Editor's note: Our blogger Duan Yimeng shares her 4,000 km road trip experience with her family to Arxan National Forest Park in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

This was the first time our family of three got into the car and hit the road. It was my father's idea to go to Arxan. He was worried we might complain about the long distance, but once we arrived, all of our previous misconceptions and complaints soon disappeared. As it turned out, my father was right – this trip was worthwhile.