The Logo

“Little Travel Dream” is a well-known TV show in America. It aims to help the kids, who live in extremely poor countries with no idea about the outside world, broaden their horizons by realizing their travel dream.

In one episode, one Afghan boy was picked out by the “Little Travel Dream”. At first, he didn’t know what happened, and why there came so many people with strange machines. After the TV crews’ patient explanation, he finally understood. According to the arrangement, the team would take the boy to visit the most famous tourist spots in China. Then, the boy’s parents and friends kept urging him to be sure to tell them everything about the Chinese top scenic spots after coming back. It was because all of them, who had no TV and had never left Afghanistan, were too curious about the outside world. The night before setting out, the boy was even too excited to fall asleep.

Finally, the day for China came. With the TV crews, he started his “little travel dream”. First, they went to the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. Then, they flied to Xi’an, Shanxi to see the Mausoleum of Emperor Qingshihuang. Later they came to Chongqing for the Dazu Rock Carvings. After that, they took train from Chongqing to Lasa, Tibet, because there was one of the cultural heritages of the world- the Potala Palace.

Although it was tiring to travel in many spots in such a short time, the boy didn’t dare to relax himself, because he needed to write down what he had saw as much as possible at those famous scenic spots, so as to share with his parents and friends. Also, he felt so lucky to get this valuable opportunity.

The last scenic spot was the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang which the boy had been expecting for a long time. However, facing surrounding magnificent desert, the boy seemed a little bit disappointed and kept looking for something.

After the TV crews finished shooting and was about to leave, the boy eventually couldn’t help asking them why they took him to this desert. “It’s not so-called one of the most famous attractions in China at all!” He burst into tears unexpectedly.

“What? Why do you think so?” The crews asked confusedly. “Because…Because there isn’t the logo for the top spot! Every Chinese most famous tourist attraction we have been has the logo, and that means the top scenic spot instead of just ordinary one!”

“Oh? That’s interesting. Why didn’t we notice that? So could you draw the logo for us?” “Sure.” The boy began to draw on his notebook and spent almost three minutes to finish.

“The logo may have a complex structure.” The crews thought. Then they took over the notebook, “Wow, is this Chinese?”

Yes, it was, and it said “到此一游”.