The ancients said: Traveling thousands of miles means reading thousands of books. Does "traveling thousands of miles" refer to today's tourism?

I think this saying from the ancients is not very applicable now, because the concept of "traveling thousands of miles" has changed a lot. Cars and horses used to be slow, but traveling thousands of miles at that time meant truly measuring the mountains and rivers with your feet, and understanding the differences in folk customs in different places with your heart, thereby increasing your knowledge and broadening your horizons. Nowadays, information is developed and transportation is really convenient. Before traveling to a place, we will learn about the local characteristics through the Internet and books, and make detailed strategies. Before going there, we already know almost everything about the place.

But this does not completely negate the value of travel to a person. It is just that the ancients said that "it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books." Nowadays, I am afraid that "reading thousands of books" The benefit to people is much greater.