198 yuan tour Taihang! The reporter followed the ＂low-priced group＂ of the elderly for 3 days and 2 nights.

Peninsula all-media reporter Lu Jinxing

It’s another spring. With the situation of epidemic prevention and control gradually improving, the business of multi-site group tours has begun to sprout, and some low-cost tours have begun to "reproduce the rivers and lakes". The reporter’s WeChat circle of friends is also full of advertising information such as "Tang Feng Han Yun free tour to Xi ‘an" and "198 yuan Taihang three-day tour". This kind of low-priced tour, the fee charged is not even enough for the fare, there must be something fishy inside. Moreover, in recent years, the elderly have been deceived and even accidents have occurred from time to time when traveling with cheap groups. Most of these so-called tourism products will attract elderly consumers at low prices, and then they will sell all kinds of products to the elderly during the trip. Low-cost tour groups are endless, so its rationality is worth discussing. The reporter can’t bear the inner doubts, click on the link of "198 yuan Taihang three-day tour" and sign up to find out! The itinerary in the three-day tour link of Taihang is detailed, the food, accommodation and play are arranged properly, and the necessary consumption items, shopping spots and other information have been indicated, and it is emphasized that "voluntary consumption is not mandatory". The reporter originally thought that 198 yuan was a low price, but the elderly in the same trade even had 130 yuan sign up for the delegation.

Let’s go. There are only three young people out of 50.

At 5: 45 in the morning of March 12, the reporter went to Xinye Square in Shibei District according to the short message sent by the previous tour guide, waiting for a trip. Xinye Square is the starting place for many tour groups. When the reporter arrived, many buses had stopped and many elderly people were waiting here.

At 6: 06 am on March 12, people from all directions began to board the bus.

At 5: 55, according to the license plate number, the reporter boarded the bus full of 53 people and sat down according to the seats assigned by the tour guide. The agreed departure at 6 o’clock was delayed until 6: 10 because someone was late, and the vehicle will rush to the second boarding point "Dongli Shoes City" to continue to pick up the team members. At about 6: 30, the vehicle arrived at Dongli Shoes City. At this time, there were many people waiting to travel on the roadside near Dongli Shoes City. They were mainly elderly people over 60 years old. They would wait here and take their own bus to all parts of the country. After the team members were picked up again at the intersection of Chengyang Jiajiayuan and Lancun Expressway, all 50 team members of this trip have got on the bus. In addition to the previous payment of 198 yuan, the tour guide collected the necessary consumption items indicated in the itinerary: the transportation expenses of Guo Liang Village, Baligou and Nanping Scenic Area, tour guide service fees, other miscellaneous expenses, etc., totaling 100 yuan.

　　At 6: 30 a.m. on March 12th, there were many people waiting to travel near Dongli Shoes City, most of whom were elderly people over 60 years old, and they would embark on tourist buses to all parts of the country.

In the 50-member tour group, except for the reporter and two other 70s, the rest are all over 60 years old by visual inspection, and there are not a few elderly people in their 70s. After the intermission in Weifang West and other places, from noon to noon, the driver chose to stop at Qihe service area, and the tour guide let everyone off for lunch. The two old people sitting next to the reporter were about 70 years old, and they brought a big bag of meals. Several of them also brought meals and ate at the service area. Through the dining reporters, it was found that most of these elderly people traveled by husband and wife, and two or three friends traveled together. Starting again after dinner, the tour guide told everyone that time is a little tight, and we will step up our journey later and try to drive for a long time before entering the service area. Because there were many people in the car, the air was sultry and the seating space was narrow, some team members began to take off their coats, and the reporter felt a little annoyed and his legs and feet began to feel numb.

　　Less than two hours after the departure from Weifang West Service Area, an old man wanted to go to the toilet and the vehicle entered the service area again.

It’s a long journey. Fortunately, there are mobile phones. When bored, the old people grab their mobile phones, and some eat fruits and snacks such as cucumbers, oranges and apples to kill time. When the bus was driving, an old man in the front row of the reporter stood in the aisle, relaxed his legs and feet, and chatted with one in the back row. "My son is over 30, just changed his BMW, and the original car was given to us, so it is much more convenient for us to go out to play again." The old man standing turned his head and said …

　　The crowded bus was packed.

　　There were many people in the car, the air circulation was poor and the temperature was high. A team member took off his sweater.

After nearly 12 hours’ drive, the bus arrived in Xinxiang, Henan Province. After getting on the bus, the local tour guide Xiao Song guided the bus to move on. At 6 o’clock in the evening, he arrived at a hotel in Beizhai Village, Nanzhai Town, Huixian County. In the itinerary introduction, this hotel was praised as a three-star hotel without stars. When the reporter got off the bus, his legs and feet were almost out of control, but the performance of the old people in the same group surprised the reporter deeply. They quickly got off the bus and took off their luggage, and skillfully walked into the hotel and sat at the table. A simple dinner is the standard in 15 yuan. A table of steamed bread and corn paste for 10 people is full, perhaps because they have eaten enough big fish and meat at home. This simple dinner looks very appetizing for the elderly who travel, and everyone ends the "battle" at a very fast speed. Upstairs in the dining room is the room for accommodation. There is no heating for two people. Air conditioning is charged separately for 20 yuan.

　　I stayed in a hotel in Beizhai Village, Nanzhai Town, Huixian County, and met the three-star standard according to the travel itinerary.

　　At 6: 30 pm on the 12th, after arriving at Beizhai Village Hotel, Nanzhai Town, Huixian County, the team members had dinner.

　　On the first day, the hotel conditions were relatively ok, but there was no heating. If you need to turn on the air conditioner, you will have to pay 20 yuan for a room.

Old people who swim and are not afraid of fatigue

According to the arrangement of the tour guide Xiao Song, everyone got up at 4: 30 in the morning, had breakfast at 5: 00 and set off at 5: 20 on the 13th. The 12-hour drive has made the reporter deeply tired. When the alarm clock sounded in the early morning, the reporter was filled with 100,000 unwillingness. Forced reporters to get up and go downstairs, the old people in the same industry sat at the table again, and no one was late. Steamed bread, corn paste, eggs and pickles, after a simple breakfast, the bus set off on time and rushed to the first scenic spot "Nanping Scenic Spot in Wan Xianshan". At 6: 30, I entered the Nanping Scenic Area in Wan Xianshan, which was too early. The bus in the scenic area didn’t run, and the tour guide signaled 20 yuan to take the van up the mountain at his own expense.

　　At 5: 20 in the morning on the 13th, the team members who had breakfast were ready to take a bus to the scenic spot.

　　At 5: 20 in the morning on the 13th, the team members who had breakfast were ready to take a bus to the scenic spot.

　　On the morning of 13th, the team members boarded the bus and prepared to rush to Wan Xianshan scenic spot.

　　Get off the bus and enter Wan Xianshan scenic spot through the ticket gate, then transfer to the van waiting in the scenic spot to enter the mountain, and each person will pay the fare to 20 yuan.

Before dawn, the Wuling Hongguang van, which is full of magic cars, galloped on the rugged and winding mountain road, and the driver’s skilled driving skills were amazing. If Wan Xianshan is compared to a beautiful ink painting, Nanping adds a little charm and vitality to this painting. Stone houses in Nanping are dotted like stars in the gully slope on the south side of Wan Xianshan. Go further along Xiaoshuanggou to Mojianfeng Waterfall, which is more than 120 meters high and is the highest waterfall in Wan Xianshan. The river flowing down has become a wisp of water line, which makes people feel more like a bunch of floating silk than a waterfall. This season, there are beautiful peach blossoms, apricot blossoms and pear blossoms here. Some members of the reporter’s group have already been to this scenic spot, but this time they came to the flower season and were still shocked by the beautiful scenery in front of them. The mountain road in the scenic spot is very steep. The reporter once worried that the old people in the group would be too much to eat, but later found that these worries were unnecessary. The old people took a photo here in groups of three and five, and took a photo there, and the pace did not lose the young people at all. Moreover, after the tour, they all arrived at the meeting place at the time specified by the tour guide, and then went to the next scenic spot, Guo Liang Village.

　　A tourist from Wuhan is taking photos as a souvenir, and their tour group is also 198 yuan.

　　The tourists had a great time.

　　There are already early visitors in Wan Xianshan Scenic Area.

　　Flowers are in full bloom on the cliffs in Danfengou, a scenic spot in Wan Xianshan.

The biggest highlight of Guo Liang Village is the road leading to the village. This is the amazing cliff promenade, with stone walls on one side and cliffs on the other, which is extremely thrilling. Originally, Guo Liang Village was a small closed mountain village. At the end of last century, villagers spontaneously cut mountains and dug roads, and finally dug a cave with a total length of 1,300 meters, which made them famous. It is also known as the "No.1 Film and Television Village in China", and many films such as "Hands Up" were filmed here. By the time the reporters and their party arrived in Guo Liang Village, a large number of tourists had gathered here, and they followed the people along the cliff promenade. At the entrance of Guo Liang Village, tourists from all over the world rushed to take pictures here as a souvenir. The old people took pictures in a variety of ways, full of creativity and laughter everywhere.

　　Out of the Danfen ditch, I came to Guo Liang Village, where the wall-hanging highway is the most attractive.

　　Wall hanging road in Guo Liang village.

　　Tourists who are tired of walking and resting on one side.

Shopping, a "wonderful" sales promotion method

Getting up early gives everyone more time to visit two out-and-out scenic spots in one morning.

Lunch is at your own expense. If you want to eat, you should hand it over to 30 yuan. More than 30 people in the same car will pay for the meal, and the rest will be solved by bringing your own food. The meal will be finished before 12 o’clock. According to the tour guide, we will go to three shopping stores and a supermarket in the afternoon, and the shopping content will be kept secret for the time being. At 1 pm, the vehicle drove into the first shopping store-Thailand City.

　　Two tourists from Hubei, bringing their own lunch and white wine, ate and drank on the roadside.

　　After lunch, the first stop of shopping is latex products, and the salesperson shows the elasticity of latex mattress with raw eggs.

Latex is still the same theme, everyone came to a closed room, and sales began to teach everyone. First of all, it popularized the benefits of latex products to human body in a witty way, and showed the high quality of his products with eggs in a magic way. Finally, it introduced a variety of latex products such as latex mattresses, latex pillows, latex slippers, latex insoles, latex underwear and latex toothpaste, showing a kind of "there is always one for you" battle.

　　In the latex shop, the tour groups from all over the world are mainly elderly people.

　　Tired from the journey, some old people fell asleep lying on latex mats.

After more than an hour’s explanation, when the reporter thought it was coming to an end, the young man turned to sell traditional Chinese medicine, such as Gastrodia elata, Dendrobium, panax pseudo-ginseng, and the son of a prostitute who claimed to be able to treat male diseases such as prostate.

The lecture class finally ended. Through a small door in the room, everyone entered the latex product display area, and some old people directly lay down on the bed to rest. The sales girl sat by and further promoted the sale. Due to too many people, some of them were diverted to the Chinese medicine sales area. A variety of traditional Chinese medicine display, the reporter looks at the price, it is really not expensive, Dendrobium 23 yuan, but a closer look at the unit, it turned out to be a gram of 23 yuan. When the reporter asked about Dendrobium, a man who looked like a tourist leaned in and began to bargain with the sales staff. Finally, he talked about one gram of 13 yuan and negotiated with the reporter to buy it together. After being rejected by the reporter, he finally didn’t buy it. "This person is a trustee, and if you grab a handful of Dendrobium, you will get two or three hundred grams. It seems that the price is not expensive, and you have to spend two or three thousand as soon as you buy it." Uncle Wang, a colleague, quietly told reporters.

　　Travel and shopping are full of time, and a tourist relaxes his legs and feet.

"It costs more than 250 yuan. I bargained that 150 yuan bought a latex pillow, and latex was bought before." An elder sister in the same trade said that since only two latex pillows were sold, the guy who explained the sales seemed a little agitated, and his tone of voice was far less sweet than at the beginning.

After more than two hours, everyone finally walked out of the latex shop in Thailand, and less than five minutes’ drive, they entered another shop on the same street, selling ganoderma lucidum spore powder.

This time, a female salesperson appeared. The main slogan was "The manufacturer took out the advertising fee. Can your uncles and aunts publicize it?" . The female salesman first took out a ganoderma lucidum soap, which is known as the original price of 50 yuan. Now it is sold to everyone in 10 yuan. If you buy it, you will get a red envelope, which contains the advertising expenses of the manufacturer, but you won’t know how much money is in it until you open it yourself. Seeing that the reporter didn’t bring any cash, he said, "Left hand goes out, right hand goes in, and this 10 yuan will be back soon." A fellow elder sister offered to lend it to the reporter, and sure enough, she got the soap, and after opening the presented red envelope, it was 10 yuan money. The female salesman then sold the 100 yuan Mingmu sticker after the discount in the same way, and of course returned to 100 yuan in the red envelope.

　　Tourists who buy Chinese medicine in latex shops.

The third round is a silver cup worth nearly 3,000 yuan. The female seller sells it to everyone here at a price of 1,300 yuan. There is only one cup. "I bet I can come back this time. Try it." The big sister next to the reporter took out 1300 yuan and grabbed the cup. Sure enough, the red envelope of 1300 yuan was returned to her. This operation made the reporter feel embarrassed. When the reporter took out his mobile phone to take pictures, the staff next to him immediately stopped and asked for deletion.

The last appearance is Ganoderma lucidum spore powder. In the mouth of women, Ganoderma lucidum spore powder can cure three highs, myocardial infarction, constipation, diabetes, and even cancer, and can prolong life. The three boxes of ganoderma lucidum spore powder sold this time, the original price is more than 3 thousand, and the sales price is 1300 yuan after the discount is completed. After the same purchase, there are also red envelopes, limited to 6 places. Under the interlocking and passionate words of female sales, three old people bought ganoderma lucidum spore powder. When the reporter thought that the red envelopes were about to be distributed, the female salesperson was not in a hurry, saying that in order to thank the trust, support and purchase, the 1,300-yuan silver cup would be given to the three buyers for free. After getting the silver cup, the three old people looked satisfied. Should we distribute red envelopes next? No, the saleswoman was not in a hurry. She took out nine boxes of ganoderma lucidum spore powder and distributed them to three old people. "Is it worth it? The original price of six boxes of spore powder is more than 6,000 yuan, and there are also silver cups. You are also given an epidemic subsidy card. You can buy this brand of Ganoderma lucidum spore powder for 1,300 yuan for life, and the total value is nearly 8,000 yuan. Now even if I don’t return you a red envelope, do you think it is worth it? " The female salesperson asked loudly, and the "value" everyone responded loudly. The three old people who bought it also nodded frequently. At this time, the female salesperson slowly took out the red envelope, which made the plot turn again. "Limited edition coins have a huge appreciation space. Now the bank purchase price of the two-yuan banknotes we used before has turned hundreds of times. Here, I will give you the coin collections of countries along the Belt and Road, which will be of considerable value after appreciation in the future."Three big red envelopes with collection books were distributed to three old people. The one with the largest face value was a Vietnamese dong from 1000 yuan, which was equivalent to less than one yuan.

Walking out of the sales shop of Ganoderma lucidum spore powder, it was already dark, and the reporter’s brain had not yet come out of the scene just now, so he was pulled to the third shop and sold pot shops.

Buses from all over the world pull tourists in line to enter this shopping store selling pots.

"Welcome all uncles and aunts, our factory sponsored this trip, and we brought you here to make a publicity for us, so we can go to JD.COM to buy our products later, so I hope you can cooperate with my work." A guy of 1.8 meters, with dark circles, made a "strong" appearance in selling pots.

The young man is thoughtful and eloquent, and he has a strong ability to control the whole audience. The reporter’s feeling at the scene is like listening to Degang Guo’s cross talk, which can be said that there is no urine spot in the whole process. The young man claimed to be a veteran, and said that he had kidney disease, was weak, had surgery on his waist, and had received five waves of tour groups that day, which was quite tiring.

At the beginning, I took out 36 titanium shovels and spoons worth 198 yuan, and said that there were 18 sets of combined knives for everyone at the end. Of course, the knives were sent out at the end, and we should promote the company’s product Qianfu titanium pot in the middle.

In more than an hour, through on-site cooking, popcorn explosion, strong damage without injury and other methods, the young man endowed this 2480-yuan pot with real non-stick, can be used for more than ten years, is rich in silver ions, and has low health price. Finally, it’s time to deliver the knives. This set of three-piece knives worth more than 500 yuan looks very good in quality and is also a titanium product. The rule that people who didn’t get shovels and spoons can get knives is no longer mentioned, but those who want knives raise their hands and stand in front. Thirty-five people stood in the front space, and the young man was blocked in the passage and began to count the number of people. "There are many people who want knives, but we only have 18 sets of knives. Now let me test my uncle and aunt. As we all know, a BMW driver can never become friends with a cyclist. Our knives are very good and should be given to people with spending power. So now please take out 1000 yuan cash to prove that you have spending power, so I can give you the knives. If you don’t bring cash, you can pay us by credit card, WeChat and Alipay, and we will give cash. The young man skillfully and confidently controlled the audience. As soon as this move came out, 15 people quit, leaving 20 elderly people holding thousands of dollars in cash.

Only by collecting 1000 yuan can we get the knives.

Everyone was given a set of knives, and when everyone thought it would be over after dividing the knives, the young man started his "performance" again. "Dear uncles and aunts, we have two more now, and we have 18 sets of knives. What should we do if we have two more? Now let me test your uncles and aunts again. Just now, everyone said that they would buy our products when they went back. I hate it when others cheat me. "The young man took out the titanium pot just shown. "Didn’t you just say you would buy our products? The original price of this titanium pot is 2480 yuan. Now I sell it to you in 1000 yuan. Let’s see if what I just said counts. "The young man stuffed the pot to the old man. When the old man said that he just bought a pot at home and didn’t want to buy it again, the young man snatched the knife and pot from the old man’s hand. The second old man said to buy, and the young man once again showed his sincerity, buying one get one free, buying a titanium pot and sending another pot. Then this test was staged for 19 old people in turn, and finally 6 people chose to buy a titanium pot.

It was dark when I came out of the third pot shop.

Carrying a pot out of the pot shop, it was already dark. "I haven’t seen this routine of buying pots before today," said an elder sister with a little excitement. After getting on the bus, the tour guide Xiao Song expressed an apology of 12 points. He also said that uncles and aunts are about the same age as his parents. It is really unbearable to be so involved today. However, due to the epidemic, the tourism industry is difficult to survive, and such arrangements are all for survival. The next shopping supermarket mainly sells bamboo charcoal products. The tour guide Xiao Song seems to ask everyone to buy something more or less with a pleading attitude and tone, so that he can get a little commission and support his family. The reporter was also moved by Xiao Song’s words and decided to buy something more or less to support his work. The sale of bamboo charcoal products means to delay everyone’s time as little as possible. After a short and quick explanation, everyone started shopping. Almost everyone spent money here. From the last supermarket, it was dark, and it was 8: 30 in the evening.

In the last shopping supermarket, there are many kinds of goods.

According to the reporter’s estimation, in addition to the tour fare ranging from 130 yuan to 198 yuan, plus the compulsory tickets and transportation fees for 100 yuan scenic spot and the lunch fee for 60 yuan, the group shopping of 50 people will cost about 16,000 yuan.

From the last supermarket, it was dark, and it was 8: 30 in the evening.

The place to eat and live in the evening has changed, and the time to start eating dinner is already 9 o’clock in the evening.

After dinner, I arrived at the hotel. The room conditions of the triple room were simple, there was no hot water and internet, and the bed was not clean and tidy enough. Teacher Wang, who shared the room with the reporter, was afraid of the cold and paid for the air conditioner, but the air conditioner with yellow shell had only a weak warm wind, which hardly played any role.

At 9 pm on the 13th, everyone finally had dinner.

The return trip is another 12-hour gallop.

On the third day, I got up early again and got up at 5 o’clock.

A simple breakfast with eggs and corn paste as standard. Once again, the old people completed these procedures on time and efficiently, and set off at 5: 40 for Baligou, the last scenic spot on this trip.

Baligou is 8 kilometers round trip, and you can take a bus, one way to 10 yuan. After enjoying the beautiful scenery brought by the uncanny workmanship of Taihang Mountain, the reporter returned to the assembly point by bus. To the reporter’s amazement, some elderly people who are nearly 70 years old actually walk all the way to and from the whole scenic spot.

On the way home, the driver wiped his face with a wet towel to refresh himself.

At 11 o’clock on the 14th morning, after lunch at 30 yuan’s own expense, the reporter and his party set foot on their way back to Qingdao. After seeing the tour guide Xiao Song off for a while, he said goodbye to everyone and got off the bus. It’s a long way, and the return journey is expected to take nearly 12 hours. Drivers and tour guides are worried that if there is any delay on the road and the bus is banned after 2 am, everyone will probably sleep in the service area. Therefore, the driver accelerated the speed and reduced the number of trips to the service area. After stopping at Lancun, Jiajiayuan and Dongli Shoes City, the bus finally arrived at the finish line safely at 11 pm.

In the night, the bus galloped on the highway, and the team members grabbed their mobile phones to pass the time.

The trip lasted for three days and two nights, about 28 hours were spent on the road, and nearly 8 hours were spent on shopping. Excluding the time for eating and sleeping, everyone only spent 8 hours playing.

At 10 o’clock on the evening of 14th, the bus arrived at Dongli Shoes City, and some team members got off.

On the long way back, the old people didn’t feel tired at all. They paddled their mobile phones and watched the wonderful moments taken in the scenic spot, and some even sang a little song. "There is wine drunk today, and there is no wine to drink cold water in the Ming Dynasty. I went out for more than 20 times last year. There are many routines in this kind of tour, and there is no way to think about routines." An elder sister who lives in Chengyang said cheerfully that she had just returned from Lushan Mountain on March 9, and then she joined the Henan tour group. On the 20th, she will set off again for a six-day Yunnan tour group, and the price is less than that of 500 yuan.

On the way home, a team member was admiring the photos of the scenic spots taken by the mobile phone.

Traveling has become a lifestyle for the elderly.

Yu Shijun, who is 70 years old, is also a member of this trip. She just returned from Lushan Mountain on the 9th and will join the Yunnan tour group on the 20th. Yu Shijun, a native of Qingdao, went to Binzhou with her parents to work and live in Binzhou. Because she couldn’t bear the loneliness of sitting in an office during those years of work, she liked to play around, so that she could have a look at the scenery in various places after her business trip. Because of his strong working ability, Yu Shijun won the title of model worker in the company, and was also awarded the honorary title of "Advanced Worker in the City" by Binzhou City. He also made a lot of money running his business. After retirement, he bought a commercial house in Qingdao and returned to live in Qingdao.

Yu Shijun of Taihang Mountain in Henan Province.

In 2002, Yu Shijun, who was restless, became fascinated by cycling, taking part in cycling from Qingdao to Shanghai, then to Beijing and then back to Qingdao. From then on, I couldn’t stop cycling all over China, South Korea in 2003 and France and Britain in 2012. Yu Shijun, who looks emaciated, has twice completed the feat of riding all over the country. Yu Shijun said that since 2002, she has started riding all over China. Every day, the mileage is done as planned. Every time she goes to a big province or a certain city, she has to buy a map. Sometimes it takes 8 to 10 hours to ride a bike, and it takes 200 miles a day. Depart at 6: 00 in the morning and find a hotel to rest around 5: 00 in the afternoon. "The hotels I live in are basically the cheapest, and sometimes I stay in the homes of citizens. When they hear that I have a dream of riding all over the country, they are very enthusiastic about me." Yu Shijun said that there is also a great "welfare" in the process of riding-enjoying the beautiful scenery along the way.

Yu Shijun is in Shilin.

Yu Shijun has two children, and his grandson has already gone to primary school. In 2014, when his grandson was 5 years old, she took him on a free trip for more than 100 days. The grandparents and grandchildren visited more than 20 cities in 12 provinces to broaden their horizons before entering school. Yu Shijun also went to Tibet five times, and she rode all the Qinghai-Tibet Line, Sichuan-Tibet Line and Yunnan-Tibet Line. Because his wife needs to take care of the elderly at home, Yu Shijun’s travel is almost always accompanied or alone.

Yu Shijun’s footprints are almost all over the world. Due to the epidemic, traveling abroad is out of reach. Yu Shijun has participated in this low-cost tour similar to Henan tour once, that is, the Lushan tour that ended on the 9 th of this month. "This trip to Taihang is not the hardest. It takes 15 hours to travel one way. We old people have taken tourism as their life. When we are bored at home and can’t eat, we will go out for a trip and feel better when we come back. We can make friends, enjoy the scenery and experience life. Why not?" The price of Yu Shijun’s trip to Henan this time is 130 yuan, which is much lower than the reporter’s 198 yuan. "There are many WeChat groups for travel now, and each group sends a line, so I will choose which one is cheaper, and it’s the same line, which will eat and live the same way anyway." After comparing 198 yuan, 140 yuan and 130 yuan, she chose the lowest price. "This is not to save this ten yuan, but I feel that after my own comparison and choice, the process of saving 10 yuan money is also a kind of enjoyment, indicating that I still have the methods and ability." Yu Shijun said.

In June 2009, Yu Shijun rode alone in Lhasa.

Yu Shijun has her own understanding of shopping in tour groups. "We are all elderly people, and we have plenty of time to go out for a walk, which is a good choice. Otherwise, we will be bored at home. When signing up for these cheap tour groups, we have already prepared our minds. We will buy what we need, but I won’t buy what we don’t need, and they don’t have compulsory consumption, so we all know it." Yu Shijun said that the elderly group was very tired and hard to travel early in the morning, sitting in the shopping store and listening. Moreover, some knowledge told by the sales staff about health and the use of kitchen utensils is still very useful.

The existence of "0 yuan Tour Group" is reasonable.

Aunt Song, who lives in Chengyang, is 75 years old. On March 12th, she joined a tour group in Rizhao. The price was 100 yuan, and she gave 15 Jin of duck eggs. Song Dayi said that after the trip, silk quilts and goat milk powder were sold. No one forced you to buy them. If you like to buy them, you can buy them. There are 11 other elderly people in the community with Song Dayi and his party.

"The car with 50 people, the car and the car are full of people, a table with 8 dishes and one soup, and the food is very good. One of our children is getting married and needs to buy silk quilts, so she bought three silk quilts at 2700 yuan, which is not enough. Today, she reported to the group to buy them." Aunt Song’s oldest is 78 years old and the youngest is 62 years old. People who are usually busy.

Last year, 100 yuan, the great aunt of Song Dynasty, swam through Lanling and sent 6 kg of cucumber, 6 kg of lettuce and 6 kg of onion. 10 yuan swam through Rongcheng and went to a shopping mall to sell kelp products. I once visited Yantai, Weihai and Penglai in 0 yuan for three days, and I didn’t spend a penny, so I was embarrassed myself, so later she didn’t take part in this kind of 0 yuan. "This kind of group leaves almost every day and is full every day. It usually picks up people from Jimo, Lancun, Xifu Town and Jiajiayuan." She went out more than ten times last year.

Uncle Wang is 76 years old and lives in Tuandao. He had surgery for cancer last year, and he can no longer look after his grandson due to physical reasons. Since then, he has also started to travel. After a lifetime of hard work, he wants to go out for a walk while his legs and feet are still convenient. "It’s like going out to play, or when you can’t walk, you’ll live in a nursing home, and you won’t see anything." Years ago, I went out to buy a physical therapy bed and gave it to my sister. It was said that it could treat low back pain, and it cost 4,000 yuan. Four thousand yuan is not a decimal, but uncle Wang thinks it can bring health to his sister and relieve her low back pain. This money is really nothing.

An elderly tourist sat down to have a rest.

A citizen traveling alone with the reporter said that "it is the highest state to see through without breaking". Indeed, on the surface, the elderly may be deceived when they go out, but in fact, the current population is aging seriously, and the only child is forced to make their own living, so they rarely have time to chat or even care for the elderly. Loneliness and boredom are the main factors that plague the elderly and even affect their physical and mental health. Choosing a low-cost tour group costs less, and it is better to have a young tour guide to accompany you and laugh, including food, shelter and transportation, and to enjoy the beautiful scenery of all places together, which is many times better than living in a nursing home. Although it seems unreasonable and unreasonable for this suspicious low-cost group or even 0 yuan group, there is room and reason for its existence. With such a large number of buses coming from all over the country, there are thousands or even tens of thousands of elderly people who take part in shopping every day. If some elderly people feel cheated, there should be a few complaints. These lines are still so healthy, which shows that their existence is reasonable and demanding.

Tourists in Danfen ditch.

Reporter’s opinion > > >

"Group pension" may be shining into reality.

For people, boredom is very terrible. Because boredom can make us lazy, want to do nothing and are not interested in anything, which is more harmful to middle-aged and elderly people. Now that the aging society in China has arrived, what should I do after retirement? Generally speaking, everyone has his own interests, and this hobby will accompany us all our lives. Old people have their own hobbies and things they like to do, so naturally they won’t feel lonely and bored. Travel is also a very good way for the elderly to resist boredom. Travel can not only bring them healthy body and mind, but also improve their interest in life and aesthetic pursuit.

　　A large number of tourists are waiting in line to enter Baligou Scenic Area, and the tourists are mainly elderly people.

The youth of the elderly can be said to be dedicated to their work and their children. They used to run around for their children every day. Now that their children have married, the elderly have more leisure time and more time to experience and enjoy life in the outside world. When the elderly go out, they can communicate with some peers and promote communication. It is undeniable that communication is everywhere in today’s society. However, the development of science and technology has not made it more convenient and frequent for children to communicate with their elderly parents. Perhaps some children have not called home several times all year round, and they don’t have so much time to go back to see the elderly, so the elderly will naturally feel lonely and lonely. Travel can relieve loneliness, and increase the opportunities for interpersonal communication when traveling. For the elderly, they don’t even care too much about who they communicate with! Traveling for the elderly enriches their horizons, and at the same time makes them less lonely and bored, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. With the prevalence of three-five-day old-age tour groups, we can see that the reality in No Country directed by Zhao Ting may not happen in China, and the way of "supporting the elderly in groups" may become a common phenomenon in the near future.

Expert voice > > >

Pay equal attention to material and spiritual, and care for the elderly has a long way to go.

Sun Qipan, a social security expert at the Institute of Social Sciences of Qingdao Academy of Social Sciences, believes that with the development of society, the material life of the elderly has been guaranteed, but the spiritual level is far from enough. Nowadays, food, clothing and shelter are no longer a problem. The international community calls for the elderly to have a decent and quality life, and their spiritual needs also need attention.

"Now this university for the elderly is very popular, and there are many nail households, and some elderly people have attended one issue after another, which is essentially the same as the tourism elderly group, which is the spiritual demand of the elderly for providing for the elderly." Sun Qipan said that the society has not paid enough attention to the spiritual needs of the elderly, and the elderly are also looking for satisfaction in this respect through their own ways. Sun Qipan suggested that the government can increase the promotion of universities for the elderly in the community, and establish branches in the community to meet the needs of the elderly, so that the elderly can participate in music classes and dance classes and make friends. It is also suggested that the government should let the elderly social workers and social volunteers go to the community to organize related activities for the elderly in the form of purchasing services to enrich their lives. In view of the current elderly tour groups, it is suggested that the relevant departments of cultural tourism, civil affairs and transportation issue normative documents to clearly regulate the rights and obligations of the elderly and operators. For example, teams with a large number of elderly people need at least one doctor in each car, as well as related drugs and first-aid equipment to ensure the travel safety of the elderly, and they also need to buy enough insurance for the elderly.

Peninsula review > > >

Don’t let the old people "fight with wits" any more.

Peninsula commentator Gao Shuhua

"Today’s wine makes you drunk, but in the Ming Dynasty, there was no wine to drink cold water. I went out for more than 20 times last year, and there are many routines in this kind of tourism. I can’t think of any routines" … Who is the prey and which is the hunter? Low-cost travel, an old-fashioned topic that can no longer be old-fashioned, has been vomited and disdained by countless netizens. However, an experience of our reporter has really subverted the cognition of most people. The old people are willing to "be routine" after taking the trouble to travel long distances. It is actually to solve loneliness and loneliness.

For a long time, low-priced groups have become a chronic disease in the tourism market. Tour fees that are too low to earn money must be filled by shopping and other self-funded items, which disrupts the order of the tourism market. China’s tourism law clearly stipulates that travel agencies are not allowed to obtain kickbacks and other illegitimate interests by arranging shopping or adding paid tourism projects. Recently, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has also launched actions to thoroughly rectify the outstanding problems such as "unreasonable low-cost travel" in the tourism market, so as to protect the legitimate rights and interests of tourists and create a fair competition environment in the tourism market.

In this low-cost tour group that the reporter participated in, it is also full of low-cost group standard items-shopping. However, the old people are surprisingly calm, and even regard "seeing through without breaking" as the highest realm and "coexist peacefully" with various routines. They see through the brainwashing-induced shopping routine and only spend money on necessary goods. Tourists are not slaughtered for no reason, and travel agencies have achieved the goal of "no loss if someone buys it". On the surface, it seems that both sides have their own needs and maintain a delicate balance, which is probably the main reason for the tenacious existence of low-priced groups.

Retirement is a beautiful yearning for those of us who are still struggling in the workplace from time to time. We don’t have to worry about the house, car and children. If we don’t work, we get a pension. We dance in the square every day and go out to play once in a while … But how many people have thought that people are a group, and no one can survive without the group. Another meaning of retirement is "leaving the group", which means the loneliness of leaving the unit, the original "organization" and the children who rarely meet. Therefore, it is easy to understand why college enrollment for the elderly is hot, and the old people at school would rather "repeat the grade" than graduate. I don’t want to graduate, not for anything else, just because there are classes, teachers and classmates there. Old people take part in all kinds of activities persistently and enthusiastically, just to keep up with society and keep up with the times. When the old people’s participation needs can’t be met, they choose low-cost tour groups with full routines.

It is a helpless and realistic choice for the 60-year-old and 70-year-old people to travel for more than ten hours, with unsatisfactory food and accommodation conditions and fast-paced trips that young people can’t afford. As the regulatory authorities continue to increase the intensity of rectification, low-cost tour groups in the gray area will eventually disappear.

Travel can broaden your horizons and relax your mood, but high-quality travel and low-cost shopping tour are two different things. Low-priced tour groups are the deformed products of the vicious competition for the market, which goes against the original intention of the healthy growth of the tourism industry, damages the rights and interests of consumers, and is not conducive to the physical and mental health of the elderly. With the arrival of an aging society, facing this huge consumer market, the tourism industry should make up its mind, change its thinking, give consideration to both price and quality, launch special tourism projects for the elderly, and bring the elderly a pleasant travel experience with more scientific and reasonable travel routes, a combination of work and rest, and quality and caring services, instead of falling into a vicious circle of "magic height is one foot high" and "wits are one foot high".