The Ballad of Mulan

Rattle, rattle, on and on
and Mulan wove at door
But a sigh was weakly heard
and Mulan wove no more
‘What hath thou remembered, maid,
and what art thou thinking?’
‘Nay, naught have I remembered,
and naught am I thinking.
Mails of armies last night
and soldiers are at need;
The lists of names were countless
and Father’s name was seen.
Father has no grown-up son
nor I elder brother;
yet a sword I shall wield
and fight for my father.
‘From East market bought the horse
and settle from the West;
From South Market bought the rein
and long whips from the North.
At dawn I leave my parents
at dusk by Riv. Yellow:
their calls can be heard no more
away the waters flowed.
At dawn I leave River’s bank
at dusk by Mountain Dark:
their calls can be heard no more
the horses moan neath stars.
‘Thousands of miles towards war
mountains pass as flying;
in Northern air runs cymbals’ sound
the coldest light shining.
Through countless battle few returns
to home from the fighting.
‘Thus hither to see the Khan
in Halls he sits brightly:
Our names shall be ever known
He rewards us highly.
He asked Mulan what he would
yet no honor he needs:
a horse shall he only ask
to homeland he shall speed.
‘Out of town my parents came
when returned their daughter;
elder sister decks at door
when returns her sister;
to greet me he made a feast
O grown-up little brother.
Let open my bedroom door
I sit upon my bed
the armours I wear no more
I put on my old dress;
once again I comb my hair
with patterns on my face.
My brother-in-arms I greet
and O their shocks are great:
for decade with Mulan lived
but knew not that’s a maid.
‘The male hares’ feet always shake
the eyes of females’ squint
But how can you tell them part
when together they sprint?’

Drink beer with my friends

I like drinking especially drink get-together with my friends like a celebration. This weekend we went to Kris's home drank beer with some games and talked about some things which we all enjoyed it.

we played griddle and drank, who lost who had to drank. That was interesting. Played this game you not only had some skills about guessed the number of griddle, but also you had a good luck. Beacuse I was very unlucky, I always lost. I drank too much, but I was not drunk. when we all drank much, we began talk about our hobbies.

Late at night we left and went back our living-room. I think that was a great night, continue next weekend !

Ropewalker

Adil is a ropewalker, He is born in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in china. He acrobats skilled in wirework in high sky. About 6 years ago, He stayed in wirework in high sky for 30 days. He broken the Guinness Book of World Records. He became one of the most famous people in china. Even he is a hero in his hometwon. I think he is a adrenalin to a sports like Mike. This sport is very dangerous, but he never give up. wireworking is life and life is wireworking.He deserves our respect.

Festival of lanterns

The Festival of Lanterns takes place at the end of the Chinese New Year Celebration, on the fifteenth day of the first moon. Lanterns have been part of Chinese life for centuries

People usually hang lanterns in the gardens, outside the houses, and on the boats. These lanterns are signposts to guide guests and spirits of ancestors to the Lunar celebration. After a sumptuous fifteen-day feast, these lanterns light the way for the spirits back to the world beyond.

Silk, paper and plastic lanterns vary in shape and size and are usually multi-colored. Some are in the shapes of butterflies, birds, flowers, and boats. Other are shaped like dragon, fruit and animal symbols of that year. The most popular type of lantern is the "horse-racing" one, in which figures or animals rotate around the vertical axis of the lantern.

The special food for the Lantern Festival is Yuen Sin or Tong Yuen. These are round dumplings made with sticky rice flour. They can be filled and served as a sweet snack or made plain and cooked in a soup with vegetables, meat and dried shrimp. The round shape of the dumpling is a symbol of wholeness, completeness and unity.

The Lantern Festival is an occasion for families to get together and for everyone--young, old, rich and poor to have fun.