Dog of determination: dog makes its way from Sichuan to Tibet
Baku, May 29 (AZERTAC). Call her a canine with a dogged determination to keep running, wherever the road may lead.
The homeless dog, known as Xiao Sa, has been following a team of cyclists for 24 days along 1,833 kilometers of highway from Kangding, Sichuan province, to Lhasa in Tibet.
Nobody knows where the white dog came from or how long she has been straying on highway G318.
Netizens call her the "dog with determination" and the micro blog "Go Go Xiao Sa" recording her life has attracted more than 37,000 followers in two weeks.
A picture of Xiao Sa in the arms of a young man in front of the Potala Palace on Thursday night drew more than 4,000 comments congratulating the small dog and expressing dreams of going to Lhasa.
The young man in the picture is Zhang Heng, 22, a student in Wuhan, Hubei province. As his graduation trip, he decided to face the challenge of riding to Lhasa alone.
On the way he met a lonely dog.
A week later, Zhang and his buddies opened a micro blog account for her.
They created the name Xiao Sa by combining xiao meaning "little" with the last syllable of Lhasa.
During their journey, Xiao Sa, Zhang and his team covered more than 1,700 kilometers and climbed 10 mountains higher than 4,000 meters.
After following Wang, the dog lagged behind and met another cyclist, Wang Zi, on May 4.
"She may be the first dog who ran to Lhasa along this route," said Wang Zi, who was followed by the dog one day.
Zhang Heng, who accompanied Xiao Sa for 20 days, called her "a buddy and a friend".
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