A Chinese father has fulfilled his promise and driven his daughter all the way from China to the United States where she is to attend college, Yangtze Evening News reports.

Huang Haitao, a Chinese father to drive daughter to school in U.S. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

Huang Haitao and his daughter Huang Xinyi set out from their home in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province on June 1. The journey lasted 108 days, taking them over 30,000 kilometers across 26 countries before finally culminating in Seattle.

Huang wanted his daughter to become familiar with the world via first-hand experiences, rather than just through words on a page.

He made the decision four years ago, promising his daughter the journey would happen once she was accepted by a university in the United States. Road trips like this are not new for the family. They had previously driven across China, Eurasia, and to the North Pole. However, the journey to Seattle was of great significance as it was Huang’s way to say goodbye to his daughter as she set off on her new life.

Huang said he started preparing documents for the trip at the beginning of 2017. He also made contact with Chinese nationals and consulates in countries they would visit in advance in case of emergency.

During the trip, they received help and suggestions from fellow Chinese nationals and became popular among them.

Their journey included countries such as Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, and Switzerland.

Father and daughter declined Seattle University’s invitation to a ceremony arranged for them. Huang explained that he just wanted his daughter to settle down and begin her school life.