這個人真的要從德國的漢堡跑到中國的上海?

A 44-year-old German fitness enthusiast has set out on a long run from Hamburg to Shanghai to "break down prejudice" against China.

一位44歲的德國健身愛好者已經開啓了從德國漢堡到中國上海這段漫長的馬拉松里程，只爲破除德國對中國的偏見。

Kai Markus left Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg's newly-opened concert hall, on March 12 to start his 12,000-kilometer (7,456-mile) journey. He believes it will take him 235 days to reach Shanghai.

凱·馬庫斯在3月12號這一天從漢堡市新開放的一座音樂廳出發，開啓了這段長達12000公里（約合7456英里）的長跑旅程。凱認爲自己用235天的時間可以到達目的地上海。

Describing himself as "crazy," Markus hopes that his run will strengthen the connection between Germany and China and encourage young people to realize their dreams.

雖然承認自己很“瘋狂”，但馬庫斯衷心希望這次跨國長跑能夠加強中德兩國的關係，鼓勵年輕人勇於實現自己的夢想。

He also wants to change people's outdated perceptions about China. His arduous journey apparently takes cue from the country's "One Belt, One Road" plan, as he wrote:

與此同時，馬庫斯也想借機轉變德國人對中國某些過時的觀念和看法。他這段跋山涉水的路程恰好呼應了中國的“一帶一路”計劃。正如他本人所寫的那樣：

"China is trying to become better and better. Now the new 'one road one belt' and 'made in China 2025' policy really fit my way of thinking."

“中國正在變得越來越好。我認爲我的這次長跑計劃與中國的'一帶一路'政策和'中國製造2025'的目標十分契合。”

To help change others' views on China, Markus vows to use Chinese products in his journey to prove that they endure.

爲了改變國人對中國的看法，馬庫斯承諾要在整個旅程中使用中國製造的產品，來證明其耐久性。

He also credits traditional Chinese medicine for curing his shoulder pain — a problem "most European medicines" failed to solve.

此外，馬庫斯還十分推崇治癒自己肩痛的傳統中藥，之前使用很多歐洲藥品都未能見效。

The Bavaria-native attributes his interest in China to his grandparents. He had visited the country "so often."

這位土生土長的巴伐利亞人將自己對中國的興趣歸因於祖父母。他本人也常常前往中國。

"There are plenty of similarities between Chinese culture and Germany, so I have a very close feeling to China, its culture, and society," he says.

馬庫斯說道：“中國和德國在文化上有很多相似之處，所以我覺得中國、中國的文化以及社會對我來說都很親切。”