Kerouac There is a sentence in " On the Road ": " I am still young, and I am eager to hit the road. With the original passion, pursuing the original dream, feeling the first experience, let's hit the road. ”
So my suggestion is to go out and see more while you are young. And to be honest, if you don’t go out in college, you won’t have time to go out when you become a social beast. Not only will the 9-to-5 life take up most of your time, but it will also dull your youthful enthusiasm. You only have the opportunity to go out during the holidays, and it is just a short trip among the crowds of people. It also loses the true meaning of travel. significance.
Some people always say that traveling is just about going from a place where you are tired of staying to a place where others are tired of staying, but I don’t think so. I agree more with Haruki Murakami ’s understanding of the meaning of travel: “ Travel is essentially nothing more than inhaling air. Memories will disappear, postcards will fade, but the air will remain, at least some kind of air will remain. ”
And this kind of retained atmosphere, I personally understand it as “knowledge” and “feelings”. People need rational insights as well as emotional feelings, because "Only rational people are robots lacking a spiritual body, and only emotional people are spiritual bodies lacking a body. Only when the spiritual body finds its own body, the two merge." Only when we are one can we become a complete person. "
And more importantly, traveling can help us find ourselves and feel the best parts of everything in the world, so that we can love life more and have more aspirations.
But I want to share with you how we should hit the road and where we should go. That's the point.
First, go less to popular attractions where Internet celebrities check in, and explore more unpopular local landscapes
Take Chongqing as an example. Many people only go to popular attractions such as "Liberation Monument" and "Hongya Cave" when going to Chongqing. It’s not that it’s not a good idea to go there, but it’s a rare trip. You shouldn’t experience the same bustle and business, but you should experience the local culture. For example, I like to go to places like " Zhongshan 4th Road " and "Ciqikou Back Street" where local residents live. Let me share some pictures with you.
Travel can be divided into two types: eating, drinking, having fun and experiencing customs.
If you go purely with the idea of eating, drinking and having fun, you can certainly relax, but you will lose the real meaning of travel. You didn’t see the city’s unique fireworks, you didn’t feel the atmosphere of the stories in the alleys, and you didn’t experience the wonderful feeling of the dust of history passing over you.
As for food, I personally think that compared to those restaurants with exquisite and exaggerated decorations, the street stalls and small shops hidden in the narrow streets on the corners are the real local flavor of this place, and they are the "Wu Ming Monk" in food.
The above are the fresh "air" that can truly stay in your life forever.
Secondly, before traveling, it is better not to make a guide. Wherever you go
But before doing this, you must remember to charge your phone. The map is with the person, but without the map...don't ask me Why, the question is, a man ran into the countryside for no reason and sat in the fields all night in fear.
I have to say that many people like to do a lot of "homework" before traveling, and then start to follow the steps step by step when they arrive at the destination, just looking at the scenery on the way and experiencing the short experience during the short journey. I find this really boring.
The real journey is to experience yourself as a local in this city. You can sit leisurely in an old teahouse and watch the old men play chess, or you can walk intuitively through the old streets that seem to have stories. , then go to the street corner to buy some local snacks, and you can also talk to those local friends (if you have Sheniu), you will find it very interesting, they will also tell you where is really interesting, which store is delicious, and which things are from other places. People are deceived.
For example, when I went to Yunnan and met my friends in Yunnan, they told me: The flower cakes that are a specialty of Yunnan in the eyes of outsiders are actually available everywhere. This is just a marketing method of capitalists.
So you might as well try to slow down when traveling, really let go of everything and feel the local atmosphere. Even if you only go to one place in a day, you have passed countless places. In the end, all you can remember is the fatigue of the journey.
Third, it is better to read books, listen to music and then travel.
Oh, here is another very nice documentary called "Traveling with Books". While "reading thousands of books" and "traveling thousands of miles", it will allow you to get close to cultural monuments, touch history, perceive culture, and make the heritage displayed on the vast land come alive.
Here are a few more recommended books that I think must be read before and during the trip.
1. On the Road
Author: [USA] Jack Kerouac
This book tells the story of a young student, Sal, who drives a car with Dean (based on Cassady), Marylou and other men and women in pursuit of individual freedom. Traveling across the United States and partying all the way, after a long and exhausting but hearty debauchery, I began to believe in Eastern Zen Buddhism and realized the meaning of life.
2. Finding the Road to China
Author: [US] Peter Heisler
This book tells the story of a New Yorker reporter in Beijing who drove from the coast of the East China Sea to the west along the Great Wall, spanning thousands of miles of northern China. experience. It depicts the transformation of various villages and cities and explores the meaning of each person's existence. When reading this book, you may open your eyes wide and eagerly read the next story with curiosity.
3. The Story of Sahara
Author: Sanmao
I think most people are familiar with this book, so I won’t introduce it much, just show it to me! ! And Sanmao is one of my favorite writers.
4. If you don’t travel far, you will get old.
Author: Wang Hongren
This book tells the story of a single girl born in the 1980s who quit her job in a foreign company and traveled around the world alone while she was young. She set out on the road with more than 3,000 U.S. dollars. Originally she only wanted to go to Xinjiang and Tibet, but along the way, the thrills, incredible people and stories continued, making her addictive and unable to stop.
At the same time, we also share some good music during the trip! ! See how little music is used to render the scenery.
Chinese song:
I want to go to the beach - Summer Invasion Project
Boys Don't Cry - Mr. Turtle
People without ideals are not sad - New Pants Band
Spring Delusion - Zhang Liangcheng
Stranger - Li Jian
Is it good to go see the stars - Chen Yimeng
Loving you is like loving life - The landlord's cat
What you see is me blue - Li Xiaoyun
Sunset Half Chapter Song - Tang Yingfeng
Lake Middle Girls - Tomorrow Saturday
English song:
Honey Take My Hand - Cody Francis
The Coast No Man Can Tell - Bill Fay
Never Be That Tough - Simone White
Cherry Blossoms - Night Beds
Break My Heart Right - james Bay
California Dreaming - The Mamas
If I Have To Go——Tom Waits
Creep——Radiohead
The above are all the music that I put at the bottom of the box, and some of them are not popular. I wish you a happy eating.
Okay, let’s end here. As per the old rules, I would like to give you a final message: “Let’s go ahead with while you’re young! ” If you find it useful after reading this, you might as well give it a like.
