Sons build carriage to take 81-year-old mother on 4500-km walk through China to Taiwan

Wang Yuxia's husband once promised to take her to all the beautiful sights across the country. But when he suddenly died, it seemed her dream had died as well. So it was up to her sons to carry out their father's promise.

Realizing their 81-year-old mother gets carsick easily and they cannot afford to travel luxuriously, they built a three-wheeled carriage to take her around the country - powered only by their own feet and the determination to express love.



"We are not doing this for money or fame. We are just spreading the virtue of filial piety," said Wang Kai, 59. "Compared to what our mother has done for us, what we give in return is never enough," he added.

In 165 days, the two brothers have hauled the carriage more than 4,500 km from Heilongjiang province in the northeast to Fujian province in the southeast. Their target destination is Taiwan. "Our biggest dream is to carry our mother around the island," Wang Kai said.


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The carriage, built for 5,000 yuan ($ 730), is fitted with three beds, windows and heat-retaining panels to make mom comfortable. The brothers named it "Thanksgiving" to express gratitude for their mother's love.

On the road, Wang Kai pulls the carriage from the front while younger brother Wang Rui, 57, pushes it from behind. So far, they have worn out six pairs of shoes. "I can walk 107 steps every minute and 10 hours every day, which means 65,000 steps or about 40 km a day," said Wang Rui.