How much should we pay for family reunion? (10)

Edited and translated by Chen Lidan, Huang Jin and Wang Xin, People's Daily Online.

•Name: Hai Xun
•Gender: male
•Age: 18
•Occupation: freshmen at Minzu University of China
•Hometown: Liangshan prefecture of Sichuan province

•Departure Date: Jan. 23
•Distance from Home: 2,430 kilometers
•Route of Travel: Beijing -> Xichang, Sichuan (spend 130 yuan and 40 hours on the train)-> Ningnan county, Liangshan Prefecture (spend 30 yuan and four hours on coach) ->Shanshu village (one hour on coach)

•Time Cost of Travel: three days
•Total cost of Travel: 500 yuan (for one way tickets)

•Background: Hai Xun comes from a remote mountainous village in Sichuan. Home means a place he is only able to go back once a year. He spends the two-month long summer vacation on part-time job.

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