Jingdong Grand Canyon Travelogue

Hehe, it’s been almost a week, and I’ve finally remembered to summarize this trip. We had a total of 11 people on this trip. As the person in charge, my work for this activity actually started the week before last. I searched for information online with my classmates and made preparations for the trip. Being in charge is really tiring, because you have to send messages to 10 people to convey what you’ve said, and you also have to solve countless minor problems and consider everyone’s feelings. For example, the night before we set out, I was lying in bed thinking about how to arrange the cable car ride for the next day… Hehe, so every small step in the journey may have been carefully considered by me. Of course, all this preparation was worth it for a successful trip.

Below, I’ll write about this trip from my perspective.

The morning assembly didn’t have any issues, and we quickly found the train station. After driving to Pinggu, we got off the car and soon found the vehicle that would take us to the hotel (renting this car really made our trip very convenient; if we had taken a taxi at that time, it would have been a lot of trouble). After arriving at the hotel, I paid the bill on behalf of everyone. This was my first time managing the finances, and my principle was that, except for my own portion, which could be a bit less, everyone else’s portion had to be accurate (as a result, I actually made a mistake with my own portion…). I nervously paid the bill, and then everyone checked in according to the arrangement I had made. At lunchtime, I felt a bit like a leader (^^). By the way, the hotel was really good, much better than I had imagined.

In the afternoon, we took a car to the Jingdong Grand Canyon. Walking in the canyon was really comfortable, and the sun was quite considerate, shining for a while before disappearing. We climbed to the end and found that the waterfall at the terminus had no water… but fortunately, the scenery along the way was still pretty good.

After that, we took the cable car, and the whole process was exhilarating! Especially when I was alone in the high air, crossing the mountain valley, and everything in front of me became vast, my heart seemed to become vast as well. It was a truly “king of the world” feeling. Being alone was a bit scary, because there was no one to rely on beside me. But this was exactly the imperial feeling. Hehe, I’ve digressed a bit, but indeed, this feeling was really great! If you’re interested, you can try taking the cable car alone.

When we went down the mountain, I sat with Lin Ran, and I no longer felt the previous tension and anxiety. Why was that? Maybe my courage had increased… Hehe, the unforgettable cable car trip. After returning to the room, I watched a hilarious show with Ligen, but I won’t say more about the content. I laughed for over half an hour.

We had dinner at Lin Ran’s place, eating KFC, and then played cards, which was quite fun. After that, we sang songs… I could only accompany everyone, and during that time, I drank a can of beer with Lü Zhe. Then, I tried to persuade Ge Shan and someone surnamed Meng (trying to get them to reduce the car fare for the next day) - basically, Ge Shan did all the talking, and I just stood there like a pillar, but eventually, I said something useful: “We’re all guys, so be generous for once.” This sentence actually worked, and the person finally agreed to lower the price by 80 yuan. After that, we went back to the room to play a game of “killers.” I want to thank everyone here; initially, I thought that since we weren’t familiar with each other, it would be hard to get together. But that night, everyone showed up, and it really touched me. We all had a great time playing together, and seeing everyone having so much fun, I didn’t want to stop the game, so we played until almost 3 am. I also forgot to remind everyone to turn up the air conditioner temperature… as a result, everyone’s spirits weren’t great the next day.

I stayed up with Ligen until around 4 am, and then I fell asleep to the sound of Guo Degang’s crosstalk. The next morning, we got up, had breakfast, checked out of the hotel, and then headed to the Jingdong Grand Cave. We chose this place because it would definitely be crowded if we went somewhere else on Saturday, and this place limited the number of visitors. Additionally, since it was hot the next day and everyone was tired, I chose the cave, which was cool and not tiring. However, many people caught colds… it seemed that the cave was a bit too cool. The cave was just so-so; if they hadn’t installed those colorful lights and had used cold lights instead, it would have been better. The guide was also unnecessary, and the part of the journey after she disappeared was much more interesting than the first part. After that, we had lunch, and then we took the car back home.

The fact that everyone arrived safely back home meant that the trip I organized had come to a successful end.