Traveler set to be on top of the world
Documentary maker ready for focus on global adventure following her domestic success, Yang Feiyue reports.
To date, Zheng has put together dozens of teams and the second season of One Hundred Lives was released in June.
Their work has attracted 500,000 followers to her Sina Weibo account.
Before departing on a trip, Zheng would stress to the team that the whole journey is about savoring local life rather than just merely scratching the surface of a destination.
Her cause has pulled together a group of travel enthusiasts from all walks of life.
One of Zheng's followers, Huang Chengxue, says: "From sipping tea on top of a cliff, one can see how Zheng radiates energy." She adds that she has learned how being brave can uncover something that one has been searching for.
"It is not saying that being normal is not good, but that having faith and persevering through tough times is really hard to come by," Huang says.
Zheng has also matured in the process. She knows how to stay optimistic and self-disciplined in the face of setbacks.
Speaking about the future, Zheng insists that she will complete her documentary, and the third season will be about experiences abroad, such as staying in the Bajau people's water bungalow in Malaysia, caves in Turkey and a banda (a type of thatched house) in central Africa, after the pandemic is over.
