A clampdown has been enforced to curb a social media trend in China - where thousands of students rent bikes late at night to buy soup dumplings.

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Tens of thousands of Chinese college students went cycling at night. That put the government on edge

It started as a social media trend but brought traffic gridlock between two cities.

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China roads blocked by thousands of cyclists in night quest for dumplings

Nighttime bike rides to Kaifeng, an ancient city in central China’s Henan province known for its historic sites and soup dumplings, have been all the rage among college students in the nearby provincial capital Zhengzhou – a trend initially encouraged by the government as it sought to promote local tourism.

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They arrived in huge numbers on shared bikes after pedaling 30 miles in the evening chill, pumped by the adrenaline of youth and the thrill of embarking on a spontaneous adventure with friends.

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By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — They arrived in huge numbers on shared bikes after pedaling 30 miles in the evening chill, pumped by the adrenaline of youth and the thrill of embarking on a spontaneous adventure with friends. Nighttime bike rides to Kaifeng, an ancient city in central China’s Henan province known for its historic sites and soup dumplings, have been all the rage among college students in the nearby provincial capital Zhengzh…

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‘Night Riding Army’ flash mob causes chaos in an ancient capital and sparks complaints from locals

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‘Dumpling’ protest about jobs sees 100,000 Chinese students bring highway to standstill

Thousands of students borrowed share bikes to ride over 60km overnight to Kaifeng city in search of breakfast.

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China clamps down on quest for soup dumplings by ‘Night Riding Army’

A viral craze has left a small tourist city in China overwhelmed. The night-time cycling trend sees thousands of university students riding their bikes for 50 kilometres to the ancient city of Kaifeng in search of soup dumplings. 

On Friday, it went out of hand with 100,000 people taking the trip, jamming roads, and forcing authorities to shut down some routes over the weekend.

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Dumpling craze causes chaos in China as thousands on bikes block roads

Up to 200,000 young people rented bikes - which cost as little as £1.51 a month - to travel from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng for soup dumplings as part of a Chinese social media trend.

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China: Clampdown on bike rides after thousands of students take over highway to buy Kaifeng dumplings

BEIJING — Police in central China imposed traffic curbs at the weekend to halt a viral craze in which thousands of university students borrowed shared bikes to ride overnight to the city of Kaifeng in search of breakfast.
The "Night Riding Army," as some participants described it, clogged a highway on Friday, pictures posted on social media showed, a surge in turnout for a rolling flash mob that had been gathering riders for months.
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China: Clampdown on bike rides after thousands of students take over highway to buy Kaifeng dumplings

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