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On Aug. 17, Zhang Wei and his 12-year-old son Tutu finally arrived in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China. Standing in front of the magnificent Potala Palace, the youngster said he was proud to have accomplished the journey.
It took father and son
50 days
to reach Lhasa some
3,000 meters above sea level
from Zigong City, lying at an altitude of only 300 meters, more than
1,700 kilometers away
in Sichuan Province, which borders Tibet.
They hit the road on July 8. After a short trip by bus to Kangding City, they began to walk along the Sichuan-Tibet highway, which includes several dangerous sections and 12 mountains higher than 4,000 meters.
When Zhang posted photos of their trip online after the journey, he was greeted with both applause and condemnation.
While many people admired their courage and strength, some felt the parenting method was extreme and involved too many safety concerns.
"Surely, I didn't go crazy," said Zhang, in his 30s who works in a media company in Zigong, in an interview with the newspaper Chengdu Economic Daily on Sept. 8. "Even if I don't care about myself, I wouldn't put my son at risk."
