Traveling 

By Zhong Wanting

  Nowadays, more and more people travel for varied reasons and head for different destinations. These traveling people remind me of my own traveling experience.

  It was a hot summer day many years ago. My parents were too busy to accompany me to my hometown for my vacation, so they decided to let me travel there on my own.

  I was skipping all the way through the airport and looking up curiously at the huge airplane. My parents were very worried, yet I still remained cheerful. After boarding the plane, I sat down in my seat, staring around eagerly. Everything appeared fresh and interesting. I studied every facility near me and immersed myself in this enjoyment.

  Soon, the plane left the ground. I felt very excited and amused to see the houses and people become smaller and smaller and gradually disappear. The plane was cruising smoothly across the blue sky. I watched the boundless white clouds. Slowly, I drifted off into a tranquil dream. No sooner had I slept soundly than the plane landed at the airport. How fast it was to travel by plane!

  Although it’s faster to travel by air, traveling by train is more interesting. During a train journey, I can view the beautiful landscape. I can enjoy the rise and fall of a mountain range and the colorful flowers blooming everywhere in a field. Also, along my train journeys, I can get down at many stations to taste the local food and buy some local products.

  When we are traveling, we can get into close contact with the wonderful nature. The attractive scenery can stimulate our imagination, from which we can get great pleasure and inspiration. Traveling can widen our knowledge and broaden our view. While traveling, we can experience the things told in books ourselves and maybe even learn about some things that cannot be found in books. When I was traveling along the Yellow River, I felt the thundering power of the great river. I was shocked by its grandness and I knew this roaring force was beyond the description of words.

  I have traveled a great deal and I think traveling is both helpful and interesting. Through traveling, we can entertain ourselves and learn things at the same time. It’s true that traveling for thousands of miles is worth reading thousands of books.

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