Extreme News Reporter Zhan Yu
At 22 o'clock on August 14, Liu Huaqiang, known as the "Pathfinder of Bus Tour China", just arrived in Handan, Hebei. This is the fifth time he has embarked on a new journey since he started traveling by bus in 2020. This time, he departed from Chengdu on August 8 and planned to arrive in Beijing in 12 to 15 days.
In recent years, under the influence of Liu Huaqiang, more and more friends have begun to embark on the journey of bus travel to China, taking the bus from one city to another in two or three days, feeling and appreciating the customs and people of various places along the way. This year, this slow travel method has become even more popular.
For these friends who started bus travel, Liu Huaqiang said that it would be great to participate, experience and feel this kind of bus travel, but if you think of relying on this kind of travel video to "become a hit", it may disappoint many people.
Liu Huaqiang on the way to China on the bus tour (Source: Internet))
The fifth departure to Beijing
On the evening of the 14th, a reporter from Extreme News contacted Liu Huaqiang, who had just arrived in Handan, Hebei Province, and was destined for Beijing.
He traveled from Chengdu to Beijing through Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei and other places, because it is a newly explored route, so Liu Huaqiang is both looking forward to and excited.
On July 19, 2020, Liu Huaqiang posted a bus transfer route map from Shanghai to Beijing on social media. In just a few days, more than 20 million people clicked on the map. That year, Liu Huaqiang himself set off, arriving in Dalian by bus from Shanghai.
In April 2021, he traveled from Macau by bus through more than 100 cities and arrived in Beijing on June 22. From Macau to Beijing, Liu Huaqiang walked very slowly, seeing many attractions along the way. But then he discovered that his happiest thing was not going to the sights, but enjoying the scenery on the bus. During this period, Liu Huaqiang released a number of bus transfer maps between cities, and also made a collection of videos of his bus travel for reference for interested friends.
This time from Chengdu, Liu Huaqiang plans to arrive in Beijing in about half a month. He did not strictly control the timing of the journey and went with the flow. "I love exploring this unknown, exciting new route."
This trip to Shaanxi, from Baoji to Tongguan, sitting in the car, he could see the magnificence of the Qinling Mountains from a distance, and at that time, he knew that Mount Hua was part of the Qinling Mountains; Many years ago, on a business trip to Shanxi, Liu Huaqiang gave the local score of 60. This time passing through Shanxi again, Liu Huaqiang gave 90 points, "because the change is too big." ”
Spend 98.9 yuan from Changsha to Wuhan
He Linhao, a student at Central South University who was also influenced by Liu Huaqiang, arrived in Wuchang in a day and a half after a day and a half by bus from Changsha at the end of July.
He Linhao calculated with the polar news reporter, he took the bus for 10 hours on the first day, stayed on the bus for 9 hours on the second day, and walked 7.3 kilometers because he did not catch the bus halfway, and finally reached his destination by subway, bus, walking, etc., with a total cost of 98.9 yuan.
From Changsha to Wuhan, the fastest high-speed train takes only 1 hour and 18 minutes, and even the slowest express train takes only 5 hours and 22 minutes, and the fare is 53.5 yuan. In this way, it is not cost-effective to take the bus from the point of view of time consumption and economy.
"I want to experience the process and challenge myself." He Linhao said that the trip was not for a trip to Wuhan, but to do something different during the trip, such as taking the bus the whole way to challenge himself.
He Linhao arrived in Hubei (Source: Interviewee)
He Linhao has been to Wuhan before, he is going to graduate school this year, this is his last summer vacation, he wants to leave a special experience for his campus life, so he decided to go.
Before traveling, He Linhao was well prepared. In July, the temperature was very high in both Changsha and Wuhan, so he carried a lot of mineral water, in addition to dry food; In case of a rainstorm, he also prepared an umbrella. However, when he got into the car, he found that he couldn't drink so much water, and although some places along the way were a little remote, buying food and water was not a problem, and the weather was sunny. Not only are these things useless, but carrying them in your bag has become a burden for yourself.
"In fact, it was only two days away, and I didn't go to any inaccessible places, so I prepared too many things." He Linhao said that there were not so many difficulties along the way, and he also experienced a lot of different customs.
Being able to see the scenery and meet the enthusiasm
Guo Fan, an Anhui native who works in Wuhan, has also experienced traveling by bus. Guo Fan is keen on travel and adventure, and after learning about bus travel through Liu Huaqiang, he also wanted to take advantage of his spare time to explore in depth. Because Guo Fan's hometown is in Anhui, he tried it once in May this year, taking a bus from Wuhan to Hefei. In June, Guo Fan set off from Wuhan for four days, passing through Hefei to Shanghai.
Guo Fan said that during the journey, not only can you see the beautiful scenery, but most of the people I met are warm and kind. When he traveled from Wuhan to Hefei in May to a township in Jinzhai County, Anhui Province, there was no shuttle bus to the county. At that time, I found the town hall below and told them that they were traveling here and wanted to spend the night on the couch in the government office. "They were so enthusiastic that they wouldn't let me live in the conference room." That night, Guo Fan was arranged to rest on the bed in the government duty room, and the government staff also prepared a quilt and mosquito coil for him.
If it weren't for this way, He Linhao wouldn't have met the bus driver in Zhao-Liqiao Town, Chibi, Hubei Province. It was a number 27 bus. At 8 a.m., when he caught the first train, it was still some time before departure. The driver's master ate noodles in the car, found He Linhao with a camera on the bus, learned that he was traveling by bus, took the initiative to open the chatterbox, and told him that this kind of trip was "very meaningful" and worth trying.
He Linhao found that buses in the city were different from those in the countryside. This 27 bus connects multiple villages, and the people who ride the bus every day are probably more fixed, the driver and passengers seem to be familiar and chatting all the time while driving. When they arrive at the station, older passengers get off the bus, and the driver will help them out of the car after parking. These are experiences that have never been experienced before.
Guo Fan departs from Wuhan (Source: Interviewee)
Just have fun
Make your own route and take the bus to reach the end slowly, this unique way of traveling has exploded on social platforms. According to media reports, there have been nearly 1,000 videos on a short video platform with the themes of "bus tour China", "bus tour" and "bus tourism", with a total of more than 40 million views. There are nearly 100 topics similar to "get on the bus and travel" on another social media platform, with a total of nearly 3 million views.
Liu Huaqiang told Extreme News that he set up the "Bus Tour China" exchange group, which has more than 1,500 friends, basically young people, some of whom are college students. Every day, people in the group discuss the bus routes in various places, the scenery along the way, etc. If you have problems traveling by bus, you can consult in the group. "They have relatively more time, and the bus fare is relatively low, and some people solve the problem at the Internet café at night when they arrive at their destination."
Liu Huaqiang introduced that in this group, one or two hundred people have really had the experience of short-distance bus travel of two or three days. Less than 10 people have experienced a 10-day and half-month bus trip.
Liu Huaqiang's social platform homepage (Source: Internet))
In this group, some people just want to experience this mode of transportation, feel the customs and customs along the way, and also want to challenge themselves; There are also people who want to make money by using video recording to get traffic. Liu Huaqiang said that a small number of college students are in the academic stage, but want to become Internet celebrities in this way, "This is a bit unreliable." ”
Liu Huaqiang suggested that if you want to travel by bus, you don't have to force yourself to take the bus the whole way, change to the green train, or take a taxi, you can experience the fun that is different from other means of transportation.
(Source: Polar Eye News)
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