At the beginning of September 2023, my son told me, who had retired early, that he would take me to Hangzhou to visit a noble person who was particularly important to him. In this way, he and I flew to Hangzhou and met Mr. Zhuge Qi, the founder of Spring Riding China.
Getting acquainted with Chunqi China, plus Mr. Zhuge Qi's WeChat, was in 2017. At that time, my kid was in his junior year of college and was riding south China during the winter break. The winter in the southeast is very cold, the ride is far away, I work in Tengchong, Yunnan Province, nearly 3,000 kilometers away from him, at that time it was a period when my lumbar spine problems were particularly serious, countless times, if I flew to his side by plane and accompanied him to ride, would it be feasible?
In the process of worrying about whether my son's ride is safe, in the anxiety of waiting for him to find a hotel to stay in every day to report that he is safe, looking at his circle of friends countless times a day, and repeatedly reading the articles he wrote, I noticed a recurring word: Spring Riding China, and also noticed a special WeChat name: Zhuge Junshi (Mr. Zhuge Qi's WeChat name).
The repeated words "Spring Riding China" made me understand that he was not alone on the way to ride, in addition to his classmates and family who provided him with selfless help, there was also "Spring Riding China" to build a platform for him, so that he could meet his teammates who walked with him, Mr. Zhuge Qi who provided him with technical guidance, and one cyclist after another. When you arrive at a new site, you will meet entrepreneurs who are also enthusiastic. At that time, I felt extremely fortunate that when I could not accompany him, during the long ride, in the humid and cold air of the southeast, there were so many family and brothers who were also teachers and friends, helping me grow up with him.
The help I received during the ride inspired my son's creative skills, and the writing skills he cultivated from a young age were also put to use. He started riding at five o'clock in the morning every day, and began to write after arriving at the hotel at seven o'clock in the evening, recording the customs of the places he visited, and also recording the food and beauty of various places, I often use these delicacies he wrote ** Those junior high school students who love to eat food but forget to study hard: "Junior high school and high school insist on studying hard, insist on going to the university, and you will have the opportunity to eat all the national food!" ”
The picture is the diary left by Jiang Zhanglei on the spring riding road.
Fortunately, in my son's confused and ignorant youth, in the process of gradually understanding society and life through cycling, he met Mr. Zhuge Qi and became acquainted with "Spring Riding China". In my 31 years of teaching in primary and secondary schools, I have seen countless students who are obsessed with the Internet and online games, or prefer to stay at home for a long time after college rather than go into society, even if their parents are so anxious that they can't sleep at night, he is indifferent, and after a long time, he has lost the ability to make a normal living. In the 31 years of face-to-face work with students, as a teacher qualification interview examiner, I have always believed that the ultimate goal of education is to teach students to build self-confidence in their efforts, to teach students to be self-reliant and self-reliant in social life, and to enable students to live a righteous and strong life through their own struggles. In this regard, Mr. Zhuge Qi and the "Spring Riding China" he founded have built a bridge for the children of countless families to understand life, and also brought hope to more families.
This time in Hangzhou, Mr. Zhuge Qi took us to visit Jack Ma's Alibaba, and also took us to visit NetEase, which gave us the opportunity to have a close look at the high-tech enterprises that have brought great changes to society.
There is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. On the side of the West Lake in Hangzhou, Mr. Zhuge Qi took into account my physical condition very intimately and was ready to take us to the scenic electric car to visit the West Lake. Looking at the electric cars full of tourists, and then at the small yellow bicycles of Meituan stopping by the lake, I proposed to ride. Along the way, Mr. Zhuge Qi rode in front to lead the way, I rode in the middle, and my son rode in the back to escort me, I had the easiest ride in my life, I felt that I didn't need to look at the road, and it was enough to enjoy the beautiful scenery of West Lake while riding. At the end of the ride, I took a look and saw that I had ridden for more than 40 minutes in one breath and more than 5 kilometers! This ride also made me, who have often considered the problem of the lumbar spine for several years, regain the confidence to ride.
At the time of parting, Mr. Zhuge Qi introduced me to Ding Qiming, the director of 102C, and Mr. Ding took me into 106A (Shenzhen), and my footsteps also changed from the teaching industry, to law firms, and then to various industries represented by entrepreneurs, so that I passed the legal examination at the age of 50 but was still a social phobia, opened my horizons in Shenzhen, and also made me understand that in Shenzhen, I can also live confidently and sunny.
To a certain extent, it is precisely because of the bridge built by Mr. Zhuge Qi that I was able to quickly integrate into the fast-growing city of Shenzhen. Here, I really feel that age is not a problem, you can rest assured to shine, or you can merge with more people.
Written by: 106a Jiang Chunying.
Contributed by Cycling Club (China).