How much should we pay for family reunion? (11)

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

•Name: Tang Lu
•Gender: female
•Age: 24
•Occupation: English postgraduate of a university in Beijing
•Hometown: Shaoshan, Hunan province

•Departure Date: Jan. 10
•Distance from Home: roughly 1,549 kilometers
•Route of Travel: School-> Beijing West Railway Station (by subway, 2 yuan)-> Changsha South Station(spend 487 yuan and nearly six hours on the high-speed train)-> coach station(spend 2 yuan and 40 minutes on bus) ->Home, Shaoshan (spend 33 yuan and two hours on coach)

•Time Cost of Travel: nine hours
•Total cost of Travel: 524 yuan

•Background: Tang Lu has been studying in Beijing for six years. Because the vacation started earlier than the travel rush, she felt no difficulty in buying train ticket and even found vacancy on the high-speed train. "It's not surprising. High-speed costs much more." said Tang.

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