I had a long holiday for National Day .I was very happy, because I could do anything I want.
During those days. I enjoyed myself. At first, I went to the zoo to see lovely animals.
And then. I went to the sea world to see beautiful fishes. That was very interesting.
Secondly I went for a trip with my parents, we went to Linxia to visit my grandparents and to eat minority’s foods.
We rode horse on the grassland and had a fun with local children. It was very exciting.
After that, I held a party and invited some of my best friends to visit my house.
My mother bought a lot of tasty foods for us, we also took many photos on the party. We played very happy.
I also watched lots of carton films at home, they were wonderful.
I like the holiday. I like my National Day.
On the night of the elixir of love, in celebrate this holiday season, we came the 58th birthday of the motherland.
At the same time, our students also welcomed a national holiday.
The first day of the holiday, I finish the teacher assigned the homework first, and ready to go to sleep, thinking: this National Day seems so meaningless.
How to have a meaningful National Day? Go to karaoke? To the playground play a variety of choice, I am not satisfied.
By the way, I went to the yearning for a long time of fort worth. To mother took me to, is a great surprise, mother agreed without hesitation. I am very happy, hurried in shoes, ready to go to fort worth!
My mother and I get a ride to fort worth, so many people inside, and toys, I'm so happy, am unable to use language to describe.
Mother gave me some a spring chicken, and a cup of milk tea, and I ate and drank, and almost died for joy.
Eat, drink enough, should be good to have some fun! I came to the children's playground in the fort worth, in both the slide, and ride the toy car, it's fun.
In eleven long holiday, every day is filled with laughter, live very substantial.
In this National Day long vacation, I have already tasted the delicious food, play fun toys, both learning, finished holiday teacher assigned homework, do the best of both worlds, is a joy!
Is my motherland, the beautiful and rich and strong (powerful). In covered with the flowers of the earth, under the vigorous growth of conifers, in all over the sky the sun light of sunrise, I read you greedy, solemnly.
You is a book, it is a huge volumes across the heavens and the earth, records the Confucius "cultivate one's morality rule. Flat world", wen tianxiang "everyone must die, and return contemplated firebombing according to historical records," declaimed; Tohave has left yue fei "loyalty". Lin zexu humen "no-smoking" feat and young zhou "for the rise of the Chinese reading" clank of the oath... These shining like the sun shines in the hearts of each and every one of the Chinese nation, with an unyielding.
Read you, I feel you again "vertical through the ages, cross has eight shortage" of the grand and vast. Your records too much great earth vicissitudes of life with the ups and downs - shame traitorous pact blazed the scar on your words; The invaders with the dust of imperialism trample over your beauty; Ten years of political turmoil has also make your feet become heavy slow... As I sigh. Sorrow and deep concern for you, you are strong to stand up again, in the "Chinese people have stood up from" cheers, the spring breeze of reform and opening to the outside, in Hong Kong and Macao return to laughter, in the joy of "shenzhou v" rise smoothly, in the five-star red flag flying above Athens, you welcomed the glorious time and time again, created an another miracle! I also saw a guileless. Gentle old man with "one center, two basic points". "development is the absolute principle" brush paint blueprint: "economic growth at an average annual rate of nine point eight percent, China with six ranks the world before the comprehensive national strength and continue to move forward." How exciting it all, what makes people inspired! What could be better than have prosperous motherland more fascinating proud and proud? !
Read you, I sank into the meditation to death. Your content is so rich, your future is so beautiful: 16 big grand vision for you to inject new vitality; To accelerate the development of optoelectronic industry is to catch up with the world precedent; Petroleum resources, vigorously develop will make our self-sufficiency; A shallow sea water also can't stop us complete reunification of the motherland. All this is to prove to the world of a nation. Clearly never yield and never destroyed spirit cry!
"Ride the waves will sometimes, straight to the sea and the sea in full sail." The motherland, we firmly believe that your words will be more competitive, your future will be more beautiful!
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就是我的祖国，美丽而富强。在铺满大地的鲜花中，在蓬勃生长的松柏下，在满天朝霞的旭日光辉里——我贪婪而庄重地读着您。
您是一本书，是一本横贯天地地巨卷，记载着孔子“修身.治国.平天下”的呐喊，文天祥“人生自古谁无死，留取丹心照汗青”的慷慨陈词;也留下了岳飞“精忠报国”.林则徐“虎门禁烟”的壮举和少年周恩来“为中华之崛起而读书”的铮铮誓言......这些闪亮的文字象日月一样照耀着中华民族每一个自强不息的心灵。
读着您，我再一次感受到您“纵有千古，横有八荒”的宏伟与辽阔。您记载了太多惊天动地地沧桑与沉浮——耻辱地卖国条约在您的字里行间刻下了疤痕;侵略者带着帝国主义的尘埃践踏过您的美丽;十年的乱也曾使您的双脚变得沉重缓慢......正当我叹息.悲伤并为您深深担忧之时，您又一次坚强地站起来了，在“中国人民从此站起来了”的欢呼声中，在改革开放的春风吹拂下，在香港和澳门回归的欢声笑语中，在“神州五号”顺利升上天的喜悦中，在雅典上空飘扬的五星红旗中，您迎来了一次又一次的辉煌，创造了一个又一个奇迹!我还看到了一位朴实.从容的老人用“一个中心两个基本点”.“发展才是硬道理”的画笔描绘出宏伟蓝图：“经济以年均百分之九点八的速度增长，中国以稳居世界综合国力前六位并继续向前迈进。”这一切多么令人振奋，多么使人倍受鼓舞!还有什么比拥有繁荣富强的祖国更令人神往令人自豪与骄傲?!
读着您，我陷入死沉思。您的内容是如此丰富，您的前程是如此美好：xx大宏伟设想为您注入新的活力;加速发展的光电子工业正在赶超世界前例;石油资源的大力发展一定能使我们自给自足;一湾浅浅的海水也绝不能阻挡我们统一大业的完成。这一切分明是一个民族向世界证明的.永远不会屈服和永远不会被摧毁的精神的呐喊!
“乘着破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海。”祖国，我们坚信，您文字一定会更加精彩，您的未来一定会更加美好!
hello everybody，
facing all of you on the stage， i have the exciting feeling of participating in the march of history.
about 170 years ago， china was forced to open up its door by western canons and gunboats.
it has been through the struggle and sacrifice of generations that we finally have gained the opportunity to choose for ourselves.
the policy of reform and open is the choice that has made all the difference.
who can ignore the fact that we have established ourselves as a great state in the world; the fact that we have devised our own nuclear weapons;the fact that we have successfully sent our satellites into space，no.7 shenzhou manned space flight， which proves the successful development of space technology across the major milestone， and the fact that our gnp ranks to no.3 in the world.
when it comes to celebrating the 60th birthday of our great motherland， i would contribute my individual and unique colors to creating a more diverse motherland.
the tranditional chinese culture teaches us to study hard and work hard so as to honor our country.
we won't let people down.
we will devote our wisdom and passion to the historic cause of making this nation a greater and happier land for everyone of us.
finally， i do hope everybody can try their best to become a worthy citizen of the country; i do hope everybody can become the backbone of our nation and make great contributions to our society!
that's all， thank you !
in the autumn of october, in the joy of the harvest season, in this twenty-first century tenth fall, once again we ushered in a grand festival -- 62anniversary of the founding of the national day celebration, china, china god chau as cheerful as a lark.
looking back 62years, from scratch, from weak to strong, the growth of the republic as the new saplings, although suffer the baptism of wind and rain, is still standing; even after suffering, but see more brilliant.
in the past 62years, china produced the change we turn the world upside down with advanced agriculture, developed industry, we have the world's cutting-edge science and technology, in the world of sport can enjoy chinese athletes won the gold and silver bright and brave, the "sick man of east asia" stigma has gone for ever, replace sb. is" the world sports power " of the name.
mother, we have made great achievements and proud, for in your arms and proud, we love you that 9600000 square kilometers wide, love you the next thousand years of long, love you love you the wonders of the world the great wall, the roof of the world, pearl mu lang, love you running information of the yellow river of the yangtse river, love you through civilization "silk road", love you towering erect high mountains, love you beautiful beautiful landscape. china is our home, we love china!
today, stand under the flag, as the blood red color, passion of our blood, the magnificent singing andirritate our passion. since we can not use language to express your love, that will allow us to use action to show it, we will use wisdom hands to depict the country in twenty-first century of the grand blueprint for the motherland tomorrow, to create brilliant!
Is a national territory that aureate autumn scan widely 9,600,000 square kilometers again up, all over the place golden, prosperous brocade, the high building stands erect, coal ocean current gold, ocean Yang wave, the Great Wall dances.
In autumn, always bring people pleased celebrate, bring poetry, bring fancy, bring to imagine, bring a hope more, but this year's autumn, not- same sort, more and not and usually.In this fine season, arrive to°from Chiang-Nan water country a northland backland, from the Gan river strand to pull Sa Lin Ka, hot soils of republic each square kilometer soak through exultant and happiness, flow to drip sweet with sing.1,300,000,000 China childrens with heroic the singing arousing more put to fly aureate ideal and imagining of rose and put to fly hard go such as the conviction of huge rock and the poem lauding to the great motherland.
Ha, the motherland, my mother, celebrates the quarter of your birthday 60 anniversaries in the joys, I have a boiling passion, thoughts and feelings surge.We want to speak to you how much considerate words son, have how much laudatory song son sing to you.60 years, at Be just fillip in the mankind's history long river a flick, however, great of the motherland occurrence turns over the variety that sky replies ground.Everywhere is change with each passing day of creation.Everywhere is canvass business to lead a property and promote the big current of economic development.I imitate the red ship that the Buddha sees south lake to bathe the gold Hui of the sun, to drive today.The red flag of well Kang-shan, the cuckoo smiles dimple and reflects the mountain is red of strong the United States is like of the red glow at sunset style style float.The hot breeze of pagoda mountain postpones arousing of river water wave, the story of green yarn debt rides on the Qiong syrup of yellow river and conceived the children of ten million heros.
Ha, the ancient Great Wall starts to stand unyielding chest, Yangtze River dashing about turns over a radiant wave flower, a long distance steppe resounds the Matouqin voice of deep feeling and pull Sa Lin Ka is spreading to herd a people to rush toward the happy song joke of middle-class family.Hence, I see up broad earth in the motherland, China children in in the whole world lead to utter high song.The joys celebrates a mother 60-year-old birthday in motherland, sends best regards to the motherland in the name of republic children and blesses for mother.
Ha, motherland, you are like one Fan of leaf hope and drove from the republic founded a nation the Long Long gun salute voice of big Dian;Drove from Mt. Heaven the foot hot tile just with the three-stringed piano moving musical sound;Drove from the yellow river aroused a more rising big wave voice and ten thousand precinct chief, river, the ship work number son voice of the male Hun;The absolute being state No.5 cosmos airship that embarked from Yang Li Wei of aerospace hero roamed about at pleasure to drive in the good news of space;Blue print and country that developed from reform in the city wealthy civilization fantasy drove in the song.Hence, I see the spring breeze blow into a hundred million happy doors and windows, heardthe story in spring resounding through China the earth.The broad sea Jiang flies fast heroic war boat, western backland again Teng rise hurtle the rocket in sky.It was glorious in the boundless process of half several centuries, there is frustrate.The Chinese of diligence braveness leader in 3 and under the party central leadership, unity of will is a formidable force, overcome all difficulties, with tremendous passionate devotion economic development ofdevelop China, strengthen my national prestige.History tells us and tells future, Deng Xiaoping's construction contains the socialism theories of Chinese special feature and is like the rich brocade future prospects that the lighthouse illuminates a motherland, the party is central the Jian being leading people of the whole country effort go three representativess, with accompany into, constuct middle-class family completely society, head for fine future.
In the great military advance constucting socialism modernization big country, the China children created numerous miracles, in the race of world of Lin Rang people of this world in different light.You see, Shenzhen, bead sea, etc. a batch of special areas in Xiamen starts to dig Kingsoft, the river bank east new area sticks out the chest, the pride also expresses to write the refreshing headline of developing the China.Nine Tengs in the steel Ultrasaurus big city fly south north, display the magnificent posture of China.Hong Kong regression, regression in Macau, Peking states Ao success, the China children all receives due acclaim and attention, the Hao feeling is ten thousand Zhangs.
The capital city in Peking, an overseas Chinese of over sixty years of age visited city appearance in Peking with the regiment, after watching review troops the troops dominant performance, the hot tears maneuvered.His regrets ground says:lately Chinese be really getting stronger now, there is motherland doing strong backing, oversea overseas Chinese the waist pole is harder, our body is in the overseas and hope a motherland strong, prosperous and prosperous.Listen the old man's heartfelt words, I imitate a Buddha to touch him that very hot patriotic heart.At the moment, my ear again response my I patriotic of heart, the great wall never pour this male Hun, arouse more of singing.This singing calls China children to make great effort to make country strong and create more a house fine tomorrow.
The friends faces the sun, the autumnal winds sends great, let us stand ancient Great Wall up with deep feeling, with a kind of heroic, with a kind of rites of majesty, start to carry a gold cup, drink to heart's content a joys to celebrate of beautiful wine, lightly soft hand each inch of foot of land, bless our dear people Anne from country Tai in motherland together, have a bright future.
national day is coming,and we can have a seven-day.my family are going to hainan.it's a good seaside city.we are staying there for a week. we are going to the beach and going swimming in the sea.we're visiting tianya haijiao,wanquan river and many other beautiful places.i think we'll have a good time there.
I went to my cousin's house on the first day of the holidays and got a piece of good news that his wife was pregnant;She said she's worrying about getting fat,but on her face there was a unconcealable pleasure of conceiving a baby.
My cousin told me that he'll educate his child in a severe way,with a future father's matureness.I'm happy for them.
Yesterday,our research school's soccer team had a match with the graduate students from the department of international business.
It was almost a close game in the first half,but we seemed lacking of vigor in the second half,so,we lost the game.
Half of the National Day holidays have passed by...life still goes with good and bad times.
national day is coming，and we can have a seven-day.my family are going to hainan.it's a good seaside city.we are staying there for a week. we are going to the beach and going swimming in the sea.we're visiting tianya haijiao，wanquan river and many other beautiful places.i think we'll have a good time there.
An annual one National Day long vacation finally arrived， I go out with my father and mother， visit places of interest， enjoy the great culture of the motherland。 Stores the door hung balloons and colorful flags， red， yellow， green。。。 Is permeated with a festive atmosphere。 Inside is buzzing， carried out a series of promotional activities。 The street people mountain people sea， riding car also want to be a long queue for tickets。 Scenic visitors like a long dragon， countless。 .Men， women， and children should enjoy， people took advantage of the holiday come out to play。 The parking lot， hotel， shopping mall must be very considerable。
National Day is a happy day， peoples living standards improve really fast。 In our motherland mothers arms。 Happiness， happy growth， I wish the motherland mother always beautiful， always prosperous and wish the motherland prosperity every year， the rich!
Dear teacher, dear students:
Everybody is good! The title of my speech today is: the national flag fluttering.
Inadvertently saw the five-star red flag flies on the playground, against the background of the leaves is very bright. When I see the national flag, my heart skip a beat and kind of respect, let me once in a very long while can't calm pride and responsibility.
We often say the five-star red flag of the dyed red by the blood of the martyrs, in fact, many great men and soldier's achievement is to add luster to the flag. When the manned spacecraft mission success again and again, when displaying the national flag li-wei in spacecraft, the space left China, flag flutters to the progress of science and technology. In front of the disaster, aid from all directions, move, warm the heart, at the same time also let the flag be unselfish dedication touched.
Flag is in our heart of the sun, it is light, is the hope. We poured all the love of the motherland in the five-star red flag.
In Tibet, a man named tsering song jin, a 99 - year - old granny, she adhere to the national flag at home every day, many people are confused at her behavior and even mistakenly thought is the spirit of the old man out of the question, but don't know the old man was expressed in this way for a deep feeling of the motherland. In old Tibet, the old man's aunt is forced by the landlord, as falling off a cliff, the heavy burden of her husband also die in oppression, she was alone. Until 1959, the liberation of Tibet, the serfs! Great changes have taken place in the life of the old man is, in 1965, the National Day, she received a more precious than jewels for her gift - a red flag with five stars. From then on, even in the absence of the national anthem, and there is no formal flagpole or national flag on time every day, she represents the auspicious ghee and daub on the pole, to express the love and blessings of the motherland. 526 months, 526 days, for 45 years. The old man express with pure love in this way.
Speak of the national flag will have to mention the national flag guards, a monitor of iron in the convoy, his name is Su Xing. During a mission, a nail pierced his spurs into the heart of his right foot, but he just walked through the jinshui bridge, through the chang an avenue, which covered a glorious 138 steps, completed a flag-raising tasks, from then on, he was known as the iron man. "Good up the motherland the first flag, condensed thousands of patriotism." Is their commitment to the motherland.
Love the national flag, is to love the motherland. As teenagers we is the hope of the motherland in the future, we are proud of our motherland more responsibility, we want to make the country more rich and strong (powerful), the national flag is more bright-coloured. Temporarily not economy after full power contributed to the construction of the motherland, for national strength enhancement in underdeveloped. Only said that we now, study hard, constant innovation and improving is the best return to the motherland, the true love!
The national anthem at the moment resounds in my heart again, a flag in mind, five planets Venus yi yi is unripe brightness. I believe in, the unity of various nationalities and the leadership of the communist party of our struggle, our motherland will be figuring out a brilliant new chapter. See, flag in gone with the wind!
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敬爱的老师、亲爱的同学们:
大家好!今天我演讲的题目是：《国旗飘飘》。
无意间又看到了操场上迎风飘扬的五星红旗，在树叶的衬托下显得格外鲜艳。每当看到国旗，我的心都为之一颤，亲切尊敬，自豪与责任让我久久不能平静。
我们常说是烈士的鲜血染红了五星红旗，其实许多的伟人与战士的功绩也是给国旗增添光彩。当载人航天飞船任务一次次取得成功时，当杨立伟在飞船中展示国旗时，太空留下了中国的身影，国旗为科技的进步飘扬。在灾难的面前，来自四面八方的援助，感天动地，温暖人心，同时也让国旗被无私的奉献感动。
国旗是我们心中的太阳，是光明，是希望。我们把对祖国的热爱都倾注在五星红旗上。
在西藏，有一位名叫次仁曲珍的99岁的老奶奶，她每天都坚持在家门口升降国旗，许多人都对她的行为感到不解，甚至误以为是老人的精神出了问题，却不知老人正是用这种方式表达对祖国的一片深情。在旧日的西藏，老人的姑姑受地主所迫，因不堪重负坠入悬崖，她的丈夫也在压迫中死去，从此她便孤身一人。直到1959年，西藏百万农奴解放了!老人的生活也发生了巨大变化，1965年的国庆节，她收到了一份对她而言比珍宝更珍贵的礼物——五星红旗。从此即使没有国歌伴奏，没有正规的旗杆她还是每天按时升降国旗，并在旗杆上涂抹上代表吉祥的酥油，来表达对祖国的挚爱和祝福。526个月、15780天，整整45年。老人用这种方式表达着纯朴的爱。
说起升国旗就不得不提起国旗护卫队，在护卫队中有一个铁人班长，他叫苏星。在一次执行任务的过程中，有一颗铁钉穿透了他的马靴刺进了右脚心，但他硬是走过金水桥，走过长安街，走完了光荣的138步，完成了升旗任务，从此他被称为铁人。“升好祖国第一旗，凝聚千万爱国心。”是他们对祖国的承诺。
爱国旗，就是爱祖国。作为青少年的我们是祖国未来的希望，对祖国我们自豪更有责任，我们要让国家更富强，国旗更鲜艳。暂不说经纶满腹后为祖国的建设奉献力量，为国力的增强建功立业。只说我们现在，认真读书，不断创新和提高就是对祖国最好的报答、最真切的爱!
此刻国歌又在我心中响起，国旗在脑海中浮现，五颗金星熠熠生辉。我相信在共产党的领导、各民族的团结以及我们的奋斗中，祖国定会谱出绚丽新篇章。看，国旗在飘!
Dear teachers and schoolmates:
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. The title of my speech today is "I love my motherland".
In the east of the world, there is a civilized country, she is beautiful and broad. In the east of the world, there are a great people, she is industrious and strong, she is my motherland - China. I love my motherland, because of the beautiful scenery of the motherland; I love my motherland, for the motherland a hindrance; I love my motherland, for the motherland literature...
The natural beauty of the motherland, to let the people praise. Magical jiuzhaigou, "guilin landscape of guilin", "the world first Buddha" the leshan giant Buddha, the beauty of the Sun Moon Lake, the potala palace, the Himalayas... More than that, its majestic, magnificent, huangshan I putuoshan elegant, kunlun is halcyon, hangzhou is famous for its west lake, the world knows of Beijing the imperial palace. North scenery, ice jade build by laying bricks or stones; The loess plateau, bold and unrestrained. As the sentence: "jiangshan so much jiao, made countless heroes bow in homage". This vast land, the sonata form, in addition to China, which country has so many beautiful scenery? Which country's land there is that there are miles and miles of mountains and rivers of magnificent landscape? I love my motherland!
A hindrance of the motherland is always let people praise. In the 60th anniversary of National Day military parade, sas students parade troops, sailors, airborne troops and other 14 contingent, permitted 30 equipment also profuse coming. Specially-built equipment from the armed forces, selection of domestic new equipment. Look at these equipment, I felt so proud and proud, I JunWei zhuang, zhuang in China, I love my motherland!
Literature is always let people praise of the motherland. "Journey to the west" in ancient times, a dream of red mansions, romance of The Three Kingdoms, "the water margin" to bing xin's ", and the stars ", lu xun in days of yore, guo moruo's "phoenix nirvana"... All classic, which country in our country so excellent literary works? I love my motherland!
I'm proud of myself is a Chinese, I love my motherland.
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亲爱的老师、同学们：
大家下午好!今天我演讲的题目是《我爱我的祖国》。
在世界的东方，有一个文明的国家，她既美丽又宽广。在世界的东方，有一个伟大的民族，她既勤劳又坚强，她就是我的祖国——中国。我爱我的祖国，因为祖国的秀丽风景;我爱我的祖国，因为祖国兵强马壮;我爱我的祖国，因为祖国的文学作品……
祖国的秀丽风景向让人赞口不绝。神奇的九寨沟，“山水甲天下”的桂林，“世界第一大佛”的乐山大佛，美丽的日月潭，布达拉宫，喜马拉雅山……不止这些，五岳巍峨，黄山奇丽，峨嵋幽雅，昆仑宁静，杭州西湖闻名四海，北京故宫世人皆知。北国风光，冰雕玉砌;黄土高坡，粗犷奔放。正如名句：“江山如此多娇，引无数英雄竞折腰”。这壮丽的土地，这昂扬的奏鸣曲，除了中国，哪一个国家有如此多的秀丽风景?哪一个国家的土地上存在着这群山绵延，江河婉转的壮丽版图?我爱我的祖国!
祖国的兵强马壮也是一向让人赞口不绝。在60周年国庆阅兵中，陆兵学员方队、水兵方队、空降兵方队等14个徒步方队，30个装备方队也浩浩荡荡的驶来。受阅的装备都是从三军各部队精选的国产新型装备。看着这些装备，我感到无比的骄傲和自豪，壮我军威，壮我国威，我爱我的祖国!
祖国的文学作品也是一向让人赞口不绝。古代的《西游记》、《红楼梦》、《三国演义》、《水浒传》到冰心的《繁星·春水》、鲁迅的《朝花夕拾》、郭沫若的《凤凰涅磐》……个个经典，有哪个国家有我们国家这么优秀的文学作品呢?我爱我的祖国!
我为自己是一名中国人感到骄傲，我爱我的祖国。
it is known to everyone:oct,1st is our national day.at this day i went to street and saw something.now i will tell you!
at 8:00 i got up and went bus station with my mother .o my god there were so many people!with difficult we got up the bus and felt very crowed.the traffic was so bad too!i cost nearly 1 hour that we arrived the center of street.
what were worse there were even more people!in my opinion it was not very interesting to come out at this day!nest time i prefer to stay at home and study! the night of sthe national day hanghai has never appealed to me. city born and city bred, i've got tired of the brightness of neon signs and the grandeur of skyscrapers in shanghai.
but on this year's national day, i spent a whole night roaming nanjing road and the bund the symbol of the modern material shanghai, with my roommates. it's the first time that i went out with them. with the huge amount of tourists, we could only wander with the cluster of people, having no destination. in the crowd, we entertained ourselves singing, joking and chatting, leaving all the worries, pressures and unhappiness behind,until mid night. tired as we were, we still felt very happy. my roommates were quite impressed by the beauty, prosperity and the liveliness of shanghai. but for me, all these were none of my business. what i treasured was the time i shared with them though that night shanghai was so charming that she seemed to be one of the leading cities in the world.