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07-11-2016, 05:01 PM
Father takes 8-year-old son on weeklong backpacking trip with only $15 to get by
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A Chinese man wanting to teach his son about the hardships of life took the young boy for a backpacking trip with only 100 yuan ($15) to survive the week.
Pu Wei and his 8-year-old son, Dou Ge, left their home in Xi'an, China, on Thursday for a seven-day trip that would end in Lanzhou.
SEE ALSO: Adorable 4-year-old girl is a seasoned backpacker who has travelled half of China (http://mashable.com/2016/06/06/4-year-old-chinese-backpacker/)
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Pu Wei and Dou Ge's trip from Xi'an to Lanzhou covered a distance of 600km.
Image: Weibo
Eager for his son to learn the importance of being humble and kind, Pu assured (http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1496266) Chinese media that his son was equally as enthusiastic to embark on the adventure and proved to be a great source of support during the trip. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/11/father-takes-son-backpacking/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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A Chinese man wanting to teach his son about the hardships of life took the young boy for a backpacking trip with only 100 yuan ($15) to survive the week.
Pu Wei and his 8-year-old son, Dou Ge, left their home in Xi'an, China, on Thursday for a seven-day trip that would end in Lanzhou.
SEE ALSO: Adorable 4-year-old girl is a seasoned backpacker who has travelled half of China (http://mashable.com/2016/06/06/4-year-old-chinese-backpacker/)
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Pu Wei and Dou Ge's trip from Xi'an to Lanzhou covered a distance of 600km.
Image: Weibo
Eager for his son to learn the importance of being humble and kind, Pu assured (http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1496266) Chinese media that his son was equally as enthusiastic to embark on the adventure and proved to be a great source of support during the trip. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/11/father-takes-son-backpacking/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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