‘Proud’ Chinese dad walks 800km in 31 days with his young children to toughen them up
Wife of driving school boss who wanted to instil independence, persistence in kids, 8 and 10, says experience has helped their development
A man in southern China who took his 10-year-old daughter and eight-year-old son on an 800km walk to toughen them up has been praised on social media.
The father, surnamed Wu, and his two children started their month-long trek from the Baoan District in Shenzhen, southern China, on July 17 and ended it on August 17 in Changsha in the country’s central Hunan province, according to a report in Jimu News.
“I had not expected they would carry it through to the end. I feel relieved and proud of them,” Wu told the media.
Wu said that because he is usually busy with his driving school business in Shenzhen, he spends little time with his children.
Two years ago, he had an idea to take them back to his hometown in Hunan by foot, but did not see it through at that time because of the children’s young age.
“I wanted to strengthen their minds through the hiking experience,” he said.