You ever tell stories to your kids about walking 5 miles through snowdrifts uphill both ways to get to school? The “News of the Weird” has the definitive Hard Road to School story. Kids going to school in Pili, China face a 120 mile trek that includes:
…an inches-wide path cut into a cliff over a 1,000-foot drop, a 600-foot-long zip-line drop and crossings of four rivers, which are easier in winter when they are frozen.
The end is near for these kids, and the stories of how easy it is for upcoming generations is about to begin.
The kids, ages 6 to 17, must make the chaperoned treks four times a year — coming and going for each of two long sessions. According to one teacher, Ms. Su, the kids generally enjoy the adventure. The government is building a road to the village, but it will not be finished until 2013.
