Peninsula All Media reporter Sun Zhaohui
On September 15th, it has been nearly two weeks since Jin Shuning started school, and it has been 17 days since Jin's father accompanied him to ride to Hunan University, and 11 days have passed since Jin's father returned to Qingdao. After the start of school, Jin Shuning would send a WeChat message to his father from time to time to report his situation at school. At 5:30 p.m. that day, Jin's father accepted an exclusive interview with an Al Jazeera reporter, in which he told reporters that he would still recall the days on the road with his son, and wanted to make this ride into three memoirs.
Dad Jin looked at the photos he had taken
Take the high-speed rail back to Qingdao, and the bicycle express back
When the reporter met Jin's father, he was still wearing the blue polo shirt he wore when riding, his skin was wheat-colored from frequent outdoor sports, and he was holding a document bag in his hand.
Previously, Peninsula all-media reported on "14 days, more than 1,300 kilometers! From Qingdao to Hunan, the father accompanied his son to ride to college", after the article was released, some netizens asked: Does Dad Jin want to ride back to Qingdao by himself? Dad Jin once said that it was not impossible for him to ride back. Because under the care of his son, he maintained his physical strength very well in all aspects of this ride, and he did not lose a pound of weight. But the original purpose of this ride was to accompany his son to exercise his son, and now that the goal has been achieved and his son has been safely delivered to school, he will choose a more comfortable and convenient mode of transportation to return to Qingdao.
Dad Jin
In this interview, Jin's father said, "I came back by high-speed train on the evening of September 4. I departed at 9 o'clock in the morning on the 4th, and arrived in Qingdao at about 7 o'clock in the evening. ”
The father and son went out on August 15, lasted 14 days, and rode to their destination on August 28. Jin Shuning reported on September 3, Jin Dad originally planned to arrive on September 1, and reserved a flexible time for bad weather on the road, but the road went smoothly and arrived at Hunan University 4 days ahead of schedule.
The reason why I chose to take the high-speed rail is actually a very important reason. "When we were riding on the road, we encountered the high-speed train whizzing past us several times, and I wanted to see the place where we stopped to take pictures from a different perspective on the high-speed train. It turned out that the seat I bought was on the left, and the place where we took the photo was on the right. ”
As for Dad Jin's bicycle, it was not brought on the high-speed rail as netizens speculated, but sent back to Qingdao by express transportation. "Because I had the experience of riding back to my hometown of Yuncheng in Shanxi Province from Qingdao last time, I found a bicycle store this time. The bicycle will be disassembled and packaged by professionals, restored to its original factory appearance, and checked back after packing. It was sent on August 30 and sent by SF Express, which cost 180 yuan. I didn't expect the bike to arrive so quickly, and I arrived home on September 1st. ”
More than 2,000 photographs were taken, and I planned to make three memoirs
Dad Jin opened the file bag and took out a thick booklet, the cover picture is the back of Jin Shuning riding back to his hometown on a rainy day when he was 14 years old - Jin Shuning put a white raincoat on his body, a helmet on the outside of the raincoat, and the small bag on the back seat of the bicycle was covered with a fluorescent yellow rainbag. There was already shallow water on the side of the road, and the weather was not beautiful that day, and under the gloomy sky, the wind and rain showed no signs of stopping, and the father and son still had a long way to go......
Dad Jin compiled the 2019 ride into a memoir "On the Road"
Father Jin named the booklet "On the Road", with the text "On August 3, 2019, a father and son, two bicycles, they traveled all the way west, in the direction of a thousand kilometers of home......"
Flipping through this booklet, time seems to go back to 5 years ago, when Dad Jin, who didn't have many gray hair, and Xiao Jin Shuning, who was not so tall. "At this time, Jin Shuning was still young, and now he is tall, one meter eighty-eight." Dad Jin's hand rubbed the little Jin Shuning in the booklet and said.
Postscript to "On the Road".
"On August 3rd, at 11:27, my son who generally doesn't eat watermelon at home" "On August 4th, at 9:28, after a day's work, my son has become a Baogong" "On August 4th, at 15:08, my son has good physical strength, and many times he is in front of me"...... Each photo is carefully typeset by Dad Jin himself, there are square, some round, and the date and time are also written next to each photo, and there is a long or short text. When I looked through them, these photos and words seemed to jump out of the booklet, becoming the embodiment of Jin Shuning's father's love for Jin Shuning. Dad Jin said that if he told the story in this booklet, he wouldn't be able to finish it in a few days and nights. Like this booklet, Dad Jin has compiled a total of 14 books.
Dad Jin recorded 14 booklets of Jin Shuning's growth
Dad Jin took out his mobile phone and shared the video and photos of the ride with reporters. This mobile phone also has a origin, it is a new mobile phone that Jin Shuning used his New Year's money to replace Jin's father. "My original phone has fallen to pieces, I like to take pictures, and the child said to just give me a new one." This time for riding, the old mobile phone Jin Dad used it to navigate and record the trip, and the new mobile phone Jin Dad put it in his pocket and took it out from time to time to take pictures. A total of more than 2,000 photos were taken in this mobile phone, and Dad Jin plans to make another set of memoirs. "There are so many photos this time that I can't hold one booklet at all, so I'm going to make three."
Every word reflects the father's love for his son
When it comes to this ride, Dad Jin is still full of emotion, "Many times I burst into tears when I look at these photos", Dad Jin said with tears in his eyes.
From Jin Shuning to the present when he started long-distance cycling at the age of 13, he has been growing and improving every time. "In retrospect, the timing of the three rides was so good, just at a few different stages of the child's development. These three father-son rides not only accompanied him as he grew, but also contributed to his growth to a great extent. The significance of this process is to realize the transition from a pampered child to an independent college student, which is the real purpose and meaning of cycling. ”
Because photography fell in love with cycling
In fact, the thousand waves stirred up by riding "this stone" were not expected by Dad Jin.
"In the past, I just wanted to promote the relationship between father and son, and my care for him in the wilderness can make him feel warmth and fatherly love, so as to enhance the relationship between father and son, and also make the communication and exchange between us smoother. But this time the change of the child was something I did not expect, and it was only during and after the ride that I discovered the deeper value of cycling for the child. ”
Dad Jin
The reporter found that the ride five years ago and this year's ride, the father and son's equipment and clothing have hardly changed. "Yes, you see this dress in the photo, it's my ride, and it's the dress I'm wearing today. Except for Shu Ning's original clothes, which were smaller, he bought a new cycling suit, and other equipment such as bicycles, panniers, and raincoats were exactly the same as before. I bought this bike 10 years ago, because I studied mechanics, and I usually pay attention to car maintenance, and I can find out what is wrong with the car for the first time. In fact, riding is like this, just run in well. And the sandals I wore this time were not professional cycling shoes, but because the sole was very hard, it was very comfortable to stress when stepping on the pedals, and I was not afraid of it getting wet on rainy days, so I still wore it for this ride. When I came back this time, the strap of my shoe was about to break, but I put it away. These shoes accompanied me to ride the last 1,000 kilometers and more than 1,400 kilometers this time, which is very commemorative and I am reluctant to throw them. ”
Dad Jin on the ride
When it comes to how he likes cycling, Dad Jin said that his riding is influenced by his hobby of photography to a certain extent. "I love photography, sometimes I need to climb up the mountain to get a good angle, and I know every rock along the coast, including the sunrise and sunset. If you drive too fast to take pictures of the scenery, and if you walk too slowly, only cycling can get me anywhere I want to go without hurrying and take the pictures I want. I fell in love with cycling because of my photography, and I would cycle around Tangdao Bay two or three times a week, about 30 kilometers at a time. ”
Dad Jin's bicycle is ready to be couriered back to Qingdao
Although the father-son ride has come to an end for the time being, their love of riding will continue. "The child's car was left in Changsha, because it was his 'heart and soul baby', and he had to accompany him for four years of college life. As for my car, it was also my 'favorite', so I checked it back. ”
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Daddy Jin's riding advice
Recently, when a father took his son to ride with a group in Rongcheng County, Baoding, Hebei Province, the boy accidentally fell and was run over by a moving car and died, which triggered everyone's discussion on the safety of riding. For the safety issues in riding, Dad Jin gave some suggestions based on his own cycling.
(1) Be sure to obey the traffic rules and don't run the red light! Even if no one is around, wait for the red light, make it a habit and don't leave it to chance. Be sure not to go against the grain! Don't listen to music!
(2) Be sure to ride in the non-motorized lanes, to lean in, the more in, the better, this is the most important safe riding habits!
(3) Take a straight line, never ride in a "Z" shape. Motorcycles and tricycles are not slow, and electric vehicles don't even have engine sounds, so you have to watch and listen. Keep an eye out for pedestrians or vehicles at any time at the intersection ahead, and listen for the traffic behind you. In the case of non-motorized lanes being occupied, you must first observe whether there is an oncoming car in the rear and then change lanes, and raise your left hand to signal; Do not ride side by side, and pull a certain distance between the front and back.
(4) Left turns are more dangerous than right turns, especially when going uphill! Because the car coming from the opposite side is downhill, some large trucks are easy to rush to the cyclist's position when turning, and the goods may also be thrown directly to the cyclist's side, so be careful when turning left uphill, and keep an eye on the state of the oncoming car on the opposite side!
(5) There are three things that I am most afraid of when riding, headwind, rain and uphill. If you are afraid of muddy water from motor vehicles, you can raise your left hand to make a gesture to the oncoming car when you are riding in the rainy day. Do not ride particularly large slopes, get off the bike and push it to avoid physical injury.
(6) Wear a helmet and sunglasses. Wearing a helmet can protect your head when you roll over, and it can also prevent sagging branches on the side of the road and sand and gravel from the cart from hitting your head when riding. Sunglasses protect your eyesight from glare light and also prevent flying insects and sand from getting into your eyes. Do a good job of sun protection in the exposed part of the skin, try to wear long sleeves, apply sunscreen, and wear socks on the feet, otherwise the feet are easy to sunburn and abrasion, and the front bag of the sandals should be protected from the fingers, otherwise they will be poked.
(7) Remember food safety! Try not to eat meat-filled food, try not to eat cold dishes, and the safest ones are pancakes and noodles. Canned fruit and eight-treasure porridge, ready-to-eat seaweed soup or egg drop soup are also available in the store. For the sake of safety, the two of them try not to eat the same food to prevent getting sick at the same time.
(8) The bicycle cannot be taken out of sight. When eating, look for a storefront with a shop window, or take turns eating; Push the car to the room at night, the pannier is not easy to disassemble and take things will be more convenient, and more importantly, the car is safe.
(9) Beware of dog bites. Dogs like to chase cyclists and bite, so be careful when you see dogs.