Carpooling impractical to go long distances

Editor's note: Zhou Pengzhen, 26, who works at an IT company in Beijing and grew up in Southwest China's Yunnan province, tells China Daily reporter Cao Yin why he did not choose to carpool to travel home for Spring Festival.

I had intended to go back home by car sharing, but eventually I gave up.

I do not think carpooling is suitable for a long distance, such as traveling to my hometown, which is more than 3,100 kilometers from the capital and takes about four hours by air.