Although they were going on a trip, Chen Wang and her friends refused to check in to the popular spots on the internet. They agreed to order takeaway food at the B&B together and watch talk shows on the screen; they went to a popular tourist city for the Spring Festival, but Zhang Yue’s family chose to live in a remote place. He sleeps until he wakes up naturally every day, and only occasionally goes for a walk on the beach to set off fireworks; it is obviously a star-rated vacation, but Ning Feng deliberately avoids popular cities and goes to small counties to experience five-star services.
Compared with the previous "chicken-blooded tourism" with detailed strategies and adequate preparations, this year's young people have started "lying-flat tourism". They no longer squeeze their heads to punch cards in online celebrity attractions, and take pictures of tourists with "back of their heads" scenery According to the photo, follow the must-eat list and line up at the restaurant entrance.
Relaxation, companionship, and enjoyment have become the key words of "lay-flat tourism".
Without planning, it's like experiencing a "life trial package"
Chen Wang from Xiamen University likes to travel around with his friends on weekends and holidays. The difference is that they never make plans for their trips and leave as they please.
Chen Wang said, "If you feel tired recently, we will discuss to finish this week's homework in advance and use weekend time to go out and relax. Self-driving or riding in a car is very casual, and we rarely make plans in advance."
When going out to play, they often take the initiative to avoid the check-in points of Internet celebrities and choose relatively small scenic spots.
They will ride the Ferris wheel on a whim, turn around in the alleys, and buy and taste local specialties when they encounter them.
Although visiting the scenic spots is very negative, they had a good time in the homestay.
"Sleeping until we wake up naturally, ordering takeout, and watching talk shows together are almost constant items for us." Chen Wang said, "Once it was raining outside and everyone got up very late, so we went to the supermarket downstairs to buy I cooked some snail noodles and ate them myself. The girls even experimented with makeup for the boys, and they didn’t go out until it was dark and the rain stopped. After we went out, we didn’t have a destination, so we just sat on the ground and chatted until late at night.”
Everyone went on a trip to Dongshan Island together. Before departure, because there were still some things to deal with, Chen Wang wanted to give up several times.
"After I really come to Dongshan Island, I will feel that this trip is really worthwhile at the seaside. I will relax and become very relaxed." Chen Wang said, "Subtracting travel, not giving too much meaning to travel, will be more Easy to enjoy the trip itself".
Maybe life needs to be tight, loose, tight, and loose again. "How to plan a trip depends on what purpose you have for the trip. Our purpose is to relax, so we will sleep until we wake up naturally. Get back to sleep, go to play after a good sleep. Only by enjoying the present will you have more motivation and energy to face the future.”
Chen Wang and her friends define their travels as "life trial packs", "just like cosmetic trial packs and samples, such relaxed travel is a 'sample' of our lives. Occasionally deviate from the normal life track to go Let go of yourself and live a comfortable life."
Quiet amidst the noise, I feel like time has slowed down
During the Spring Festival, newly married Zhang Yue and her husband drove more than 2,000 kilometers to Hainan to celebrate the New Year with their parents.
After the exhaustion of boats and cars, they decided to adjust their travel plans and start the "Hainan Lying Flat Tour".
Far from the crowds, they chose to live in a remote country house.
It was such a temporary decision that made the whole family unexpectedly spend a completely different Spring Festival holiday.
Zhang Yue described the family as "very comfortable" together, "We live in a relatively remote place, and there is a feeling of escape from the world. Everyone has no plans every day, and goes with the situation. After waking up in the morning, we have breakfast together, use moxibustion to soak our feet, and at noon Eat hot pot in the yard, go out to experience farmhouse entertainment in the afternoon or watch dramas with the whole family in front of the TV, go for a walk on the beach or play poker together in the evening, and occasionally set off fireworks.”
Zhang Yue said that this year's Spring Festival has less atmosphere of visiting relatives and friends, but more time with family. "This way of traveling is different from when we are at home. In the past, everyone was busy with their own parties during the Spring Festival. , here we can go shopping early in the morning for a meal, and spend a lot of time cooking and washing dishes together. The whole family talks and laughs together, and it feels like time slows down.”
"I used to be a very touristy person. When I travel, I must visit the most famous local attractions, eat special snacks, and experience everything I can experience."
But this time "Hainan Lieping Tour" changed Zhang Yue's thinking, "Actually, whether it's a job or earning money, I want to have more time and stronger financial strength, and bring my family to taste delicious food, Experience the scenery. The premise is to be with the family comfortably and comfortably, so that the scenery is more meaningful.”
Taste delicious food and watch the sunset, put comfort first
Different from Zhang Yue's travel thinking of "quiet amidst the hustle and bustle", Ning Feng and his girlfriend chose to live in a five-star hotel in a small county. I think the hardware facilities and services of a five-star hotel are worth it.”
During the trip, Ning Feng and his girlfriend spent almost half of the time in the hotel.
There are bars, dining bars, swimming pools, and even gyms, saunas, and e-sports areas in the hotel. "We can't play just by experiencing these items."
Occasionally, Ning Feng would wander around the county with his girlfriend, "The pace of the county is very slow, we will find some restaurants to taste the most authentic local food, sit on a chair in the park to watch the sunset together, or go to the beach to wade together. The years are quiet, but that’s how it is.”
In recent years, there are many young people like Ning Feng. Their travel is no longer to see more scenery, but to put comfort and experience first.
In order to meet the needs of these young people, hotels have also begun to actively explore. For example, Jiangnan-themed hotels feature Jiangnan culture, allowing tourists to experience Jiangnan culture in an immersive way without leaving the hotel; sleep-themed hotels capture urbanites’ work pressure and sleep quality. Poor, I just want to sleep well during the holidays, and use various "technical hard work" to help sleep.
After the holiday, Ning Feng said, "We can't wait to find the next five-star hotel in the county."
"Lying flat tourism" looks like Buddhism but is not bad. This year's young people refuse to be kidnapped by the traditional tourism concept. They use this new tourism method to express their views on travel.
Chen Wang said, "This kind of relaxing travel is a low-cost pastime for us, including emotional low-cost, and we can get the greatest happiness with the lowest cost."
Zhang Yue said, "The significance of traveling is to record every detail along the way with important people, and it doesn't matter where you go or what you do."
Ning Feng said, "It's good to travel to famous mountains and rivers, but I prefer to slow down, take a breath in the busy life, and feel the tranquility of the years. This is the true meaning of travel."
Tan Sijing, a trainee reporter from China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily. Source: China Youth Daily