How did people travel in ancient times? In addition to literati and wealthy people traveling, do ordinary people also travel?

The ancients said that reading thousands of books means traveling thousands of miles. It can be seen that the ancients placed tourism and reading in the same important position, and regarded tourism as an important way to broaden their horizons and increase their knowledge. Travel can increase knowledge. In order to write the "Shui Jing Zhu", Li Daoyuan traveled twice with Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. It lasted two years and traveled thousands of miles. He not only inspected the mountains and rivers along the way, but also visited many elders and gentry wherever he went. The historical relics opened his eyes and enriched his mind with a large number of new and unprecedented materials, which laid a solid foundation for him to write "Shui Jing Zhu" in the future. If Xu Xiake had not traveled all over China, how could there be a 600,000-word "Xu Xiake's Travels"? The ancients and tourism have left many good stories. Like Wang Ziyou of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, when he was in Shanyin, he suddenly remembered his good friend Dai Kui in Shanxi at night, so he went to visit him all night and took a boat all night. When he arrived at his friend's house, he turned around and returned. When others asked him, he said, I came here in joy, and now I am back after all my joy, why not? Liu Ling, one of the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove", often traveled in deer carts, carrying wine, and making people accompany him. He said, "Bury me when you die." He was so optimistic, free and unrestrained. Someone asked Zheng Wei from the Tang Dynasty if he had any new works. He said, "The poems were written on a donkey in the wind and snow in Baqiao. How can I get them here?" Li He also had a similar experience. Occasionally, when he found something, he put it into his bag of tips. Some people travel to avoid chaos and survive, while others travel to enjoy life. The former is like Du Fu who wandered around, and the latter is like Li Bai who went to the country to bid farewell to his relatives with a sword. Li Bai often said, "Life is not satisfactory in this world, the Ming Dynasty spreads the boat," and "The five mountains are not far away in search of immortals, and it is easy to travel to famous mountains in life." This is why he wrote one popular poem after another. Some people traveled because they were relegated, such as Su Dongpo. If Su Dongpo had stayed in the capital forever, our literary treasure house would have been missing many splendid official poems. In 126 BC, Sima Qian, who was only 20 years old, not only read a large number of historical works in order to write "Historical Records", but also began his academic activities on a grand tour of the Jianghuai River. Sima Qian ended his travels and returned to Chang'an, leaving behind the "Historical Records" for future generations, which is known as "the historian's swan song, the unrhymed "Li Sao"".