CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Recently, Dai Song, a Chongqing cross-country motorcyclist who participated in the rescue of the Beibei wildfires, donated the black and green motorcycle he rode when battling the wildfires, as well as the baskets and helmets he carried during the disaster relief to the Chongqing Sports Museum. He said: "I hope more people could understand the story behind this motorcycle and remember this history by this way."

As a famous rider in Chongqing cross-country motorcycle circle, Dai Song began to access to cross-country motorcycles in 2006. Over the past 10 years, Dai Song has successively participated in competitions in Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan and other places, and won many championships.

“After the wildfires ravaged in Beibei, I heard that there was a lack of cross-country motorcycles on the site, so I hurried to push out my own one and installed a goods frame intentionally.” Dai Song told the reporter that it was only when he arrived at the scene of Xiema Town that he found the iron frame were hard to use, instead, villagers’ baskets were more convenient.

Dai Song was mainly responsible for delivering materials from the volunteer gathering point (point 1) at the foot of the mountain to the headquarters (point 4) on the mountain. Although the distance was not long, the road conditions were quite complicated. Especially there was a slope of nearly 60 degrees between point 3 and point 4, which put forward high requirements for the rider's skills.

"The large slope, a large number of floating soils, and the complicated road conditions made the road up the mountain difficult and dangerous. Ordinary motorcyclists came to position 3, and then couldn’t climb up at all. The dust and fog made the vision blurred." Dai Song said that over the past few days, his motorcycle had been scarred and the brakes had been broken. After the wildfires were extinguished, he planned to drive the motorcycle to the repair shop for maintenance, but when learning that Chongqing Sports Museum was collecting cultural relics, he immediately contacted the staff and expressed his willingness to donate.

"I hope more motorcycle enthusiasts understand that we can have our own personalities and ideas, but at the critical moment, we must stand out, for this is the honor and responsibility of a motorcycle rider," said Dai Song. (Translated by Liu Sha, Fathom Language Limited)