Traveling means leaving more often than returning. A traveler is someone who has left his own place. Therefore, a traveler is a stranger.A traveler has not only left behind his family, house, or work. He has left behind all daily routines occurring around him. Between his familiar daily routines and an unfamiliar world, a traveler turns into a marginal man seeking the to self-discovery to rebuild himself.

The numerous mountain temples and waterside pavilions scattered around the country contained evidence of travelers who dropped in to rest their tired legs or clear their minds by forgetting their pains and sorrows. The travelers befriended nature, learned from nature, and sang in praise of nature. they also had academic debates and organized poetry circles. Traveling, therefote, was not only for play but for literary and artistic activities.