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+title: Spring Festival of 2024
+date: '2024-02-18'
+tags: ['life', 'daily', 'travel']
+draft: true
+summary:
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+Chinese Spring Festival is the largest human migration event every year. Billions of trips take place during the
+spring festival travel crush. Transport tickets sell out quickly and the prices rise. Yet nothing would prevent
+people from returning to their hometown after working hard outside for an entire year. For those
+who work in their hometowns, it's a precious chance to take a trip to a faraway destination.
+
+I took a self-driving trip to Jiangxi province with my girlfriend this year. To avoid the traffic jam, we set out at
+the second day of the festival, and planned to return one day before the end of the festival. It turned out we successfully
+escaped the giant traffic jam, but the trip still cost us 50% more of the time on highways than usual.
+
+We arrived at Nanchang, the capital city of Jiangxi province, after 10 hours of driving at the first day. I was exhausted
+and hungry, but the Nanchang mixed rice noodle and a bunch of delicious snacks brought me alive. The food in Nanchang is
+famous for its savory, salty, and spicy flavors.
+Nanchang is actually the city where I went to college. Although I studied there for almost 4 years, I didn't visited many
+places in the city, including the most famous Tengwang pavilion. PuPu, my girlfriend, and I visited Tengwang pavilion
+the following day, where we enjoyed a captivating dance and light show.
+
+Then we went to Jingdezhen, a city famous for its porcelain industry since ancient times.
+
+Afterwards, we traveled to Wuyuan with the hope of viewing the canola flower fields. Unfortunately, the Spring Festival
+falls too early for the canola flowers to bloom. But we did enjoy the ancient architecture there.
+
+The last place we visited is Sanqing mountain, which is famous for its breathtaking view and significant connection to taoism.
+The name "Sanqing" actually originates from Laozi, the forefather of Taoism. Unfortunately, the weather was foggy and rainy,
+so we didn't get the chance to view the scenery.
+
+The trip was a little bit of hurry and the weather was not perfect, but we still enjoyed the trip. I believe that the
+quality of a trip is not determined by the scenery or the food. Instead, it is more important to have an open mind
+and curiosity towards the world.