Do you know what it mean?

Last Sunday, the rainny weather finally turned to sunny. I decided to visited Piled Silk Hill again. I remembered that last time when I visited it was several years ago.

When I nearly got to the top, I found an interesting thing: there were many crabsticks were set against a big rock. Why the sticks was set like that? What people did it? I remained perplexed despite much thought. Can you help me?

Honeybees

Honeybees live in large groups and usually make their nests in trees. Nectar and pollen is their food. I affirm the honeybees like spring very much when lots of flowers are in blossom. They can find plenty of food to eat.

In China, people think the honeybees are laborious because they gather the honey here and there every day. So if someone is hard-working, he will be considered as a honeybee.

A honeybee goes out to gather the honey ten times per day and the weight of the honey is 5 times than its weight. It only gather 0.6g honey all its life. So the honey is precious. The honey is nutritious and delicious. It's said that drinking a bottle of water mixed honey after meal every day can keep you healthy.

James Bacher Livingston--6572 Polaroid ''Photos of the Day''

Yesterday Lissy recommended a wonderful website to me. It is about 6572 Polaroid ''Photos of the Day'' between Mar. 31, 1979 to Oct. 25, 1997 by James Bacher Livingston. I cant find more information about James but accidentally find a paid notice on The New York Times, here it is,

LIVINGSTON-James Bacher. Artist, musician, filmmaker and remarkable friend, Jamie died of cancer at Mount Sinai Hospital on Saturday, October 25, 1997, his forty-first birthday. In addition to countless friends, films, images, hand-made instruments, tchochtkas, circus memorabilia and comic books, Jamie leaves behind his most inspired life-work: 6572 Polaroid ''Photos of the Day'', representing every day of the last 18-1/2 years. A memorial to celebrate Jamie's extroadinary spirit, life and work will be announced at a later date. Precious Jamie, we love you.

I was amazed at the photos James has taken, not at the amount of the photos but at the vivid life the photos convey. When studying the photos, you will get to know James well, you will see the sky he sees, see the books he reads, have fun with his friends, travel together with him and suffer from cancer with him...

Qing Ming Festival is Coming

This weekend is Qing Ming. My father and uncles will back to hometown to rebuild the ancestral Hall, clean the ancestors’ tombs. That’s an important activity for our family.

Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More important, it is a period to honor and to pay respect to one's deceased ancestors and family members. Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, Qing Ming is a major Chinese festival.

Literally meaning "clear" (Qing) and "bright" (Ming), this Chinese festival falls in early spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice. It is a "spring" festival, and it is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forebears.

By Sissi Chen

Morning Walking in Guilin

Guilin is a small, but beautiful city with lots of trees and flowers. The city life is very relaxing. Each morning, you can see many senior citizens doing exercise along the rivers and lakes.

My apartment is near the Osmanthus Lake. Every morning I walk to the office from my apartment about 30 minutes. One the way to the office, I can see lots of local people doing many different kinds of exercises. Some are playing the traditional dancing with fans; some are playing Taichi. The younger are doing the setting-up exercise, while the senior are playing the Taichi ball or Taichi sword. Sometimes I have to be careful as people are just playing exercise along the road using the fans, swords and Taichi balls. I really enjoy my walking through the morning exercisers. And this is the start of Guilin people's daily life.

How can you make Chinese noodles?

Noodles are a form of staple food in China. They are very popular among Chinese people, especially the people in the north part of China. Noodles can be made either by hand or by machine. As a northern people, I like the hand-made noddles, as they are much more flexible.

The most famous hand-made noddles should be the hand-pulled noodles (la mian) using a flexible dough that can be stretched easily. This is done by increasing the amount of water in the dough (approximately 1 cup of water for every 2 cups of flour). You should firstly cover the dough with plastic and allow it to rest at room temperature for about one hour to relax the gluten. Next, the noodles are made by pulling the dough, resting it briefly on the floured countertop, grabbing the two ends with the left hand, while holding the middle with the right hand. This process is repeated until the noodles are of the appropriate thickness. Each time, the number of noodles doubles.

To cook the noodles, drop them into boiling water and boil for approximately 5 minutes. Toward the end of the cooking time, test the noodles to make sure that it is firm and chewy, not hard or undercooked or overcooked. Drain the noodles using a colander and serve them topped with your favorite sauce. You can also make noodle soup by adding the boiled noodles to a well-seasoned chicken soup. Do you know how to make Chinese noodles now?

The Center Stage, A Lovely Film

Today, I saw a movie - the Center Stage: Turn It Up. And I love it so much! I l watched the dance on the film with great interest. And this film, everyone should want to learn to dance~~!

Daxu Old Town

Having been to Daxu old town for many times, I should show no interest to come again. However, I have task assigned by my mother’s brother for this trip. He has got a real estate for sale there just next to Maozhou Island, with very fantastic and beautiful view to the Li River. When I was there, seeing the land with my own eyes, I found I was addicted once again to the wonderful sightseeing, and dreaming if I could build my own house on this land! But the problem is… it costs RMB 800, 000 for the ownership… Never thinking I can afford this large amount, I’d better just do my job… The land is permanent owned by my mother’s brother (as he told me this way), and he is going to sale this land for emergency. He hopes if I could make advertisements for him on the house market with some photos on site. Anyway, I will try my best to sale for him, meanwhile, my dream to have it is still on :)

Does financial crisis really come?

One day in the morning, I was sent to the market for shopping. I was shocked to find things were so expensive. Price of fish, meat and canned foods had climbed up. Only vegetables are little cheap. Though I hesitated now and then, my pockets became empty in half an hour.
But many customers were buying in larger quantities. They said they were busy to do shopping very often. They could keep the surplus in the refrigerators.
I was wondering isn’t it a financial crisis time now? Shuoldn’t the people save money at this period of time?

Spring Falls on Us

Didn’t you get tired of the humid climate in Guilin? Can’t you feel that spring is coming? Can’t you feel that everything is filled with vigour and vitality? Spring is the best season of a year. It brings green to trees and grasses, activeness to animals, and hopes to human beings.
A good beginning is a half-done. Try to spread seeds in this season and you will get a good harvest in autumn. Spring falls on us. Everybody! Catch this time to make as much money as you can!