Lockdown leaves couple stranded in forest park

Tian, who studied psychology in college, says she decided to embrace the beautiful surroundings instead of getting stressed out by the situation. Tian points out that the area was especially scenic as the park had been planning a flower contest, and that they saw many gardens planted with different flowers. The couple even encountered wild deer at the campsite.

But being stranded in nature also came with its own set of challenges. Food shortage was the first problem they encountered as the couple brought only enough rations to last three days. With the help of the park's management, Lin received free supplies from an employee canteen there every three to five days.

They also had to deal with a shortage of fuel, which the RV required to generate heat at night. To solve this problem, Lu Qi, one of the police officers at Jianshe township, drove the couple to the nearest gas station. Lu also gave the couple antigen test kits and took them to the nucleic acid testing sites.

"The past two months have been very special, and we have many people to thank, especially the park staff and local police," says the couple, who finally returned home on May 20. "We will definitely come to visit Chongming again in the future."