On May 15, 2023, a 16-year-old girl from Changsha, Hunan Province made new history. Xu Zhuoyuan became the youngest Chinese girl to succeed in reaching the top of Mount Qomolangma. What makes it more meaningful is that the year 2023 marks the 70th Anniversary (周年纪念日) of the first people achieving the impossible dream.
Mountain climbing is one of the world's most dangerous sports, and one of the most popular places for this is Mount Qomolangma. It is about 8,848.86 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb. Thick clouds, heavy snowstorms (暴风雪) and freezing weather conditions make the climbing more difficult. However, these difficulties didn't stop Xu away.
She wanted to challenge herself. She has been training hard to make her dream come true. On April 15, she left Changsha for Nepal (尼泊尔). On April 28, she arrived at the base camp (大本营) and prepared for the huge task. At 10 p. m. Beijing time on May 14, Xu began her journey from Camp 4. The climbing was very hard, and it took her 10 hours to reach the top.
Although she is quite young, Xu has already climbed five mountains over 5,000 meters in China. When she was 12 years old, she said on Hunan TV, "I will climb Qomolangma."
Four years later, she kept her promise. Her spirit shows us that we should challenge ourselves in the face of difficulties. It also shows that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
