Rush to South China

Author: A Jian
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: Our principle is that a "big marathon" must be run for three consecutive days, with one marathon each day. But in reality, no one was willing or able to run the third marathon. So, we didn't run it. One important principle of our "Postmodern Travel Squad" is that the principle shouldn't be too rigid. That's why our "postmodern" is sometimes called "thick-skinned." I can't guess Hai Zi's thoughts, but I oppose his self-determination. I don't know what he felt when he climbed Zhenfeng Tower by the Yangtze River in Anqing, nor what he felt after being wronged in Lhasa. At Gaohe, I didn't see the wheat fields Hai Zi loved so much; instead, I saw late rice and rapeseed—the calm scenery of the southern region. Go to the farthest places, travel, go to the tropics or the frigid zones, to plateaus or basins, to red-light districts or floodplains. Let all kinds of information flood you, enjoy the wine and meat you've never tasted, the rivers and books you've never seen, the human emotions or lovers you've never experienced. Then, let things happen naturally, embracing both joy and sorrow.