Thursday, 11 October 2007

10,000里 Journey Explanation

There’s a Chinese proverb, which basically goes like this;

“Read 10,000 scrolls; you might as well walk 10,000li.”

The meaning being, you can study and read as many books as you like, but nothing compares to life experiences. I have tried to take this literally, and am aiming to walk 10,000li. This equates to around 3,580 miles in 3 months. I am not sure if I can achieve this feat, but I’m going to give it a bloody damn good try!!! I have a pedometer on me that will count my steps as I go.

A 里(li) is a Chinese measurement for distance. 1 = about 0.5km.

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