Is it true that Dad took his 12-year-old son on foot on the Sichuan-Tibet line?

On July 8th, Zhang Wei (a pseudonym), a man from Zigong, took his son Tu Tu, aged 12, on the journey of "3 18 National Road into Lhasa". After they arrived in Kangding by bus from Zigong, they arrived in Lhasa on foot along National Highway 3 18, which took 50 days.

Can a boy of 12 years old accomplish such an impossible task? When Zhang Wei filmed this "hard journey" and sent it to the WeChat circle of friends, the whole circle of friends was boiling. Most people are full of praise for the father and son and agree with this way of educating their son by walking. However, there are also disapproving voices. Some people think that this behavior is too radical and does not fully consider the safety of 12-year-old son.

"I'm not crazy. Even if you joke about your own life, you can't joke about your son's life. " On September 8, Zhang Wei said in an interview that the hiking trip started after nearly 1 year planning and 1 month preparation, and fully considered his son's physical condition and personal wishes. From the perspective of educating his son, Zhang Wei hopes that his son can cultivate a hard-working, brave and strong character from an early age; He believes that every boy should receive suffering education, but it varies from person to person and in different ways.

Summer homework: Walk into Lhasa along National Highway 3 18.

Zhang Wei, 198 1 born in Zigong, Sichuan, is now the head of a cultural media company in Zigong. He told reporters that he had planned this hiking trip as early as 1 year ago.

It is the first time for Zhang Wei to hike into Tibet along the 3 18 national highway, but he knows that this route is a paradise for hikers and a very challenging and dangerous route. "Starting from Kangding and entering Tibet along the 3 18 National Road, many difficulties need to be overcome, and it is necessary to climb over the 12 mountain at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters to reach Lhasa." Zhang Wei said that in order to make the trip planning safe and feasible, he took his son to do his homework together 1 month before departure and made detailed plans for every day, from clothes, tools, medicines and equipment to when to leave, how many roads to walk, where to live and so on. They are all planned one by one and revised and improved repeatedly. Drink rhodiola every day before departure, run and train your son every day to enhance your vital capacity and build up your physique. In this way, he and his son Tu Tu got up the courage to embark on this journey.

The reason why I want to take my son to Tibet on foot, Zhang Wei said, the main purpose is to accompany my son to grow up and cultivate his hard-working, brave and strong character; At the same time, it is also an extracurricular summer homework for my son, which was completed by my father and him.

Facing criticism: I'm not crazy

On August 17, Zhang Wei and his son arrived in Lhasa successfully and completed their hiking trip. /kloc-Tu Tu, 0/2 years old, said excitedly in front of the Potala Palace: He finally completed his mission.

However, the trip is not over. Father and son stayed in Lhasa for 10 days and did many meaningful things. In addition to visiting the Potala Palace, Sera Temple, Princess Wencheng and other conventional attractions, Zhang Wei also took his son to experience many Tibetan cultures. They went to learn how to make Tibetan incense, went to the oldest sweet teahouse to drink sweet tea, visited Thangka's painting masters, and queued up in the rain all night to see the Buddha basking in the snow in drepung monastery. What impressed the father and son most was that they set up four stalls on the streets of Lhasa, and the harvest was full. This is also the third year that the father and son set up a stall.

On August 26th, 50 days after their departure, Zhang Wei and his son flew back to Zigong, Sichuan.

On September 2, Zhang Wei sorted out the photos of this trip, made an audio album and sent it to the WeChat circle of friends. The circle of friends boiled overnight, and the video click rate has been more than 30,000 times.

In this regard, Zhang Wei was very surprised and surprised. "I didn't mean to show off anything. I just made a simple summary of this trip as in previous years and left a souvenir. " But what he didn't expect was that the video attracted a lot of praise and recognition, as well as denial and doubt.

"Some people say that I am crazy, and it is irresponsible to joke about the child's life ... in fact, they don't understand the situation." Zhang Wei said that in the face of various statements on the Internet, he chose silence and didn't want to make any response.

In the face of criticism, Zhang Wei said in an interview: First of all, this trip is an annual agreement between father and son, and there will be 40 to 50 days of long-distance travel every summer vacation; Secondly, every trip will start after a long period of planning and careful preparation. Travel risks will be measured and evaluated, and countermeasures will be taken before departure. This year is a planned and prepared hiking trip; Third, although my son is only 12 years old, he always likes challenging travel. Before the trip, the father and son communicated many times on this trip. My son is fully aware of the itinerary planning, understands the difficulties and obstacles on the way, and is willing to accept the challenge. After assessing his physical condition and being able to withstand this trip, he decided to take this route. It is not like some people think, completely ignoring the safety and wishes of their sons.

Therefore, Zhang Wei believes that every father has every father's requirements, and every child has the path that every child wants to take. We can't generalize. What he has done is to create as many environments and opportunities for his son as possible that schools and families can't give, so that his son has a strong enough mentality and quality to face the future life. It seems a little crazy to others, but Zhang Wei said: I'm not crazy.