Shui Diao Ge Tou
by Su Shi
Will a moon so bright ever arise again?
Drink a cupful of wine and ask of the shy,
I don't know where the palace gate of Heaven is,
Or even the year in which tonight slips by.
I want to return riding the whirlwind! But I
Feel afraid that this heaven of jasper and jade
Lets in the cold, its palaces rear so high.
I shall get up and dance with my own shadow.
From life endured among men how far a cry!
Pound the red pavilion
Slanting through the lattices
Onto every wakeful eye,
Moon, why should you bear a grudge, O why
Insist in time of separation so to fill the sky?
Men know joy and sorrow, parting and reunion;
While the moon waxes and wanes.
Perfection was never easily come by.
Though miles apart, could men but live forever
Dreaming they shared this moonlight together!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
I Want to Smile
As the saying goes, smile and everything will be okay. Simple as it si, smiles can make a magnificent difference, driving the sadness away and equipping us with an optimistic mind capable of coping wiht all the griefs and obstacles in our way. I want to smile, so as to beautify my world as well as others' in a magic way.
I'd like to smile at my parents and friends, comforting them and bringing fantastic pleasure. By smiliing at my dear fellows, I can reveal the message taht no matter what happens, I'm always here for you.
It occurs tome that when I smile a myself, I build up my confidence and win a positive attitude that helps me go through the hardships.
In a word, I want to msile, delivering happiness everywhere. I'd appreciate it if you accept my application, devoting myself to making the world a happier and warmer heaven.
(by Zhuo Yue)
I'd like to smile at my parents and friends, comforting them and bringing fantastic pleasure. By smiliing at my dear fellows, I can reveal the message taht no matter what happens, I'm always here for you.
It occurs tome that when I smile a myself, I build up my confidence and win a positive attitude that helps me go through the hardships.
In a word, I want to msile, delivering happiness everywhere. I'd appreciate it if you accept my application, devoting myself to making the world a happier and warmer heaven.
(by Zhuo Yue)
I Want to Smile
If you are a house, smile is your window. It brings you more sunshime and makes you inderstood more clearly by the people who stand outside the house. So everyone should accept smile as an important part of his life.
Smile at your parents, and it shows your thankfulness to them. So happy will they be that they shed tears when they learn that you have grown up. Smiling is so powerful that it can lose all your families in gratitude.
Smile at your friends. and it shows your admiration to them. Friedns are shadow that always companies you. Although the sun can't shine everywhere, your friends can walk you to the sunshine. smiling can strengthen your friendship and makes you live a colourful life.
(by Liu Fei)
Smile at yourself, and it cna bring more confidence even when you are faving difficulties.
Smile at your parents, and it shows your thankfulness to them. So happy will they be that they shed tears when they learn that you have grown up. Smiling is so powerful that it can lose all your families in gratitude.
Smile at your friends. and it shows your admiration to them. Friedns are shadow that always companies you. Although the sun can't shine everywhere, your friends can walk you to the sunshine. smiling can strengthen your friendship and makes you live a colourful life.
(by Liu Fei)
Smile at yourself, and it cna bring more confidence even when you are faving difficulties.
I Want to Smile
A saying goes that smiling everyday keeps the doctor away. Only when you smile can you live a satisfyingly happy life. So I want to smile.
I wnat to smile at my parents, who bring me up and teahc me life lessons. Sometimes just a sincere smile instead of flattery words can wanrm their hearts like the sunshine. I want ot smile at my friends, who share tears and laughters wiht me. Sometimes just a sweet smile instead of an unpoyal look can create a life-long friendship like the spring rain. I want to smile at myself, too. Sometimes just a simple smile can give you a full spring even after you hve accidentally missed a beautiful flower.
In a word, however hard life is and whatever will happen, I prefer to smile rather than regret for what is gone.
(by Du Jingwen)
I wnat to smile at my parents, who bring me up and teahc me life lessons. Sometimes just a sincere smile instead of flattery words can wanrm their hearts like the sunshine. I want ot smile at my friends, who share tears and laughters wiht me. Sometimes just a sweet smile instead of an unpoyal look can create a life-long friendship like the spring rain. I want to smile at myself, too. Sometimes just a simple smile can give you a full spring even after you hve accidentally missed a beautiful flower.
In a word, however hard life is and whatever will happen, I prefer to smile rather than regret for what is gone.
(by Du Jingwen)
I Want to Smile
When weatlth is lost, mothing is lost. When health is lost, something is lost. When smile is lost, all is lost. No wonder many people consider smiling a viratl way to their daily life, for smiling ahve large quantities of advantages such as promoting communication, expressing kindness and decreasing limitations between lauguages. So I want to smile.
I am eager to smile at my parents nad my friends. By similing, we can solve our unhappiness between us with ease and develip our relationship into equality.
I'd like to smile at myself. I can ignore the depressive and own the courage to get around all the obstactes lying in my way to future wiht a smile.
In a word, with smiling having so many advantages, I want to smile. I enjoy smiling and even I'd like to face my life with a big smile.
(by Su Hao)
I am eager to smile at my parents nad my friends. By similing, we can solve our unhappiness between us with ease and develip our relationship into equality.
I'd like to smile at myself. I can ignore the depressive and own the courage to get around all the obstactes lying in my way to future wiht a smile.
In a word, with smiling having so many advantages, I want to smile. I enjoy smiling and even I'd like to face my life with a big smile.
(by Su Hao)
Legends of Mid-autumn Festival (III)
The legends of Mid-autumn Festival are very rich, some fairy tales widespread such as Chang'e flying to the moon, Wu Gang cutting laurels and the Jade Rabbit pounding medicine.
Mooncake Uprising
According to legend, eating mooncakes on the Mid-autumn Festival night began in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, Large quantities of poor people in the Central Plains uprose against the Yuan Dynasty owing to not bearing its cruel ruling. Zhu Yuanzhang was prepared to revolt against the Yuan imperial court by uniting separate resistance forces.
But because imperial soldiers searched everywhere very tightly and fiercely, it was so difficult for them the convey the uprising message to each force army. Military counselor Liu Bowen came up with a good ploy that a piece of paper with "Lunar August 15 Night Uprising" on it was hidden inside into the pancakes and then separately sent them to the rebels of various areas, which informed them of the immediate response to the uprising of the August 15 night.
That day all uprising armies volunteered to respond to the planned rebels just like a little fire burning up the plain. Soon Yu Da led his army to attack the Yuan capital Da Du(Great Capital) and captured it, so the uprising succeeded in their great victory.
The good news spread here and there, and the emperor was very happy and in a hurry gave the oral instruction that all the generals and soldiers of the whole city celebrated the gorgeous victory with the whole people,and he rewarded the pancakes acting as the passer of the secret transmission as largesses to his courtiers and people.
After that, the mooncades were made more and more delicate and dainty and much more delicious in various kinds and in different sizes as high quality gifts. Since then, it has been in popular spread that people have eaten mooncakes on the nights of Mid-autumn festival.
Mooncake Uprising
According to legend, eating mooncakes on the Mid-autumn Festival night began in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, Large quantities of poor people in the Central Plains uprose against the Yuan Dynasty owing to not bearing its cruel ruling. Zhu Yuanzhang was prepared to revolt against the Yuan imperial court by uniting separate resistance forces.
But because imperial soldiers searched everywhere very tightly and fiercely, it was so difficult for them the convey the uprising message to each force army. Military counselor Liu Bowen came up with a good ploy that a piece of paper with "Lunar August 15 Night Uprising" on it was hidden inside into the pancakes and then separately sent them to the rebels of various areas, which informed them of the immediate response to the uprising of the August 15 night.
That day all uprising armies volunteered to respond to the planned rebels just like a little fire burning up the plain. Soon Yu Da led his army to attack the Yuan capital Da Du(Great Capital) and captured it, so the uprising succeeded in their great victory.
The good news spread here and there, and the emperor was very happy and in a hurry gave the oral instruction that all the generals and soldiers of the whole city celebrated the gorgeous victory with the whole people,and he rewarded the pancakes acting as the passer of the secret transmission as largesses to his courtiers and people.
After that, the mooncades were made more and more delicate and dainty and much more delicious in various kinds and in different sizes as high quality gifts. Since then, it has been in popular spread that people have eaten mooncakes on the nights of Mid-autumn festival.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Legends of Mid-autumn Festival (II)
The legends of Mid-autumn Festival are very rich, some fairy tales widespread such as Chang'e flying to the moon, Wu Gang cutting laurels and the Jade Rabbit pounding medicine.
Wu Gang Cutting Laurels
According to legend, lush and luxuriant grew the large laurel in front of the Guanghan Palace on the moon, which was high up to more than 500 dekametres. A man under the tree was cutting it for many many years.
But each time he finished one stroke, the cutting recovered itself right away, so the tree could not be chopped down for tens of thousands of years.
It is said that the man chopping the tree was Wu Gang from Xihe in the Han Dynasty.
Once he followed an supernatural being to learn Tao to become immortal, but reaching Heaven, he made a mistake and was exiled to the cold moon where he did the unpleasant and uninteresting drudgery in vain every day in order to show him a necessary punishment.
Wu Gang Cutting Laurels
According to legend, lush and luxuriant grew the large laurel in front of the Guanghan Palace on the moon, which was high up to more than 500 dekametres. A man under the tree was cutting it for many many years.
But each time he finished one stroke, the cutting recovered itself right away, so the tree could not be chopped down for tens of thousands of years.
It is said that the man chopping the tree was Wu Gang from Xihe in the Han Dynasty.
Once he followed an supernatural being to learn Tao to become immortal, but reaching Heaven, he made a mistake and was exiled to the cold moon where he did the unpleasant and uninteresting drudgery in vain every day in order to show him a necessary punishment.
Legends of Mid-autumn Festival (I)
The legends of Mid-autumn Festival are very rich, some fairy tales widespread such as Chang'e flying to the moon, Wu Gang cutting laurels and the Jade Rabbit pounding medicine.
Chang'e Flying to the Moon
According to legend, in ancient time there were ten suns in the high sky at the same time, withering the crops in the fields, people living in hardship. Then a hero named Hou Yi was very strong and had an extraordinarily enormous strength with great sympathy for hard-suffering people. So he went aboard the peak of the Kunlun Mountain, exalted his strength, pulled his mighty bow and at a stretch shot nine of the suns, and he strictly ordered the last sun that it should rise and set on time every day to benefit the people all over the earh.
So Hou Yi was so highly respected and admired by the ancient people then that he married a kind and beautiful wife by the name of Chang'e. Hou Yi hung around with his wife all day long in addition to teaching people skills and hunting for food. People admired the talented guy and beautiful lady.
Many ambitious young men and compatriots came to him to learn from him with great admire for his great talents. Among them was a malicious guy named Peng Meng.
One day, Hou Yi went to the Kunlun Mountains to visit some friends and seek Tao, when he encountered the Queen Mother who by accident passed it there. He asked the Queen Mother for a package of everlasting elixir of life, a kind of medicine agaist death. It is said that whoever ate the drug of this kind could right away fly to Heaven and become immortal. However, Hou Yi could not bear leaving his wife behind, and temporarily had to hand the drug to Chang'e for a good hiding. Unfortunately when she was putting the drug into her dresser box, what she did was seen by the malicious guy who wanted to secretly eat it and become immortal by himself.
Three days later, Hou Yi went out hunting along with his believers and apprentices. Peng Meng pretended to fall ill and stayed at home with bad malice. Immediately Hou Yi left, Peng seaked into Hou Yi's backyard holding a sword in his hand, and forced Chang'e to hand the drug over to him. Chang'e knew she was not a strong rival to her enemy. In that critical moment, she, decisive, opened the dresser box and swallowed the drug in a flash. Instantly Chang'e swallowed the drug, her body immediately flew up off the ground, out of the window and up into the sky. As Chang'e worried about her husband, then she flew up to the moon and became immortal there.
In the evening, Hou Yi returned home, and her maids cried him what had happened that day. Hou Yi was so surprised and angry that he pulled out his sword and wanted to kill the bad guy but he had fled earlier before Hou Yi came to him. Hou Yi was very angrily crying, distraught, with great grief and distress inside. He looked up to the vast sky, calling the name of his beloved wife, when he was amazied to find that the moon that night was extraordinarily bright and clear and round and there seemed to be a shaking figure especially like Chang'e's. So he was very desperate to go chasing the moon, but when he went forward three steps, the moon went backward three steps, while when he went backward three steps, the moon went forward three steps. No matter how hard he tried, he failed to get forward closer to the moon.
Having nothing to do with great desperation but also with greater yearning for his beloved wife, he had to order his people to go to Chang'e favorite backyard where the incense table was set up with her favorite honey and fresh fruits on it to offer sacrifice and respect to Chang'e attached to him in the remote moon. As soon as people heard everything about Chang'e immortality, they at once placed their incense tables in the moonlight to pray for good luck and well-being from nice and kind Chang'e.
Since then, the custom widely spread into the folk that people offer sacrifice to the moon on the night of the Mid-autumn Festival.
Chang'e Flying to the Moon
According to legend, in ancient time there were ten suns in the high sky at the same time, withering the crops in the fields, people living in hardship. Then a hero named Hou Yi was very strong and had an extraordinarily enormous strength with great sympathy for hard-suffering people. So he went aboard the peak of the Kunlun Mountain, exalted his strength, pulled his mighty bow and at a stretch shot nine of the suns, and he strictly ordered the last sun that it should rise and set on time every day to benefit the people all over the earh.
So Hou Yi was so highly respected and admired by the ancient people then that he married a kind and beautiful wife by the name of Chang'e. Hou Yi hung around with his wife all day long in addition to teaching people skills and hunting for food. People admired the talented guy and beautiful lady.
Many ambitious young men and compatriots came to him to learn from him with great admire for his great talents. Among them was a malicious guy named Peng Meng.
One day, Hou Yi went to the Kunlun Mountains to visit some friends and seek Tao, when he encountered the Queen Mother who by accident passed it there. He asked the Queen Mother for a package of everlasting elixir of life, a kind of medicine agaist death. It is said that whoever ate the drug of this kind could right away fly to Heaven and become immortal. However, Hou Yi could not bear leaving his wife behind, and temporarily had to hand the drug to Chang'e for a good hiding. Unfortunately when she was putting the drug into her dresser box, what she did was seen by the malicious guy who wanted to secretly eat it and become immortal by himself.
Three days later, Hou Yi went out hunting along with his believers and apprentices. Peng Meng pretended to fall ill and stayed at home with bad malice. Immediately Hou Yi left, Peng seaked into Hou Yi's backyard holding a sword in his hand, and forced Chang'e to hand the drug over to him. Chang'e knew she was not a strong rival to her enemy. In that critical moment, she, decisive, opened the dresser box and swallowed the drug in a flash. Instantly Chang'e swallowed the drug, her body immediately flew up off the ground, out of the window and up into the sky. As Chang'e worried about her husband, then she flew up to the moon and became immortal there.
In the evening, Hou Yi returned home, and her maids cried him what had happened that day. Hou Yi was so surprised and angry that he pulled out his sword and wanted to kill the bad guy but he had fled earlier before Hou Yi came to him. Hou Yi was very angrily crying, distraught, with great grief and distress inside. He looked up to the vast sky, calling the name of his beloved wife, when he was amazied to find that the moon that night was extraordinarily bright and clear and round and there seemed to be a shaking figure especially like Chang'e's. So he was very desperate to go chasing the moon, but when he went forward three steps, the moon went backward three steps, while when he went backward three steps, the moon went forward three steps. No matter how hard he tried, he failed to get forward closer to the moon.
Having nothing to do with great desperation but also with greater yearning for his beloved wife, he had to order his people to go to Chang'e favorite backyard where the incense table was set up with her favorite honey and fresh fruits on it to offer sacrifice and respect to Chang'e attached to him in the remote moon. As soon as people heard everything about Chang'e immortality, they at once placed their incense tables in the moonlight to pray for good luck and well-being from nice and kind Chang'e.
Since then, the custom widely spread into the folk that people offer sacrifice to the moon on the night of the Mid-autumn Festival.
Mid-Autumn Festival Origin
Lunar Augutst 15 each year is the traditional Mid-autumn Festival. This period of time is the middle autumn of each autumn of the year, so it is called mid-autumn. In our lunar calendar, one year is divided into four seasons. Each season includes three periods known as Meng, Zhong and Ji, so mid-autumn is also called Zhong autumn. The full moon on the night of lunar August 15 is much brighter and clearer than any other time, which is known as "Moon evening" or "August Festival".
This evening, people always look up to the clear and round moon as bright as jade high in the vast and enchanting sky, with the white and soft light everywhere in heaven and world. It naturally makes people to look forward to family reunion. And in particular the soft light set off an tack of intense feeling of homesickness deep inside. Therefore, this festival is also known as "Reunion Festival".
The Mid-autumn Festival has a long history just like other traditional festivala that were slowly developed. In our ancient folk appeared a practice custom named Qiu Mu Xi Yue, which means worshiping goddess of the moon at the late end of autumn. Our ancient emperors had the strict ritual that they would honored the god of the sun in spring and worshiped the goddess of the moon in autumn. The word mid-autumn was found in the record appearing in the Zhou Li or Zhou Ritual as early as the Zhou Dynasty. In Zhou period, Ying Han or welcoming the coming winter months and Ji Yue or venerating the goddess of the moon were both held when the Mid-autumn nights came here.
A large incense table was set up in the courtyard with many offerings on it such as the mooncakes, watermelon, apples, dates, plums, grapes and something like these. Among them were definitely included the mooncakes and watermelon. Besides, watermelon must have been cut into lotus-like shapes. In the moonlight, the statue of the moon would be placed in the direction of the bright moon with high candles and incenses burning, and the whole family worshiped the moon by turns. And then head housewife cut the mooncake representing family reunion. The hostess must keep in mind the exact number of the whole family before she began to cut the mooncake because she could not cut it more and not less, and must ensure each piece of the mooncake was of the same size.
Later, nobles and literatus followed suit. On the night of the Mid-autumn Festival, facing the clearly bright moon, they passionately watched and enjoyed it, worshiping and paying tribute to the round moon to express their feelings inside. Then this practice custom spread and was passed down on to the folk, forming a traditional activity. The ancient people paid greater stress to and more attention on this practice until the Tang Dynasty, when the Mid-autumn Festival was established a fixed festival. "August 15 Mid-autumn Festival" was recorded in Taizong Record of Tang History.
In the Tang Dynasty, during the Mid-autumn Festival, watching and enjoying the bright full moon prevailed, together with playing some sports related to the moon. On the night of it in the capital Bianjing, now known as the Kaifeng City, of the Northern Song Dynasty, everybody in the whole city, without regard to rich or poor, must wear adult clothes, burned incenses, worshiped the moon with a good wish and praying for the bless from the goddess of the moon.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, people presented mooncakes as gifts among them, representing the meaning of reunion. In some places, the activities were held such as grass-dragon dancing and building pagodas and so on. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the customs of the Mid-autumn Festival were much more prevalent with varieties of more traditional practices appearing here and there. So the festival was prevalent in the Song Dynasty, and in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it grew as famous as the New Year's Day and became one of our major festivals.
According to legend, a very ugly girl named Wuyan, piously worshiped the moon during her childhood, so when she grew up, she was chose into the imperial palace owing to her outstanding morality. But she was not bestowed favor on by the emperor. When enjoying himself and the moon some year, the emperor saw her in the moonlight, feeling her outstandingly beautiful, and right then, he made her his queen.
So after that, it continued forever that people worshiped the full moon on the night of the Mid-autumn Festival. The goddess Chang'e housing the moon palace was noted for her unmatched beauty, so maidens worshiped the moon with a wonderful wish that they also could have Chang'e's beauty and bight moon-like face.
Today, the custom of playing sports in the moonlight is far from more prevalent than the past, but setting up a feast to enjoy the full round moon continues prevalently. People hold the wineglass up to the moon to celebrate a better life or wish distant relatives and friends good health and happiness sharing the beauty of the moonlight, though a thousand mile.
This evening, people always look up to the clear and round moon as bright as jade high in the vast and enchanting sky, with the white and soft light everywhere in heaven and world. It naturally makes people to look forward to family reunion. And in particular the soft light set off an tack of intense feeling of homesickness deep inside. Therefore, this festival is also known as "Reunion Festival".
The Mid-autumn Festival has a long history just like other traditional festivala that were slowly developed. In our ancient folk appeared a practice custom named Qiu Mu Xi Yue, which means worshiping goddess of the moon at the late end of autumn. Our ancient emperors had the strict ritual that they would honored the god of the sun in spring and worshiped the goddess of the moon in autumn. The word mid-autumn was found in the record appearing in the Zhou Li or Zhou Ritual as early as the Zhou Dynasty. In Zhou period, Ying Han or welcoming the coming winter months and Ji Yue or venerating the goddess of the moon were both held when the Mid-autumn nights came here.
A large incense table was set up in the courtyard with many offerings on it such as the mooncakes, watermelon, apples, dates, plums, grapes and something like these. Among them were definitely included the mooncakes and watermelon. Besides, watermelon must have been cut into lotus-like shapes. In the moonlight, the statue of the moon would be placed in the direction of the bright moon with high candles and incenses burning, and the whole family worshiped the moon by turns. And then head housewife cut the mooncake representing family reunion. The hostess must keep in mind the exact number of the whole family before she began to cut the mooncake because she could not cut it more and not less, and must ensure each piece of the mooncake was of the same size.
Later, nobles and literatus followed suit. On the night of the Mid-autumn Festival, facing the clearly bright moon, they passionately watched and enjoyed it, worshiping and paying tribute to the round moon to express their feelings inside. Then this practice custom spread and was passed down on to the folk, forming a traditional activity. The ancient people paid greater stress to and more attention on this practice until the Tang Dynasty, when the Mid-autumn Festival was established a fixed festival. "August 15 Mid-autumn Festival" was recorded in Taizong Record of Tang History.
In the Tang Dynasty, during the Mid-autumn Festival, watching and enjoying the bright full moon prevailed, together with playing some sports related to the moon. On the night of it in the capital Bianjing, now known as the Kaifeng City, of the Northern Song Dynasty, everybody in the whole city, without regard to rich or poor, must wear adult clothes, burned incenses, worshiped the moon with a good wish and praying for the bless from the goddess of the moon.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, people presented mooncakes as gifts among them, representing the meaning of reunion. In some places, the activities were held such as grass-dragon dancing and building pagodas and so on. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the customs of the Mid-autumn Festival were much more prevalent with varieties of more traditional practices appearing here and there. So the festival was prevalent in the Song Dynasty, and in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it grew as famous as the New Year's Day and became one of our major festivals.
According to legend, a very ugly girl named Wuyan, piously worshiped the moon during her childhood, so when she grew up, she was chose into the imperial palace owing to her outstanding morality. But she was not bestowed favor on by the emperor. When enjoying himself and the moon some year, the emperor saw her in the moonlight, feeling her outstandingly beautiful, and right then, he made her his queen.
So after that, it continued forever that people worshiped the full moon on the night of the Mid-autumn Festival. The goddess Chang'e housing the moon palace was noted for her unmatched beauty, so maidens worshiped the moon with a wonderful wish that they also could have Chang'e's beauty and bight moon-like face.
Today, the custom of playing sports in the moonlight is far from more prevalent than the past, but setting up a feast to enjoy the full round moon continues prevalently. People hold the wineglass up to the moon to celebrate a better life or wish distant relatives and friends good health and happiness sharing the beauty of the moonlight, though a thousand mile.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Happy Mid-autumn Festival!
Today is October 3, 2009, Chinese lunar August 15, known as China's traditional festival: Mid-August Festival.
The first period of class is English this afternoon. After finishing it, I returned home in a great hurry, and made it ready to go home with my loving daughter to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at my parents' home. Because wife had to work on the night shift, we had to go home without her.
First, we went to the Furong supermarket by riding my wife's electric bike, where we bought some apples worth about 37 yuan and some other snack my daughter likes best. We paid over 80 yuan for what we bought.
When we arrived home, we found my father with my nephew was waiting for us at the gate of their house. We were immediately seated to have our family reunion dinner because before we got there, my father had prepared everything for the great traditional festival. We had a very very pleasant reunion dinner, happy with smile and laughter.
During the dinner, mother told us a good piece of news that the loving mother dog gave birth to six punnies four days ago. That made my daughter and my nephew very excited and right now after they ate, they each had two punnies in their arms to play with them, very happy and with great delight.
And my nephew will come to my house after his morning writing practice. His timetable is as follows: he attends school at 8 am and class is over at 11 sharp am; he comes back at 1:30 pm and comes home at 4:30 pm. So I must remind me of the timeatable to pick him up by bike.
After dinner, mother accidentally talked about Angang, the son of my first sister. She is not satisfied with what he did during his part-job outside. His bad behavior made his parents very sad and unhappy.
After some chatting with my mother, we went back home as soon as dark fell. And at this time, the moon was rising in the high sky, bright and round and pleasing.
Owing to the traditional family reunion, there were few people moving on the road, so we talked and rode happily in high spirits inside although I felt a little cool outside, due to which my daughter played a good joke on me not taking thick clothes with me in advance like her.
Before 7 am, we arrived home safe and sound. We are very happy to have a pleasant and delicious family reunion dinner together with my parents and my brother along with his happy family.
Faithfully I bless all the people under the sun with happy Mid-autumn Festival.
The first period of class is English this afternoon. After finishing it, I returned home in a great hurry, and made it ready to go home with my loving daughter to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at my parents' home. Because wife had to work on the night shift, we had to go home without her.
First, we went to the Furong supermarket by riding my wife's electric bike, where we bought some apples worth about 37 yuan and some other snack my daughter likes best. We paid over 80 yuan for what we bought.
When we arrived home, we found my father with my nephew was waiting for us at the gate of their house. We were immediately seated to have our family reunion dinner because before we got there, my father had prepared everything for the great traditional festival. We had a very very pleasant reunion dinner, happy with smile and laughter.
During the dinner, mother told us a good piece of news that the loving mother dog gave birth to six punnies four days ago. That made my daughter and my nephew very excited and right now after they ate, they each had two punnies in their arms to play with them, very happy and with great delight.
And my nephew will come to my house after his morning writing practice. His timetable is as follows: he attends school at 8 am and class is over at 11 sharp am; he comes back at 1:30 pm and comes home at 4:30 pm. So I must remind me of the timeatable to pick him up by bike.
After dinner, mother accidentally talked about Angang, the son of my first sister. She is not satisfied with what he did during his part-job outside. His bad behavior made his parents very sad and unhappy.
After some chatting with my mother, we went back home as soon as dark fell. And at this time, the moon was rising in the high sky, bright and round and pleasing.
Owing to the traditional family reunion, there were few people moving on the road, so we talked and rode happily in high spirits inside although I felt a little cool outside, due to which my daughter played a good joke on me not taking thick clothes with me in advance like her.
Before 7 am, we arrived home safe and sound. We are very happy to have a pleasant and delicious family reunion dinner together with my parents and my brother along with his happy family.
Faithfully I bless all the people under the sun with happy Mid-autumn Festival.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Rio wins bid to host 2016 Olympic Games
Yesterday evening Rio wan the bid to host 2016 Olympic Games at openhagen, the capital of Denmark.
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Rio de Janeiro of Brazil was chosen here on Friday by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
IOC President Jacques Rogge made the announcement after three rounds of votes by nearly more than 90 IOC members.
The Brazilian city won the bid after beating rivals Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid.
Chicago was eliminated in the first round of vote as it got the least number of votes among 94 valid votes.
The American city was expected to have a tight race with Rio by the media here, but ended up the first loser.
Tokyo of Japan was squeezed out in the second round of vote with the least number of ballots among 95 valid votes with one abstention.
As many as 106 IOC members as of September 2009, but nationals of the countries of candidate cities are not allowed to vote unless their candidates are eliminated.
In the first round, Madrid won 28 votes, followed by Rio with 26, Tokyo 20 and Chicago 18. In the second round, Rio was on the top with 46, followed by Madrid with 24, Tokyo 20.
Rio won the campaign in the last round after netting 66 votes against Madrid's 32.
The Rio bid team played economy and geography cards in its final presentation to win the bid.
In a passionate speech, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula daSilva told IOC members that his country is experiencing a "magical moment" of economic development.
Silva, known as Lula, made a strong urge to the voters to choose Rio as the host of a Games.
"I ask for your support and vision. Rio is ready. If you give us this chance, you will not regret," he appealed, saying that the Brazilian people were full of "passion, energy and creativity".
He also stressed that Brazil and South America have never hosted an Olympic Games.
"It is time to address this imbalance," he urged. "I honestly believe it is Brazil's time. Among the countries that today compete to host the Games, we are the only one that has never had this honor."
"For others it will be just one more Games," he noted, "For us, it will be an unparallel opportunity."
"It will boost the self-esteem of Brazilians" , "consolidate recent achievements" and "inspire new ones".
He said the bid was not only Brazil's, but also South America's, "bid of a continent with almost 400 million men and women and around 180 million youngsters".
After praising the IOC for its contributions in modernizing the Olympic Games, introducing new sports and new technology, Lula said that "the opportunity is to expand the Olympic Games to new continents."
South America and Africa are the two continents that have never hosted an Olympic Games, the largest sports event on earth.
Officials of the Rio team detailed construction plans and public security plans of Rio, assuring the voters that the fast developing economy and ensured safety would guarantee a successful Olympic Games.
Brazil has gone all out to win the bid, mobilizing sports stars such as football legend Pele, and famed sports officials, such as FIFA's Honorary President Joao Havelange.
Havelange called IOC members for support to Rio, welcoming them to go to Rio in 2016 to celebrate his 100th birthday.
The reason for Madrid to last to the third voting round lied mainly in former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch's emotional appealing.
He asked the 100-plus IOC members at the end of Madrid's final presentation to consider his age and give the chance to Madrid to host the 2016 Games.
"Dear colleagues, I know that I am very near the end on my time. I am, as you know, 89 years old," he said peacefully.
"May I ask you to consider granting my country the honor and also the duty to organize the games and Paralympics in 2016."
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Rio de Janeiro of Brazil was chosen here on Friday by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
IOC President Jacques Rogge made the announcement after three rounds of votes by nearly more than 90 IOC members.
The Brazilian city won the bid after beating rivals Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid.
Chicago was eliminated in the first round of vote as it got the least number of votes among 94 valid votes.
The American city was expected to have a tight race with Rio by the media here, but ended up the first loser.
Tokyo of Japan was squeezed out in the second round of vote with the least number of ballots among 95 valid votes with one abstention.
As many as 106 IOC members as of September 2009, but nationals of the countries of candidate cities are not allowed to vote unless their candidates are eliminated.
In the first round, Madrid won 28 votes, followed by Rio with 26, Tokyo 20 and Chicago 18. In the second round, Rio was on the top with 46, followed by Madrid with 24, Tokyo 20.
Rio won the campaign in the last round after netting 66 votes against Madrid's 32.
The Rio bid team played economy and geography cards in its final presentation to win the bid.
In a passionate speech, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula daSilva told IOC members that his country is experiencing a "magical moment" of economic development.
Silva, known as Lula, made a strong urge to the voters to choose Rio as the host of a Games.
"I ask for your support and vision. Rio is ready. If you give us this chance, you will not regret," he appealed, saying that the Brazilian people were full of "passion, energy and creativity".
He also stressed that Brazil and South America have never hosted an Olympic Games.
"It is time to address this imbalance," he urged. "I honestly believe it is Brazil's time. Among the countries that today compete to host the Games, we are the only one that has never had this honor."
"For others it will be just one more Games," he noted, "For us, it will be an unparallel opportunity."
"It will boost the self-esteem of Brazilians" , "consolidate recent achievements" and "inspire new ones".
He said the bid was not only Brazil's, but also South America's, "bid of a continent with almost 400 million men and women and around 180 million youngsters".
After praising the IOC for its contributions in modernizing the Olympic Games, introducing new sports and new technology, Lula said that "the opportunity is to expand the Olympic Games to new continents."
South America and Africa are the two continents that have never hosted an Olympic Games, the largest sports event on earth.
Officials of the Rio team detailed construction plans and public security plans of Rio, assuring the voters that the fast developing economy and ensured safety would guarantee a successful Olympic Games.
Brazil has gone all out to win the bid, mobilizing sports stars such as football legend Pele, and famed sports officials, such as FIFA's Honorary President Joao Havelange.
Havelange called IOC members for support to Rio, welcoming them to go to Rio in 2016 to celebrate his 100th birthday.
The reason for Madrid to last to the third voting round lied mainly in former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch's emotional appealing.
He asked the 100-plus IOC members at the end of Madrid's final presentation to consider his age and give the chance to Madrid to host the 2016 Games.
"Dear colleagues, I know that I am very near the end on my time. I am, as you know, 89 years old," he said peacefully.
"May I ask you to consider granting my country the honor and also the duty to organize the games and Paralympics in 2016."
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Voices from over the world!
Happy 60th birthday, great China! I cannot feel any more proud after watching the grand parad just a while ago from cctv.com here in Australia. It was brilliant from every aspect!
Love you & long live China!
A very Happy 60th National Day.
Many more to come.
May Peace,Success & Happiness might prevail through all the years to come.
God Bless all !!!!!
Happy 60th Birthday, Motherland!
Proud to be a Chinese. I love you, my dearest motherland. The Chinese people truly have rised up. Best wish.
Best wish and congratulations on the 60th anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China from a Chinese American. I am proud to be witness of my beloved ancestral country marching on to world stage as a super power. Dearest motherland, wish you the very best and prosperity. You made me proud.
I am delighted to be here to witness the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China's founding, but I wish I could partake in (any) celebration rather than stay at home in front my television.
I'm very happy to see China progressing & I on behalf of all Pakistanis living in China congratulate China on this special day of 60th anniversary. Pakistan is always a good friend of China & Long Live Pak-China Friendship.
The Europe China Foundation sincerely congratulates the people and the Government of the P.R. China, with its 60th Anniversary of the Republic. The last few years, China has shown the world to be an open an harmonious society.
Its impressive economic growth - despite the financial problems in the rest of the world - has our deepest respect. We hope to continue and increase our cooperation and friendship with the National Chinese Government and several local Governments. The future looks promissing and we are looking forward to deepen our relationship.
Birthday China on your 60th anniversary! Chairman Mao rightly said "The Chinese people have stood up!" May China and the Chinese people continue its peaceful development and become a beacon of hope to all still developing nations and peoples. May China continue to live in peace and harmony with itself and with all other peoples in the world. Long live China and the Chinese peoples everywhere.
Love you & long live China!
A very Happy 60th National Day.
Many more to come.
May Peace,Success & Happiness might prevail through all the years to come.
God Bless all !!!!!
Happy 60th Birthday, Motherland!
Proud to be a Chinese. I love you, my dearest motherland. The Chinese people truly have rised up. Best wish.
Best wish and congratulations on the 60th anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China from a Chinese American. I am proud to be witness of my beloved ancestral country marching on to world stage as a super power. Dearest motherland, wish you the very best and prosperity. You made me proud.
I am delighted to be here to witness the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China's founding, but I wish I could partake in (any) celebration rather than stay at home in front my television.
I'm very happy to see China progressing & I on behalf of all Pakistanis living in China congratulate China on this special day of 60th anniversary. Pakistan is always a good friend of China & Long Live Pak-China Friendship.
The Europe China Foundation sincerely congratulates the people and the Government of the P.R. China, with its 60th Anniversary of the Republic. The last few years, China has shown the world to be an open an harmonious society.
Its impressive economic growth - despite the financial problems in the rest of the world - has our deepest respect. We hope to continue and increase our cooperation and friendship with the National Chinese Government and several local Governments. The future looks promissing and we are looking forward to deepen our relationship.
Birthday China on your 60th anniversary! Chairman Mao rightly said "The Chinese people have stood up!" May China and the Chinese people continue its peaceful development and become a beacon of hope to all still developing nations and peoples. May China continue to live in peace and harmony with itself and with all other peoples in the world. Long live China and the Chinese peoples everywhere.
Grand National Day Celebration!
Liu announced the start of the ceremony.
Beijing municipal secretary, Liu Qi announed the beginning of the celebration of the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China. The soldiers shot 60 cannons, and then the national flag was raised with all the people present singing together the national anthem March of the Volunteers.
Hu addressed the people.
At 10 am sharp, the celebration ceremony began. President Hu Jintao, to Chinese state and military leader addressed the whole people present, the military band of 2,000 hushing their instruments and Tiananmen Square falling into silence. Present also are former president Jiang Zemin, top legislator Wu Bangguo, Premier Wen Jiabao and some other officials flanking Hu.
President said we Chinese people should be proud and confident of our nation's developments over the past sixty years. And then he stressed we China would continue the reforms and opening-up policy to ensure the development of China, socialism and Marxism. China will adhere strongly to our own form of socialism as it enter the future and will also continue assuring the progress that has been made in the last six decades.
Finally he also took some time to honor and respect our revolutionary pioneers, who have made great contributions to realizing national independence and liberation of our great county and great people.
President Hu was optimistic, from the past, to the present and into the future, about the strength, unity and prosperity of our people. We all Chinese people are full of confidence in the bright prospects of the great rejuvenation of our great nation. "Look forward to the future. We envision wide prospects for the future of China," he said.
Hu reviewed the troops.
After his speech, he walked down the Tiananmen Rostrum and was carried by a black open-roof Red Flag sedan to review our defense forces which will stage a massive parade.
Along the newly widened Chang'an Avenue stood tens of thousands ot soldiers in full-dress brand new uniforms, together with ranks of camouflaged tanks and missiles, and waited to be inspected, which stretches some three kilometres and involves about 8,000 military personnel.
President Hu wore a high-collared Mao suit and saluted troops through a microphone with "Greetings, comrades!","Comrades, you are working hard!" The soldiers replied loudly with "Greetings, leader!","We serve the people!"
The grand military parade started.
First fourteen phalanxes on feet came into the stage one by one which are composed of the army, navy, air force and the Second Artillery Force of the PLA, the People's Armed Police Force and reserved force and the young mysterious Special Force which made their debut for this inspections.
And then a total of 30 phalanxes in wheeled transport in turn displayed more more 50 types of new weapon systems manusfactured on our own, including the newest model of intercontinental nuclear-capable ballistic missiles.
Some other cutting-edge weaponry included our new generation of tanks, sophisticated radar, airborne early warning and control aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and satellite communication devices.
All the weapons in the inspection are made in our own country. More than 150 jet-fighters, bombers, helicopters and other aricrafts in 12 echelons flew over the square, packed with some 200,000 people at home and abroad.
This parade is set to show our newest weaponry and enchanced defense strength. This is the 14th parade since the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949. (The other 13 parades took place in 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 ,1955, 1956, 1957 ,1958, 1959, 1984 and in 1999.)
Followed the mass denstrations.
Following the grand military parade, the mass procession came into the stage at around 11:20 am in 35 formations withe different themes. But the same theme is to express our desire for national unity and reunificationa and rejuvenation.
About 8,500 people joined the formations unfolding achievements of our country, turing the Tiananmen Square into a sea of colourful flowers.
A gorgeous float with colossal Chinese characters "tuan jie fen jin", or "march in unity", marched from east to west along the Chang'an Avenue, leading the parade into the theme of national unity. The 34 floats forming the array"Splendid China" eulogized the great changes in our country during the past 60 years and expressed the desire for national unity and reunification of our great country.
Decorated with landmarks of the 31 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, and Hong Kong, Maco and Taiwan, the 34 floats focused on economic achievements while highlighting local characteristics.
The five floats from the autonomous regions offered a distinctive flavor of ethnic minority groups with dancers dressed in ethnic costumes toeing and heeling it to the music making solidarity and prosperity stand out.
Special floats featuring Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions highlighted their city landmarks and their return to the motherland. Our government resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997 and Macao in 1999.
The float representing Taiwan drew applause and cheers when it pulled into Tiananmen Square. It featured the Taipei 101 Tower model, colorful local fruits and other landmarks. A Taiwan compatriot, who has been engaged in mainland-Taiwan exchanges for 20 years, said we should lay aside our historical grudge and look forward together because of our same skin color and the same bloodline.
With a long feud after the civil war 60 ago, the mainland and Taiwan have been cementing ties in recent years. We are very glad to see financial coperation, disaster relief donations and exchanges between people across the straits, in addition to the breakthroughs in transport links.
Finally tens of thousands of children entered the stage with lots of colorful balloons in their hands and in front of the Tiananmen Rostrum flew the balloons to the high blue sky, making the celebration culminate exciting and encouragingly.
The whole process of celebration lasted two and a half hours. It is really a big success to inspire our spirits and light our morale. We are so proud of our great country and our great people.
Beijing municipal secretary, Liu Qi announed the beginning of the celebration of the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China. The soldiers shot 60 cannons, and then the national flag was raised with all the people present singing together the national anthem March of the Volunteers.
Hu addressed the people.
At 10 am sharp, the celebration ceremony began. President Hu Jintao, to Chinese state and military leader addressed the whole people present, the military band of 2,000 hushing their instruments and Tiananmen Square falling into silence. Present also are former president Jiang Zemin, top legislator Wu Bangguo, Premier Wen Jiabao and some other officials flanking Hu.
President said we Chinese people should be proud and confident of our nation's developments over the past sixty years. And then he stressed we China would continue the reforms and opening-up policy to ensure the development of China, socialism and Marxism. China will adhere strongly to our own form of socialism as it enter the future and will also continue assuring the progress that has been made in the last six decades.
Finally he also took some time to honor and respect our revolutionary pioneers, who have made great contributions to realizing national independence and liberation of our great county and great people.
President Hu was optimistic, from the past, to the present and into the future, about the strength, unity and prosperity of our people. We all Chinese people are full of confidence in the bright prospects of the great rejuvenation of our great nation. "Look forward to the future. We envision wide prospects for the future of China," he said.
Hu reviewed the troops.
After his speech, he walked down the Tiananmen Rostrum and was carried by a black open-roof Red Flag sedan to review our defense forces which will stage a massive parade.
Along the newly widened Chang'an Avenue stood tens of thousands ot soldiers in full-dress brand new uniforms, together with ranks of camouflaged tanks and missiles, and waited to be inspected, which stretches some three kilometres and involves about 8,000 military personnel.
President Hu wore a high-collared Mao suit and saluted troops through a microphone with "Greetings, comrades!","Comrades, you are working hard!" The soldiers replied loudly with "Greetings, leader!","We serve the people!"
The grand military parade started.
First fourteen phalanxes on feet came into the stage one by one which are composed of the army, navy, air force and the Second Artillery Force of the PLA, the People's Armed Police Force and reserved force and the young mysterious Special Force which made their debut for this inspections.
And then a total of 30 phalanxes in wheeled transport in turn displayed more more 50 types of new weapon systems manusfactured on our own, including the newest model of intercontinental nuclear-capable ballistic missiles.
Some other cutting-edge weaponry included our new generation of tanks, sophisticated radar, airborne early warning and control aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and satellite communication devices.
All the weapons in the inspection are made in our own country. More than 150 jet-fighters, bombers, helicopters and other aricrafts in 12 echelons flew over the square, packed with some 200,000 people at home and abroad.
This parade is set to show our newest weaponry and enchanced defense strength. This is the 14th parade since the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949. (The other 13 parades took place in 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 ,1955, 1956, 1957 ,1958, 1959, 1984 and in 1999.)
Followed the mass denstrations.
Following the grand military parade, the mass procession came into the stage at around 11:20 am in 35 formations withe different themes. But the same theme is to express our desire for national unity and reunificationa and rejuvenation.
About 8,500 people joined the formations unfolding achievements of our country, turing the Tiananmen Square into a sea of colourful flowers.
A gorgeous float with colossal Chinese characters "tuan jie fen jin", or "march in unity", marched from east to west along the Chang'an Avenue, leading the parade into the theme of national unity. The 34 floats forming the array"Splendid China" eulogized the great changes in our country during the past 60 years and expressed the desire for national unity and reunification of our great country.
Decorated with landmarks of the 31 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, and Hong Kong, Maco and Taiwan, the 34 floats focused on economic achievements while highlighting local characteristics.
The five floats from the autonomous regions offered a distinctive flavor of ethnic minority groups with dancers dressed in ethnic costumes toeing and heeling it to the music making solidarity and prosperity stand out.
Special floats featuring Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions highlighted their city landmarks and their return to the motherland. Our government resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997 and Macao in 1999.
The float representing Taiwan drew applause and cheers when it pulled into Tiananmen Square. It featured the Taipei 101 Tower model, colorful local fruits and other landmarks. A Taiwan compatriot, who has been engaged in mainland-Taiwan exchanges for 20 years, said we should lay aside our historical grudge and look forward together because of our same skin color and the same bloodline.
With a long feud after the civil war 60 ago, the mainland and Taiwan have been cementing ties in recent years. We are very glad to see financial coperation, disaster relief donations and exchanges between people across the straits, in addition to the breakthroughs in transport links.
Finally tens of thousands of children entered the stage with lots of colorful balloons in their hands and in front of the Tiananmen Rostrum flew the balloons to the high blue sky, making the celebration culminate exciting and encouragingly.
The whole process of celebration lasted two and a half hours. It is really a big success to inspire our spirits and light our morale. We are so proud of our great country and our great people.
Happy Birthday,Motherland!
Today is October 1st, the National Day of our great country! We all have an 8-day holiday for this great moment. I got up early to the playground for my morning exercise of each day. But I'm really deeply feeling today is so differently unique.
Cloudless, breeze grently blowing my face, everything seem so equivelently beautiful. And I am particularly excited to see everything around me is full of another different tenderness because today is the 60th anniversary of the founding of the great People's Repulic of China. With this in mind, I am again feeling the popular song ever-lingering in my mind: "Today is your birthday, my country. This morning, I fly a group of white pigeons. ..."
I am humming this exciting song, feeling paritcularly happy with relaxing gaits, and facing the rising sun walking to the playground full of energy, looking with tenderness at every tree and bush of the school.
This morning I find only several women and students exercsing there and here. But this doesn't have any impact on the nice and terrific feeling. As usual, I easily and pleasedly finish my 10 laps of 4,ooo metres, and then walk 2 laps around the playground, shedding a lot of sweat and feeling especially cool.
And then I climb the small hill behind the basketball playground and enjoy myself extremely delightedly. After eating breakfast with my daughter, I am expecting the coming National Day military parade eagerly and nerously.
Cloudless, breeze grently blowing my face, everything seem so equivelently beautiful. And I am particularly excited to see everything around me is full of another different tenderness because today is the 60th anniversary of the founding of the great People's Repulic of China. With this in mind, I am again feeling the popular song ever-lingering in my mind: "Today is your birthday, my country. This morning, I fly a group of white pigeons. ..."
I am humming this exciting song, feeling paritcularly happy with relaxing gaits, and facing the rising sun walking to the playground full of energy, looking with tenderness at every tree and bush of the school.
This morning I find only several women and students exercsing there and here. But this doesn't have any impact on the nice and terrific feeling. As usual, I easily and pleasedly finish my 10 laps of 4,ooo metres, and then walk 2 laps around the playground, shedding a lot of sweat and feeling especially cool.
And then I climb the small hill behind the basketball playground and enjoy myself extremely delightedly. After eating breakfast with my daughter, I am expecting the coming National Day military parade eagerly and nerously.
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