SIBLINGS AND TRAVEL BOOK AUTHORS Nate Tate and Mary Kate Tate bicycle thousands of miles through unknown regions of the world, testing their limits and encountering astonishing cultures that challenge their world views.

In season one, Off Road: China, Mandarin-speaking Nate and Mary Kate bike back roads and ancient alleyways from Beijing to Hong Kong (the same distance as LA to NYC). Kung Fu, communism, and cobra blood soup await.

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Beijing
China's Capital

We'll eat great street food and sleep under the stars on the Great Wall. See More

Beijing
Coal Mine
Most Polluted City in the World

We'll go to the source, deep in an underground coal mine. See More

Coal Mine
Shaolin Monastery
Birthplace of Kung Fu

Kung Fu masters will give us a beat down, then we'll spar one another. See More

Shaolin Monastery
Shanghai
East Meets West

Nearly halfway, we'll recharge with world-class acupuncture and dumplings.
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Shanghai
Yellow Mountain
Sea of Clouds

We'll climb to the top of the "strangest mountain in China" and meet a local poet. See More

Yellow Mountain
Tea Plantation
Zhejiang Province

Family farmers in the mountains of Zhejiang will teach us the art of tea. See More

Tea Plantation
Porcelain Factory
Porcelain Capital of the World

We'll tour a factory here where craftsmen have made pottery for 1,700 years. See More

Porcelain Factory
Jinjiangli Village
Southern Hospitality

We'll visit crumbling mansions and learn how to cook snake and donkey, a local favorite. See More

Jinjiangli Village
Macau
Vegas of the East

We'll bet on a racing hound, dine on fusion food, and jump off a 1,109 ft. tower.
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Macau
Hong Kong
Victorious on Victoria's Peak

We'll fish on a sampan boat and finish our journey atop Hong Kong's highest peak. See More

Hong Kong