Although it took him twice as long as it should have to get as far as he did, he was only about one hour away from reaching his destination.
He told the police that he also cycled through the night while eating bread and water he had brought from home.
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After taking the boy back to a nearby police station, the officers had to carry him from the car into the station, as he was too exhausted to walk.
Both the boy’s parents and grandmother came to pick him up later that evening.
The boy’s mother said he had threatened to travel to his grandmother’s home but she thought it was “just a tantrum”.
Many who saw the story online were amused by the fearless boy’s solo long-distance adventure, with some expressing curiosity about how his “revenge” had ended.
Many online commenters wondered about the outcome of the boy’s fight with his mother after his parents collected him from the police station, but the report made no mention of what happened afterwards. Photo: Sina
“I want to know how his grandmother gave a lesson to his mum in the end,” one person commented.
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“He must have felt really bad after the fight with his mum,” another person said.
“This kid is a genius, knowing how to find his way by following road signs and daring to travel at night,” a third person added.
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“I ran away from home when I was young, but I never got further than a metre,” said another person.
Children running away from home, often after fights with parents, regularly appear in the headlines in China.
Last month, a 12-year-old boy from Zhejiang province was found, carrying four toy swords and two bags, at the entrance to a highway by police.
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The boy had left his home at 3am and said he was off to learn tai chi martial arts from Zhang Sanfeng, a character from the famous Chinese “Jin Yong” Louis Cha wuxia novels.