to germany, currently in georgia. I havent read the longest way, the book that rehage published in 2012 about his adventure, but from the photos it seems to me that there are friends coming in and out of the story, meetups, goodbyes, perhaps even a love affair. Chinese edition of the longest way christoph rehage. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Jul 19, 20 last night when i just couldnt sleepmostly as it was far too hot and i have this unnecessary habit of having to wear socks when i sleep, like a comfort blanket for my feeti came across this film made by christoph rehage of his 4500km walk across china in 2008and the documented growth of his facial hair along the way. Almost every day, he snapped a photo to document the journey and his beard growth. Oct 28, 2009 with this idea mind, christoph rehage set out on november 9, 2007 with the goal of crossing 4646km through china. Traveller christoph rehage records growth of his facial hair. Jonny bealby great modern travelers the longest way home.
A very long walk with christoph rehage travel secrets. This one is calledwalking through china, it was published by the beijingbased cultural media company csbooky, and it has been a lot of fun so far. Another thing about this book is that it is actually the first 100% intact chineselanguage edition of the longest way. Taiwan, being a society that values civil liberties, does not have any censorship, so while the chinese version was shortened a little bit, this one is absolutely true to the original.
After a year and roughly 4500km, in the desert of gobi, chris decided to stop walking. I had just wanted to record what i saw and felt, and i didnt expect so many people to be interested, says rehage in a cafe in beijing, after going online to meet with enthusiastic chinese netizens. German publishing houses pipermalik and national geographic have made travelogues and photo books about this journey. The first was about me arriving at my home on my final day of walking. A german who has had the plan to walk from china to. Jul 24, 2018 i like to take walks christoph adventurer, author and photographer christoph rehage is walking all the way from china to germany, 9500 km so far. Travel sunday, march 30th, 2014 christoph rehage set off from beijing on november 9th, 2007, on his 26th birthday with nothing but himself and the open road. The longest way by christoph rehage, 9783492308830, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Keep up on the latest videos and activity by subscribing to vimeo. May 06, 2009 great modern traveler update becky samson, karl bushby, manon ossevoort, and christoph rehage posted on may 6, 2009 may 6, 2012 by dave from the longest way home in great modern travelers updated on may 6th, 2012. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Oh, and if youre looking for christmas gifts, check out the prints, shirts, and mugs from the longest way.
This is an amazing thing to cram into 5 minutes of timelapse video. Inspired by a book his girlfriend gave him jonny started off traveling across remote parts of india and pakistan and into wartorn afghanistan following along the path of rudyard kiplings the man who would be king. Christoph rehage author of the longest way 4646 kilometer. Last night when i just couldnt sleepmostly as it was far too hot and i have this unnecessary habit of having to wear socks when i sleep, like a comfort blanket for my feeti came across this film made by christoph rehage of his 4500km walk across china in 2008and the documented growth of his facial hair along the way. Christoph rehage walked 4500 kilometers 2796 miles through china. I was in switzerland giving a presentation when this book came out. I was going to return to turkey at the end of the month and continue walking. Great modern traveler update becky samson, karl bushby, manon ossevoort, and christoph rehage posted on may 6, 2009 may 6, 2012 by dave from the longest way home in. Christoph rehage was born on november 9, 1981 in hannover, lower saxony, germany. With this idea mind, christoph rehage set out on november 9, 2007 with the goal of crossing 4646km through china.
Why do you walk, why dont you ride a bicycle, are you really walking all the way, i mean, walking, really to which i give a different. Hanoverborn christoph rehage took 30,000 photographs of his face as he braved extreme conditions of inland china including killer bees and snow and the red tape of. Book writing and journaling are two different things. On the morning of my 26th birthday, on november 9th 2007, i started walking home from beijing to germany. Jul 26, 20 the longest way was published in german, but the author was in beijing recently to introduce the chinese edition. I returned home to our village, made a video about the walk called the longest way, and posted. Objects like phone lines, lamp posts, and power poles often frustrate me when i take photographs. So my german book the longest way dont ask me why its title is in english, thats just how we roll in teutonia finally has a chinese edition. That means this book actually doesnt differ that much from the chinese version, but since october 18th, 2016.
Christoph rehage author of the longest way 4646 kilometer zu. Travel sunday, march 30th, 2014 christoph rehage set off from beijing on november 9th, 2007, on his. I made them so people can support the project and get something to remember me by. This article is within the scope of wikiproject youtube, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of youtube and related topics on wikipedia. Its the taiwanese version of the longest way, published by the aptly named walkers publishing house in taipei. There was a sense of relief that i had made it, but there was also a sense of panic that i had forgotten something. Movember is finally over, thank god, but the growth of facial fuzz marches on and rarely has hair farming been so cleverly documented as in this 4,500 kilometer journey across china by christoph rehage. The longest way was published in german, but the author was in beijing recently to introduce the chinese edition. Dec 26, 2011 monday movie the longest way christoph rehage set out on november 9th, 2007 his 26th birthday to walk from the chinese capital beijing to bad nenndorf in germany. Cnu offers great teaching and small class sizes with an emphasis. Christoph rehages book the longest way tells the story of a hike through china, from beijing to urumqi, in 2008. Time lapse selfies arent new, of course, but rehage labels every place he shot and adds his distance across this massive country at each stop. After studying in beijing, he sets off on a journey that takes him on foot through all of asia and europe to his home town of bad nenndorf. I wake up late, and when i do, i remember my dreams.
Monday movie the longest way christoph rehage set out on november 9th, 2007 his 26th birthday to walk from the chinese capital beijing to bad nenndorf in germany. And an overview of my most successful book the longest way. Jun 25, 2014 the man in the video is christoph rehage, who embarked on the longest way the day of his 26th birthday on november 9th, 2007. The video features rehage walking over 4646 km 2887 miles from beijing to urumqi during 2007. Turns out, thats like walking between new york city and san francisco. I like to take walks christoph adventurer, author and photographer christoph rehage is walking all the way from china to germany, 9500 km so far.
One year november, 2008 and 4646 kilometres later he ended his walk still in china at urumqi, a couple hundred kilometres shy of the border with kyrgyzstan. From november 9, 2007 to november, 2008, christoph rehage tried to walk from beijing to germany. Jun 11, 2015 hanoverborn christoph rehage took 30,000 photographs of his face as he braved extreme conditions of inland china including killer bees and snow and the red tape of the communist state. The chinese version of christoph rehages book the longest way, and photos taken. Christoph rehage stepped out of his apartment in beijing on his 26th birthday. Rehages nowreleased video the longest way and website of the same title are catching peoples attentionand rightfully so, as christoph rehage walked for just over a year. I walked and i walked, growing a beard that got later called mighty by some and patchy by others, and then, after a year on the road, close to the border of kazakhstan, i stopped walking.