Recently,IseeaYoutubevideo.Itshowsafathertakingabicyclewithhistoddleinam=smallwagonontheback.Thenaughtyfatherridescrazily,ontheroughfield,ontherock,onthepond.Hejustgoeseverywherehethinksfunny.Thetoddlejustgigglesandlaughallthetime,quitedifferntwayoftheChineseparents.Theyareoverpretectedandtooconcerned.Thepointisifthereisnothingfunnyduringbringingupthekidexcepttheresponsobility.Whereistheparent?NOc...[
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Ivisitedtheinfamousmuseuminarainingday.Themuseumisonthetopofasmallhill.Thehillroadisquitetough,whilethescenealongwiththeroadisnice,HudsonriverandHudsonriverPKWYisjustundermyfeet,oppositemystandingisalongandwidegreencliffwithoutanybuildingonit.ItisseldomseeninNewYorkCity.Mostoftime,thereiscrowded,populous,noisy,active.Hereispeaceful,remote,andisolated,likeanotherfaceofNewYork,anewworld.Istepintheen...[
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IamfamiliarwiththenativeoperaofmyhomecityXi’anChina.Theoperaanditsmusicaccompaniedwithallmyearlylife,anditgavememostofmytraditionaleducation,musiceducation.Forme,theoperaanditsmusicislikeamusiclegend,anditreflectsallthetypicalcharactersofournativepeopleandournation.ForthereasonIhadrelativeswhowereacoupleandbothworkedinanoperainstitute,Igotalotofchancetoshowupintheirtheatretoseetheshows,which...[
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ThemomentofflyingWhenmydaughterissmall,Shealwaysshowssomeaspectslikethesmartnessandquick-responseandwithstrongpersonalwillingtodosomething,whichIamshortof.SosometimesIamjealousandangrywithherOnetime,shewantstoplayaflyingplateinanemptypark.Theflyingplateisalittlebitofheavyandnotsowelldesigned,Andsheinsistsontodoit.Weflytheplatebackandforth,thoughsheisshortasherage.SheissoconceitthatIjustrandomlyfly...[
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MYUtopiaIfindaUtopianplaceformyselfrecently.Everymorning,whentheothersarestillenjoyingalatewake-upforthebreakofCoronavirus.IamheadingformyUtopia,AnisolatedanddisposedbeachparknearThrogsNeckBridge.Thereisnobodyexceptme,Thereareeverybodyincludingme,Thetrees,thebrushes,theclimbersonthedeadtruckofthetrees.Thelarks,theseagulls,thewildducks,Thetide,thetideflat,thegreenalgae,theshellsandthecrabsunderthem...[
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牡丹题记今日晨练，我路遇开得正艳的一园牡丹。牡丹多是粉红色，和着露水及早九点的晨曦，真是国色天香啊。我脑海中最忆起的不是电影《牡丹》，不是《牡丹之歌》，不是武则天怒罚牡丹迁土洛阳的典故，而是少时没看完的一部古装电影的遗憾之情。那是上影厂1956年拍摄的《秋翁遇仙记》。那是我上小学时，某周日在家小小的黑白电视上看过的电影。那天早上母亲要求[
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