Nowadays, many young people feel that there is less and less time to spend with their parents. The May Day holiday is coming soon. Do you have any plans to travel?
Will you accompany your parents to travel?
Recently, the Social Survey Center of China Youth Daily and the Social Survey Center (wenjuan.com) conducted a survey of 1,532 respondents. According to a survey of 1,532 respondents, 69.9% of the respondents indicated that they would accompany their parents on a trip this year. The willingness to accompany their parents on travel is the strongest.
75.7% of the respondents will develop a travel strategy suitable for their parents.
Increasing the time spent with their parents, enhancing the relationship with their parents, and leaving precious memories are the biggest gains for the interviewees when they travel with their parents.
69.9% of respondents said that this year's "May Day" will accompany their parents outing
In the survey, 90.5% of the respondents said that they have traveled with their parents, of which 39.8% have been there many times, and 50.7% have been there once or twice.
Speaking of the last time he accompanied his parents on a trip, Cheng Shuqi, a post-95 in Hunan who worked in Beijing, said that during the Spring Festival this year, the whole family went to the nearby suburban mountains to play together. “I will avoid staying at home to play mobile phones. To do one thing, traveling is a good way."
Dai Chaoxiang, born in 1995, who lives in Shaoyang, Hunan, accompanied her mother to go out a year ago. “At that time, I couldn’t go back to school because of the epidemic, and staying at home was boring. So I accompanied my mother to the surrounding counties, mainly climbing mountains and enjoying flowers. Responsible for taking pictures of her".
Will you accompany your parents to travel during the "May Day" holiday this year?
69.9% of the respondents said that they would accompany their parents to travel, of which 21.0% of the respondents said that they have arranged the itinerary, and 48.9% of the respondents said that they are planning to do so.
An interactive analysis found that the post-80s generation had the highest willingness to accompany their parents on travel, reaching 76.4%, followed by post-90s with 72.2%, and post-00s the lowest with 48.8%.
Li Ran (pseudonym), born in the 80s who currently lives in Hangzhou, has already arranged the "May Day" travel plan. She said that she would spend time with her family when she rarely took a break. "Parents usually take a hard time with their children and will take advantage of the holiday together. Go out and relax".
Speaking of where to go, she said, "The popular scenic spots will definitely not be visited. There are a lot of people and parking is inconvenient. At the moment, I want to go to a suburb or park with beautiful scenery and not too many people, suitable for picnics, play and Arrange some parent-child activities".
Cheng Shuqi said that there have been arrangements for the "May Day" this year. During the "November" holiday, he will accompany his parents to go out to play, so that he can have more time and have more fun.
She also mentioned that since working, the annual "11" holiday is reserved for her parents. The year before last, she went to the Bashang grasslands and Wuling Mountains around Beijing, and last year she went to Shennongjia, Hubei.
"They are in charge of eating, drinking and having fun, and I am in charge of paying for it." She said with a smile.
Travel inconvenience and time constraints are the biggest obstacles for respondents to travel with their parents
"The main problem is time. The one-year holiday is basically fixed, and there is not much time to go out to play. And sometimes I think of inviting friends out to play, leaving not much time for my parents." Li Ran said.
The survey shows that the inconvenience and crowds (61.8%) of travel during holidays are also important factors restricting respondents from traveling with their parents.
Liu Chong (pseudonym), a young man born in the 90s in Suqian, Jiangsu, gave up the plan to accompany his parents on a trip because of the large number of people on vacation.
"Every year, I can see pictures of people being crowded and crowded in various places on the small holiday, and I feel very suffocated."
He also said, “I think the meaning of travel is to walk around and relax. If you are going to see the crowds, what is the point of traveling? To accompany your parents on a trip, you will definitely value your parents’ experience more. There are too many people. It’s hard to have fun”.
Another 36.0% of the respondents said that their parents are not in good health and it is inconvenient to travel. 23.3% of the respondents said that they were inconsistent with their parents and worried about conflicts. 23.3% of the respondents believed that they had limited energy and could not take care of them.
During the trip, Dai Chaoxiang found that there was a big difference between the concepts of himself and his parents.
In 2017, she accompanied her parents on a trip to Beihai, Guangxi. Because it was a group tour, she wanted to visit some places freely when the time was convenient, but her parents did not understand, "They think I have never been here, they are not familiar with the local area, and it is not safe. ".
In addition, she found that the biggest difference is in the concept of consumption, "They think I spend a lot of money, but they are willing to spend a few hundred yuan to buy the so-called'jade', as well as various specialty medicines. In short, they think I bought it. Things are not worth it, I think they were fooled by buying things."
What aspects would you consider when traveling with your parents?
75.7% of the interviewees said they would formulate travel strategies suitable for their parents. Others include arranging food, clothing, housing and transportation in advance (70.9%), determining the appropriate time and destination (66.6%), etc.
Cheng Shuqi said that when traveling with his parents, the first consideration is the destination.
"Because we are traveling by car, the distance will be the first consideration. The parents drove to Beijing from Hunan the year before, it was more difficult, so last year I chose Hubei, which is not too far from home."
At the same time, when choosing a destination, she said that she would focus on natural scenery, preferably with mountains and rivers, "the place to travel should be distinguished from the scene of daily life."
The physical condition of the parents is also an important factor to consider. "Last year, when climbing the mountain, I found that my parents were struggling to climb the steps for a long time, and the knee damage was also serious. In the future, I will try to choose a place that has less physical requirements and is relatively gentle."
Dai Chaoxiang believes that the most important thing to accompany parents when traveling is to give them a sense of security.
She said that although parents also have smartphones, they don't know how to use ticketing software, map navigation, taxi-hailing software, etc., especially when they go to unfamiliar places, they will feel insecure.
"It is necessary to make arrangements for travel, board and lodging so that they can feel at ease."
In the survey, 60.0% of the respondents indicated that they would try their best to meet the needs of their parents, 56.0% of the respondents would adjust their itinerary in a timely manner based on the situation of their parents, and 42.1% of the respondents would prepare emergency plans and emergency supplies .
76.4% of respondents believe that increasing the time spent with their parents is the biggest gain from travel
Cheng Shuqi said that after work, the only time to see my parents is the Spring Festival and "October" every year. "I really enjoy the process of the whole family working together to complete a certain goal. Travel is the best way I can think of. Discuss room reservations. Where to go to play and where to eat, although it is a very small matter, it invisibly enhances the emotional connection."
She also believes that traveling can leave many beautiful memories.
There are too many trivial things in life. As time goes by, you may not be able to remember the milk and meals your parents gave, but when you travel together, you will leave a lot of impressive images and scenes, "Sometimes you miss home or work. If you encounter difficulties on the Internet, you will feel very warm and powerful when you pull out the photos and videos you went out to play together before."
Li Ran feels that traveling with his parents is more of compensation and a way of expressing filial piety. “Because work is usually busy, after having children, I care less about my parents. I hope I can spend more time with my parents. Do some filial piety".
According to the survey, 44.0% of respondents believe that traveling with their parents can satisfy their parents' desire to travel, and 31.6% of respondents said that they can avoid the risks faced by their parents when traveling alone.
Dai Chaoxiang believes that the parents of this generation always want to leave the best to their children, but they are reluctant to themselves, especially traveling, which is expensive and unnecessary. They will always refuse for various reasons. In fact, they In my heart, I want to go out with my children, so if my children firmly propose to travel, they will definitely be very happy.
At the same time, she feels that there is no need to put the perspective so grand. For example, it is good to start from a nearby place and accompany her parents to climb a local mountain, go to the park, or after dinner, take a walk with her parents. The way.
"No matter what form, companionship is what parents need most."
Of the respondents in this survey, the post-00s accounted for 13.8%, the post-90s accounted for 46.8%, the post-80s accounted for 33.8%, and the post-70s accounted for 5.0%.
China Youth Daily·China Youth Daily reporter Wang Zhiwei Source: China Youth Daily
April 29, 2021 Version 10