"Military-style" travel has become the latest fashion among Chinese college students, who spend as little money as possible to travel to as many places as they can during the weekend, hardly taking a break or even sleeping.

To save money, they usually catch a normal-speed train on a Friday night, arrive at the destination city on Saturday morning, travel around in the city, sleep at a 24-hour restaurant for a few hours on Saturday, then repeat the same busy schedule on Sunday before returning to their university in time for classes on Monday morning. These young travelersare less concerned with in-depth(深入详尽的) experiences and more focused on checking off popular tourist destinations on their schedule. 

Hu Die, a student at Inne r Mongolia University of Technology, is one such traveler. She put together a 10-day holiday during the recent May Day holiday period and traveled to six cities. 

On April 26, she took a high-speed train to Beijing and then from Beijing to Tai'an, Shandon g Province, to climb Mount Tai. To save money, she spent 4 hours climbing up to the mountaintop rather than using a cable car. After watching the sunrise from it on April 27, she visited Dai Temple at the foot of the mountain. She then went to Jinan in the afternoon, visited Daming Lake and Quancheng Square in the evening, and on the morning of April 28 went to Baotu Spring and Heihu Spring. She traveled to Zibo to enjoy the famous barbecue in the city, went to Yantai and Weihai before May 4, when she arrived in Luoyang, Henan Province. There, she visited the Longmen Grottoes and then returned to her school on May 5.

Most people can hardly imagine how she traveled extensively in only 10days. "We do not think we are doing something ‘crazy' or ‘amazing'. We are young and energetic enough to experience such a tight travel schedule, "she said. "Moreover, when you travel with your friends, you are happy and you do not feel tired. "

Videos of them taking such trips have been posted on social media platforms, such as TikTok, Red, with much praise for their energetic spirit and high ability to achieve their plans. Others, however, question whether such a busy schedule is healthy. 

    When Hanley Fort was six, she saw a person who was homeless standing on

The street in her town. She wanted to help him, so she and her mom gave the man a sandwich and a bottle of water.

    Hailey kept thinking about the man and what it was like to be hungry. She knew that fresh fruits and vegetables often aren't available (可获得的) at food banks, where homeless people may get canned or boxed food. Hailey had an idea. "There was a garden in our backyard, and we weren't using it, "she said. “I asked my mom if I could use that garden to grow food for the homeless.”

    Now, several years later, Hailey's garden has provided many people with strawberries, blueberries, peas, tomatoes, and other fresh food. When food is ready to harvest (收获), Hailey picks, washes, and bags it. Then she and her mom give the bags to people on the street or to a local food bank. Hailey has given away more than 550 pounds of fruits and vegetables so far!

    While handing out food, Hailey and her mom often see people more than once. They lean their names and talk with people about what it's like to be homeless. Last week, when Hailey found out that people without homes didn't always have safe or comfortable places to sleep, she thought of a new project-building a shelter.

    With the help of her mom, Hailey built a shelter big enough for a person to sleep in. It has walls, windows, a roof, a locking door, a solar light, and curtains made by her sister, Josie. Hailey's family is now working with local groups to find a good place to park the shelter for someone in need.

    Hailey has learned a lot since she gave away her first sandwich. She has also leaned to see people who are homeless as individuals (个体). To help others, she says, "Start small. You can always grow over the years.

    It was summer. Martina wanted to go camping with her friends, but her parents wanted her to learn a foreign language. They let her decide which language to learn.

    Martina looked at the catalog(目录), "I will learn Icelandic (冰岛语）, "she said.

    Her parent were angry. " Ieclandic is a useless language!" they said. "No one speak Icelandic!

    "But you said I could make my own decision, "Martina said.

    She had to stay at home every day and study Icelandic. "When you fish your homework you can go to play, "her mother said. "And don't forget to listen to your language CD. "Her mother was strict with her because of her choice.

    But even if she finished her homework there was no one to play with, because all her friends were away at summer camp. She was alone. She couldn't stand it.

    The house was very hot. Martina studied hard. She was not lazy. She did several pages of homework every day. She listened to her language CD. One day, she got tired of the CD and turned on the radio.

    A quiz(智力竞赛)show was on. The prize was a trip to Iceland. "How many vowels（元音）does the Icelandic language have?" asked the announcer(播音员).

    Martina knew the answer! She quickly called the radio station. "The Icelandic language has 14 vowel, "she said "That is right!" said the announcer, "You win a trip to Iceland for you and your family. "

    Martina's parents were very surprised. Martina was so happy. She was going on a trip this summer after all. Suddenly, Icelandic was a very useful language.