Hitting the road in a quilt

In today's trending, quilts protect people against the cold at home and when they're on the move, a homemade aircraft flies for two hours on a test run and a complicated Chinese character doesn't endear itself to tardy university students.

Scooter riders wearing quilts battle against the cold in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province on Wednesday. [Photo/IC]

Scooter riders wearing quilts battle against the cold

What is the most comfortable moment in cold weather for those who dislike the chill? Right, lying under a quilt. For some Chinese scooter riders, they want to enjoy the warmth of a quilt on the street even when it is still autumn.

Some scooter riders were wearing quilts while driving on the road in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province on Wednesday as the temperature dropped by 4 to 6 degrees Celsius as approaching cold air chilled the region.

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