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LONDON Ryan O'Reilly Jersey , Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's natural beauty, incredible generosity and infrastructure miracle impressed British politician Lord Michael Bates, whose 71-day walk in China raised over British 90,000 pounds (about 116,000 U.S. dollars) for the Red Cross Society of China.


"What impressed me most about the walk in China was the natural beauty of the areas in which we walked through places like the Tai mountains and Qufu for example Benoit Pouliot Jersey ," Bates, who is also minister of state at the Department for International Development and member of the House of Lords, said in a recent interview with Xinhua.


"There was also the incredible generosity of the people we met along the way. Over 700 people joined us at various stages of the 71-day walk and it was great to share the experience with them," Lord Bates said.


In 2015, Lord Bates walked 1 Rasmus Ristolainen Jersey ,700 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, where his Chinese wife Li Xuelin was born. He wrote the experience in his book "Walk for Peace: Transcultural Experiences in China" which was published in March 2017.


In the conclusion of his book, Bates said walking is a good way to see national infrastructure and he considers infrastructure in China is impressive. "The road surfaces I walked along were of an extremely high standard."


"Roads, especially the local roads I was walking on are only a small part of the infrastructure miracle in China," he said.


He said he is not surprised by such an epic infrastructure development in China and China's civil engineers as well as construction companies are now in demand around the world.


"China sets its sights on 2049 and the centenary of the founding of the People's Republic by which time it expects to be the leading economy in the world. Few would now doubt that it is on track to achieve this with time to spare Robin Lehner Jersey ," he said.


"When I was young, I used to want to be something -- an MP (Member of Parliament), a minister. But as I get older, I realize that the greater responsibility is not to be but to do. This is why I walk," said Bates Zemgus Girgensons Jersey , explaining the reason for him to start walking.


Recalling his walk in China, Bates said the motivation for the walk in China was simply that