[1] The video features Rehage walking 4646 km (2887 miles) from Beijing to Ürümqi during 2007 and 2008.
[2][3] Rehage originally set himself a goal to walk from Beijing, China and reach his hometown of Bad Nenndorf, Germany.
On deciding to stop, Rehage stated "I wanted to gain back my life.
[5] The video used to be titled The Longest Way 1.0 - walk through China and grow a beard!
[6] Christoph Rehage finished the Longest Way on December 12th, 2023, reaching home after having departed from Beijing more than a decade prior.