In the following days, Xu Qingfan and the others visited the Forbidden City Museum, strolled the Badaling Great Wall, and explored the Shichahai Ancient Temple. They left their footprints at every famous historic site in Yanjing.
On January 14, after having lunch, the group of five drove to their final destination, Tiananmen Square.
"Ten seconds, ten seconds, strike a pose!" Xu Qingfan hurried back to the group after setting the timer on the camera.
The five of them stood in front of the majestic city gate that bore the sign "Long Live the Motherland, Long Live the People of the World," with Zhong Wenqing and Guan Biyue standing behind the three youngsters, Xu Qingfan squeezed between Wu Lingyu and Xia Xiaoxiao.
"Why aren't you taking it yet?" Just as Xia Xiaoxiao spoke, the camera's flash went off.
"There, it's taken now," Xu Qingfan jogged back to retrieve the camera.
