‘Loneliest’: meet China remote town’s only delivery rider who completes 200 orders daily

The only full-time delivery rider in a remote county in the Tibet region of southwestern China delivers up to 200 orders a day while juggling multiple roles.Huang Kaihong, 24, who is known as “China’s loneliest rider”, works in Medog, a county of Nyingchi, once the last place in the country to be linked by a road.Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas and home to fewer than 15,000 residents, Medog relies on Huang as its lifeline, keeping the community connected.In August 2024, Alibaba’s food delivery service, Taobao Shangou, formerly known as Ele.me, arrived in Medog. Alibaba Group also owns the South China Morning Post.Huang Kaihong, above, is the only delivery rider in the remote Tibetan town of Motuo. Photo: DouyinSince being introduced by a friend, Huang has become the county’s only full-time delivery rider.