Cao Shengkang: He was blind at the age of 8 and decided to travel around the world at the age of 35. How is he now?

People often say that a person's sightseeing is like leaving. Modern people like to visit different centers and feel different folk customs, which is also a way to relax themselves. Especially with the prosperity of traffic, more and more people go out to travel. But if I tell you that a blind man travels around the world alone, I believe your first reaction is disbelief, which is incredible. But there is such a person, as the first blind tourist in China and the first blind person in China to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the king of Africa.

He once said a famous saying, "Although I can't see the world, I want the world to see me." It is such a strong blind man who has traveled all over six continents and 34 countries by himself. Even a normal person may not be able to do such a thing, but a blind person did. I believe many people are curious about what kind of people can go sightseeing even if they are blind. For those who are born blind, blindness may not be the most terrible thing, but blindness is the most terrible thing for those who have seen the colorful world. Cao Shengkang belongs to the latter. Because Cao Shengkang was not born blind, but had an accident at a young age.

When Cao Shengkang was eight years old, he quarreled with the children in the village because of trivial matters. In a rage, the other party pushed Cao Shengkang onto the road, and it happened that a passing tractor knocked him to the ground. The accident caused Cao Shengkang to have a comminuted fracture of his arm, and his vision began to have problems until he was completely blind.

Because Cao Shengkang can't see after blindness, some naughty children in school always like to write big characters such as blind people and waste in Cao Shengkang's books. I often put some benches next to Cao Shengkang when the teacher is away, so that he can stutter and laugh. This experience made Cao Shengkang very painful, and he had to stay at home. The poverty at home could not make him study in a professional school. In the end, Cao Shengkang can only be locked at home, but for children under the age of ten, it is their nature to be active and curious, so Cao Shengkang will often climb over the wall and run in.

But because my eyes can't see, I often stumble and faint. After so much tossing, the family lost confidence in Cao Shengkang and no longer had hope. Moreover, in order to raise children and prevent old age, the family gave birth to a younger brother, which also made Cao Shengkang realize that he had been abandoned by his family. This made him very painful, and he thought about suicide countless times, but in the end he didn't make up his mind.

For Cao Shengkang, who is blind, when he grows up, it means that he needs independence and needs to support himself. However, it is still difficult for the blind to gain a foothold in society. After all, many things can't be done. The family once advised Cao Shengkang to learn erhu or fortune telling, so that he could make a living by these things in the future.

However, Cao Shengkang is not willing to live like this all his life. He felt that he should not live like this, and he should have a better life. Although he can't see anything, Cao Shengkang will insist on listening to the radio, which will enable him to know more about the outside world and learn new knowledge. When Cao Shengkang 19 years old, he seized the opportunity of free blind massage teaching, and it was with this skill that Cao Shengkang found a stable job.

Although he has a stable massage job, Cao Shengkang is still not satisfied and wants to highlight his self-worth more and more. At that time, with the victory of China's Olympic bid, Cao Shengkang also came to Beijing Sport University, hoping to qualify for the Paralympic Games by practicing running. Fortunately, Cao Shengkang finally won a medal. It was also from this that Cao Shengkang began to stop his heavy life in Beijing. Later, Cao Shengkang's blind massage business grew bigger and bigger, and his technology became more and more profound. The blind massage shop has also opened one to five branches. Unfortunately, in the subsequent financial crisis, it closed down because of its involvement.

This experience also made Cao Shengkang depressed for a long time. In order to relax himself, Cao Shengkang stepped on the train to Lhasa alone and climbed the Potala Palace with a blind stick. It was this visit that made Cao Shengkang feel unprecedented relaxed and free, thus paving the way for his later trip around the world. After turning over a new leaf in Lhasa, Cao Shengkang regained his confidence in the wonderful life, but it was also in this process that Cao Shengkang began to like sightseeing. After he returned to Beijing, he reopened a massage shop with all his savings, full of hope for the future.

But this time, Cao Shengkang began to visit everywhere. When the business is stable, Cao Shengkang will often use some spare time to stop traveling all over the country. In just five years, Cao Shengkang traveled all over the country, and at the same time said that shocking words, "If you can't see the world, let the world see me." Later, after hearing the introduction of windsurfing on the radio, Cao Shengkang became interested in windsurfing, so he quickly signed up to learn windsurfing. Unexpectedly, Cao Shengkang finally won an award in the windsurfing competition, and these unexpected victories made Cao Shengkang sprout bolder ideas and soon made a plan for me to stop traveling around the world.

However, as soon as this idea came out, it was opposed by the whole family. Although Cao Shengkang has had many domestic tour experiences, everyone is from China, so he can at least communicate in language and help the blind. But if you travel abroad, it will be more difficult. There are not only risks, but also language barriers.

However, Cao Shengkang was a man with ideas since he was a child. After he had an idea, he began to stop preparing, and soon went to Laos with several donkey friends via Yunnan. Cao Shengkang was very excited and flustered when he stopped traveling abroad for the first time, but something bad happened soon. Less than three days after he left, the donkey friend felt that Cao Shengkang was a burden and abandoned him halfway. At this time, Cao Shengkang only needs 4,000 yuan, and he can only seek assistance from China people along the way.

As a blind man, Cao Shengkang will encounter some difficulties when he stops traveling around the world. At first, Cao Shengkang only knew a few bad English words and couldn't stop communicating with others. When eating, I also follow the breath and know the price of food by touching the boss's gesture. Even in such a difficult environment, Cao Shengkang has not given up the fantasy of traveling around the world. Finally, Cao Shengkang spent 24 days traveling around Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, and the total cost was controlled at around 4,000 yuan. It was this difficult but ultimately successful tour that made Cao Shengkang more determined not to travel around the world.

In the next four years, Cao Shengkang traveled to 34 countries in six continents, including India, the United States, Australia, France and Tanzania. In the process of stopping the tour, many people gave Cao Shengkang assistance. Many people will help Cao Shengkang to persuade the onlookers, and some people will take the initiative to buy tickets for him. The road is warm. Let Cao Shengkang feel real compassion. It never knows national boundaries.

Of course, I encountered many twists and turns and difficulties during my trip, but I cherish some beautiful things I met along the way. Although Cao Shengkang is blind, he will also take pictures of these beautiful things with his camera on the way to visit. Even though he can't see with his eyes, he can still listen attentively.