How much should we pay for family reunion? (14)

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

•Name: Dong Wei
•Gender: male
•Age: 25
•Occupation: video editor of an IT company
•Hometown: Chuxiong, Yunan province

•Departure Date: around Feb. 6
•Distance from Home: 2,951 kilometers

•Route of Travel (Plan A): Home-> Beijing Capital International Airport (two hours) -> Kunming Changshui Airport (three and a half hours) ->Home, Chuxiong (spend 100 yuan and three hours)
•Time Cost of Travel: 8.5 hours
•Total cost of Travel: 1,900 yuan.

•Route of Travel (Plan B): Beijing->Kunming (spend 550 yuan on special express) -> Home, Chuxiong (spend 100 yuan and three hours)
•Time Cost of Travel: two days
•Total cost of Travel: 660 yuan (including food and beverage expenses)

•Background: Dong Wei has been working in Beijing for two years. He has decided to start journey back home several days earlier than the Spring Festival holiday. Because there is no non-stop way, he has to take a detour to Kunming before taking bus heading for home in Chuxiong. Both train and plane can take him home. However, if by flight, the travelling to and from home will cost almost one-month salary while cheaper train trips mean four days on the way.

"The thing I want to do most is to stay with parents. The last thing I want to confront is the accident on the trip. Holiday is too short to be wasted," said Dong.

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