MUSIC & CYCLING · 06

Beyond research, I keep practicing, listening, and setting out.

Cycling and music have long been part of my life. They let me understand distance through movement, while solo practice and ensemble performance teach me patience.

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Cycling & Mapping

As a long-time cyclist and club founder, I ride weekly with more than 30 cyclists and have documented over 80 routes across 60 counties. We use ArcGIS to compare terrain, distance, elevation gain, vegetation, and weather before sharing the routes with other riders.

Daniel standing with his road bike during a reservoir ride

On the road · Reservoir loop

Miles teach what maps cannot.

Weekend club rides — reservoirs, river roads, and county-line signs across northern China.

30+

cyclists riding weekly

80+

routes documented

60

counties mapped

10,800 km

combined mapped length

The 10,800-kilometer figure is the combined length of routes mapped by the team; route content has received more than 20,000 views.

Landscapes from the road

Village tucked in the mountains
Village tucked in the mountains
Dirt road along the river
Dirt road along the river
Long bridge across the reservoir
Long bridge across the reservoir
Blue water, sharp bend
Blue water, sharp bend
Riding under storm clouds
Riding under storm clouds
Canyon road above the river
Canyon road above the river
Crossing the open bridge
Crossing the open bridge
Wind turbines on the ridge
Wind turbines on the ridge
Lotus Mountain — the watershed sign
Lotus Mountain — the watershed sign
Riders massed at the start gate of the Beijing Shiyuan road cycling race
Fig. 01 · Start gate
Race day

Start
gate.

A quiet tension at the Beijing Shiyuan Expo Park — months of solo training gathered into one moment, before the collective release.

Location: Beijing Shiyuan Expo Park, YanqingEvent: 2025 Beijing Shiyuan road cycling race

Route planning · map & elevation archive

A route begins before the wheels turn.

These working maps turn distance into decisions. Route shape, climbing intensity, elevation change, and road context are reviewed together before each ride.

Beijing urban loop route map and elevation profile

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Beijing urban loop

70 km · city ring route with elevation profile

Western Hills climbing route route map and elevation profile

02

Western Hills climbing route

120 km · three categorized climbs

Beijing to Bazhou route map and elevation profile

03

Beijing to Bazhou

90 km · southbound route with elevation profile

Tongzhou eastern route route map and elevation profile

04

Tongzhou eastern route

170 km · long-distance route with elevation profile

Daniel playing a grand piano between bookshelves
Public piano · bookshop grand

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Piano & Ensemble

I progressed from scales and Czerny studies to Baroque and Romantic works, while also singing and performing in ensembles. Six concerts brought me before a combined audience of more than 2,700 people. Solo practice keeps me focused; making music with others teaches me to listen.

6
concerts

2,700+
audience members

Grade 10
CMA piano

Daniel playing a grand piano in a lobby with a bronze relief wall
Lobby grand · open to everyone
Practice at home — where every recital begins