In 2009, Li Jing completed an epic solo ride on horseback from Moscow to Beijing. Not content with the 600-day, 9,000-kilometer trot, he is back in the saddle for a journey along the entire length of the Yellow River in China. /CFP Photo

The 54-year-old Russian-Chinese was born in the city of Wuhan in Hubei Province. In the 1990s, he went to Russia and settled down. /CFP Photo

To realize a childhood dream, he decided to set off on his ride across most of the Eurasian continent in August 2007. /CFP Photo

Li started his Yellow River trip in November 2016. Starting from Dongying city, Shandong Province, he is headed to Yushu in Qinghai Province. /CFP Photo

He has already reached Xi'an, where he has stopped for a short break over the Spring Festival holiday. /CFP Photo