The 41st chapter of "The Love of the Big Tree" describes the beginning of a tourism project at the age of 55 in 2000. In 2001, due to a fractured femoral neck, I had to stop traveling. However, in the 45th chapter, "Riding a crutch to visit Guilin, the power of nature shook my heart", it describes the scene of visiting Guilin during the summer of 2003. Over the next twenty years, I traveled to Australia, the United States, Canada, Western Europe, the United Kingdom, and Southern Europe. Domestic tourists have visited Guangxi, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Fujian, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hunan, Henan, Shanxi, Xizang, Xinjiang and other places. Except for Yancheng, which has not been played specifically in the province, the other eleven have been visited again.
From March 7th to 9th, 2017, I visited the Xin'anjiang Gallery in southern Anhui, the ancient city of Huizhou, and the hometown of Yang Zhenning in Sanhe Ancient Town with Zhang Youci and Ma Yanrong.
On the early morning of March 13, 2019, I departed for Nanning, Guangxi, and later visited Bama, Baimo Cave, Jingxi Tongling Scenic Area (Tongling Canyon is over 10 kilometers long, which exhausted my injured leg), Detian Cross border Waterfall, Mingshi Countryside Scenic Area Bamboo Raft Tour, Zhuang Residential Museum, Goose Spring, Pingxiang Youyi Pass, Vietnam Liangshan Port, Hanoi City, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Military Museum, Li Taizu's Ascending Dragon Royal City, and Halong Bay in Guilin on the sea. Return to China from Dongxing Port, visit the century old streets of Beihai Zhuhai Road and Beihai Yintan, and return to Xuzhou at 10am on the 24th.
Silver beach of Beihai
On April 24, 2019, I visited Yaowan Town in Xinyi with Song Liangliang. Take a long-distance bus back and forth on the same day.
On December 19, 2019, a family of six flew to Tampa, Florida, where they stayed for two nights. They rented a car to visit Bush Park in Tampa and on the third day, they drove to Miami to visit the University of Miami campus and children's playground. They arrived at Key Largo, the southernmost island on the peninsula. I also stayed in Miami for two nights and rented a car. On the 23rd, I boarded a cruise ship bound for the Bahamas and stayed there for four nights. Along the way, I landed on Coco Bay Island and Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas. I took a flight on the afternoon of the 27th and arrived home after dark.
After the replacement of artificial bone in the femoral neck in May 2022.
Travel to Chengde, Zunhua, and Tangshan on May 8th, 2023, and arrive home at 5pm on May 13th.
On April 15, 2024, we departed for Enshi for sightseeing. On April 16, 17, and 18, we took a boat tour of Qingjiang Canyon, Tenglong Cave, and Suobuya Stone Forest. We turned back on the 19th and arrived home in the evening.
On September 28, 2024, I went to Weishan Island Town for sightseeing and turned back on the same day.
How about trying traveling after bone replacement? Practice has proven that it's okay, but after all, we are 80 years old, and we have been refusing to dye our hair since we were 70 years old. With white hair, it looks like we are getting older. The discussions we heard on the road greatly discouraged our enthusiasm for traveling. When we were dining together while traveling in Enshi, our desk mate raised a question: "How dare your child let you out!" When we took the ferry to Weishan Island, someone kept reminding us to be careful and slow down. We realized that we were the oldest in the crowd. It's time to take a break from swimming. Don't wait for an accident and have to stop. At this point, you shouldn't feel any regrets. Zhang Meilan has been opposing it all along. Let's make up our minds and stop short distance travel.
Oct. 2 2024
