It is 2024 now. Xiaxia is 28 years old. These days, she is popular on the Internet. Why? Because she walked to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way to the border between Shigatse, Tibet, and Nepal.
After Xiaxia left her job three years ago, she started to walk the 318 National Highway. In November of that year, she set off from Wuhan in Hubei Province, passing through Hunan, Chongqing, and Sichuan, finally reaching the Potala Palace in the Xizang Autonomous Region, covering a total distance (距离) of over 5,800 kilometers in a year and two months.
Her journey was perilous. She brushed her teeth and washed her hair outdoors, and she once found herself in a standoff (僵持) with a wolf during her long and hard walk. After her first journey, Xiaxia lost about 10 kg, and gave up her soda habit. To save money, she only stayed in hotels a few days a month to clean her clothes and sleeping bag, depending on service areas or local people for other needs. She met many travelers, villagers offering local specialties, fans, and those less welcoming.
Though many people on the Internet think that she looks different from what she looked like before, Xiaxia doesn’t worry about that. “I just want to experience the world and challenge myself. My sunburns are badges (印记) of my hard work; they make me love myself more,” she said. “Life only happens once; I want to do the things that I want.”
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