My View on Tour The saying “Traveling a thousand miles is of more value than reading a thousand books” has spread among the Chinese for thousands of years. People firmly hold the view that we can learn much more during tours than just burying our heads in piles of books. There are many benefits we can gain from traveling. As far as I am concerned, touring has three prominent advantages. Above all, it can free our mind and help alleviate our pressure from work and life. I think this is the most primitive motivation for which people go traveling. Deep in most people’s hearts, there is a place where they have been longing to go. When they get stressed, depressed or tired of the current environment, the desire to go there might grow stronger. There, you will no longer be trapped by the endless businesses and chores; you can enjoy the slow-pacing and cozy life you have been looking forward to when you are occupied with your work and family trivialities. What’s more, it’s where we regain our confidence, energy. Our horizon can be broadened and our knowledge be enriched during tours. Wherever we go, near or far, home or abroad, we will come across diverse cultures and customs. While being excited and delighted, we sometimes might be surprised to find some of them different from what we’ve learnt from the books before. Besides, we can also realize that how narrow our view was and how shallow we used to be when exposed to those splendid sceneries and wonders. And that is conducive to make us more modest and eager to learn. The third benefit that tour can give us is that it makes us more sophisticated. We may encounter people of different backgrounds during our journey especially when we are in a tour group. How well you get along with others has a decisive effect on the quality of your tour. We have to do our utmost if we want the tour to be the way we have supposed. We all have to meet and deal with different people every day, and if we can handle that, our life is certain to be much smoother. Still, there are many other advantages that traveling has and I strong suggest we should take a tour whenever possible.