4 May, Nanchang city. Liu Jiulong started his 3000km advocacy ride with many supporters including 100 local cyclists.

23 May, on the ferry from Nanjing City to Anhui, upon seeing the “To Ride with AIDS slogan” a passenger shared a story with Liu Jiulong about a woman living with HIV in her hometown.

24 May, Bengfu city; Anhui province. Due to the scorching heat, Liu Jiulong took a break and spent time answering questions from his followers on social media site weibo (a popular social media site in China)

25 May, Bengfu city, Anhui province. Local cyclists wearing T-Shirts supporting the campaign joined the ‘To Ride with AIDS’ event. The campaign T-shirt showcases a red ribbon and the slogan ‘Share the sunshine of life’

27 May, Yongcheng city; Henan city. This was the most difficult part of the journey. Liu Jiulong spent over 5 hours on this 30km muddy road.

30 May, Kaifeng city, Henan province. Liu Jiulong decided to take a day off to rest and visit a famous tourist site, Kaifengfu.

2 June, Zhengzhou city, Henan province. Liu Jiulong talked about living with HIV with students from Zhengzhou Institute of Aeronautical Industry Management. (PPT slide says “If your boyfriend or girlfriend is HIV positive, what are you going to do?”)

11 June, Baoding city, Heibei province. Liu Jiulong held up a rainbow flag to support the LGBT community.

9 June, on the way to Shijiazhuang city, Hebei province. Liu Jiulong stopped to take ARV medicine near an old train station. He hopes his life’s journey continues for a long time -- like the railway tracks.

19 June, Beijing. With UNAIDS and more than 150 cyclists, Liu Jiulong finished the last 8km of the 3 000km ‘To Ride with AIDS’ in Beijing.

Bao Yong, a photographer living in Nanjing. He read Liu Jiulong’s story on weibo (popular social media site in China) and decided to join in and record ‘To Ride with AIDS’. With tears in his eyes, Bao said in a Beijing Sharing event, “Throughout the whole journey to Beijing, the most unbearable thing was neither the heat nor the fatigue of the body, but people’s ignorance and attitude. As soon as they heard AIDS, they immediately turned their backs on us. People who are HIV positive are the same as we are, please stop discriminating!”