Young Chinese man embarks on 3,300-km trek to Lhasa, emerges looking like a 50-year-old

A young man who hiked 3,300 kilometres across China has emerged looking much, much older. - Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

BEIJING: A 31-year-old man in China has spent nearly a year hiking for 3,300km from his hometown in central Hubei province to Lhasa in Tibet.

However, the journey has taken its toll, transforming him to look like he is in his 50s.