About this episode

The episode discusses China's new national plan for highways that enhances road trips by connecting cultural landmarks and explores the evolving boundaries in relationships.

China's highways were once built for function alone. But a new 60,000-kilometer national plan is now tailoring routes specifically for road trips, threading together the Great Wall, the Yellow and Yangtze rivers, and dozens of World Heritage sites into one immersive network. Rest stops are becoming cultural outposts, and overlooks invite quiet reflection, turning the journey into something far more than just a way to get somewhere. / In a relationship, we used to know what crossed the line. Now it is a hidden text, a dating app you are still on, or a friend your partner has never heard of. A new survey of 2,000 people reveals just how blurry the boundaries have become (38:21). On the show: Steve, Yushan & Yangyang

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve, Yushan, Yangyang

Topics covered

• road trips
• cultural outposts
• heritage sites
• relationship boundaries
• survey results

Keywords

• China
• highways
• road trips
• cultural sites
• relationship survey

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: survey of 2,000 people

Places: Great Wall, Yellow River, Yangtze River

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