On a special day

On November 5, 2019, the second China International Import Expo opened at the Shanghai International Convention and Exhibition Center. As promised, China opened its arms to the world, and the world focused its attention on China.

Various important places in Shanghai, such as the National Exhibition Center, the port wharf, the station airport, the street square and so on, are decorated in red. Jinbao, the symbol and mascot of the Expo, can be seen everywhere. The festive atmosphere of the Expo is strong, and Shanghai is particularly beautiful in the golden autumn.

As the night approached, there was another light show on both sides of the Huangpu River, which attracted a large number of Chinese and foreign tourists to watch. The lights on both sides of the Huangpu River in Shanghai are bright. Chinese and foreign guests attending the second session of China International Import Expo gathered on the Bund to enjoy the visual feast.

In order to celebrate the opening of the Expo, the General Office of the Shanghai Municipal people's Government issued the Circular on adjusting the arrangement of Public rest days during the second China International Import Expo period: adjusting November 4 (Monday) and November 5 (Tuesday) to rest days. Accordingly, November 2 (Saturday) and November 9 (Saturday) will be adjusted to working days. 35 days off for 3 days in a row. On this special day, we have also made special arrangements to cherish this rare time of crisp autumn!

On the evening of November 2, the symphonic fantasy song "Ode to Yan Huang" of the 2019 National Arts Foundation project, which was created by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and performed by the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Lin Daye, a young conductor and deputy director of the Command Department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, presented a song of praise of Chinese civilization to more than 2,000 spectators in Zhaoxin Hall of Songjiang campus. My family once again participated in the activities of high art into the campus. Reading and appreciation of American articles

Based on the creation myth, the legend of Emperor Yan and Huang, the first ancestor of China, and the epic from the beginning of chaos to the unification of China, the work focuses on creative transformation and innovative development, and pays homage to the light of ancient spirit with traditional cultural genres. and take this opportunity to look forward to a better tomorrow for the common prosperity of Datong and Unicom in the new era. The whole concert is magnificent, depicting the initial vitality, fierce battle, iron blood tenderness, Mount Tai sacrifice to heaven, the unification of the world and other scenes, depict lifelike music images and styles, and explore the expression of Chinese symphonic music language.

At a time when we do not forget the original ideals and aspirations and bear in mind the mission-themed education, the introduction of the symphonic fantasy song "Ode to Yan Huang" is based on the excellent Chinese traditional culture to cultivate the students' spirit of self-improvement and the lofty pursuit of the supreme goodness, to guide the broad masses of students to further establish cultural self-consciousness and cultural self-confidence, and strive to become the newcomers of the times who take on the great task of national rejuvenation.

Listening to and enjoying this powerful symphony seems to be the prelude to this special holiday for us:

On November 34, the planned two-day self-driving tour in Anji, Zhejiang Province, after more than three hours' drive, we chose the farthest Tibetan Dragon Baifei Scenic spot at the first stop.

The Zanglong hundred Waterfall Scenic spot is the largest waterfall group in Zhejiang, covering an area of more than 30 square kilometers, with 70% discount overlap, a long dragon waterfall with a drop of more than 60 meters, a rainbow lying through the Longmen (known as Little Huangguo Tree), and a god-shaped turtle listening waterfall. The Tibetan Dragon hundred Waterfall is not only famous for its numerous waterfalls, but also a 10,000-ton boulder suspended between two cliffs 70 million years ago, known as Xianren Bridge, the towering mountains and rocks in the Xianrenqiao scenic area. Wangxian stone, eagle stone, natural overhanging stone, stone facing each other, lifelike image. Into the scenic area can be seen cliff stacked barriers, Qifeng stands, green bamboo, verdant trees, Liuquan waterfalls, deep valleys, there is a primitive flavor of Zhong Ling Yuxiu. Step by step, the scenery is beautiful.

We trudged along the way, I don't know how long we walked, and we saw victory in sight, but we finally stopped in the hillside 200 meters from the kilometer peak. Although we tried to hold on to the end, we were reluctant to do so. Although we usually have tens of thousands of hiking records at home every day, and we can grit our teeth every time we encounter such difficulties, but at this time, it seems that we can't accept the old, and the children and grandchildren happily launch an attack on the main peak!

The next day, I visited the Zhongnan hundred grasslands. Anji Central South hundred grasslands, the park Lin Shen Hua Qi, Lu Ben Yan Xiang, the scenery is extremely beautiful, is a national AAAA-level tourist scenic spot, has won the national youth outdoor sports camp, the country's top ten leisure farms, the national wildlife protection science education base and many other honors, has been included in the national 5A-level scenic spot training list.

With ecological resources such as forests, grasslands, wetlands, bamboo seas and wildlife, and the perfect combination of agriculture, forestry, ecology, sports, science popularization and tourism, it has become a comprehensive tourist scenic spot with the three major themes of plant world, animal world and sports world, and has hosted many high-end events such as Miss International Tourism Championship finals and international mountain extreme sports. It is one of the top ten scenic spots in the Yangtze River Delta with rapid development and innovation and is very popular with tourists. It is also a well-known scenic spot frequently visited by celebrities at home and abroad.

The plant world of the Central South Baicao Garden is composed of eight landscapes such as clear water morning light, Danfeng Liuxia, Baicaoying snow, and eighteen gardens such as white tea garden, sweet-scented osmanthus garden, purple bamboo garden, picking orchard, light bamboo forest and so on. Rare plants such as begonia papaya, ginkgo biloba, bamboo and cypress, fir, Eucommia ulmoides, tiger skin elm, Hu bald seed, privet and other tree species have been transplanted. There are 2000 plant species and more than 30 rare plants. The vegetation coverage is up to 95%, which is a natural green oxygen bar.

We first came to the Giant Panda Park. Anji Giant Panda House is divided into Pavilion An and Pavilion B. it is said that it is designed and built in strict accordance with the advice of experts, with complete functions, and is a world-class giant panda professional ecological pavilion. The outdoor pavilion of more than 2000 square meters is equipped with pools, rockery, tree frames and amusement facilities, just like a garden-style panda villa.

Giant pandas are fat and plump, with a short round head and tail and a strong contrast between black and white. This is my first zero-distance contact with a giant panda, when one is sitting on the ground eating bamboo, looking to eat with relish, regardless of the viewing and interruptions of many tourists. The other paced back and forth in the room. although they were naive, they were so flexible that they could put their bulky bodies in a variety of poses. My favorite position is to put your legs on the stump and cover your eyes with your hands.

Here not only provides a comfortable home for giant pandas, the giant panda house also has a wealth of acrobatics and magic performances, so that you can interact with clowns and magicians while watching giant pandas.

Opposite the panda house, we are attracted by two little pandas with long tails and brown all over. The best thing to play is to see the little pandas in luxurious furs. They are not as gentle as giant pandas. Instead, they keep running around and running up and down. One of them stands arrogantly, like a gentleman showing off his fashionable and beautiful coat to tourists.

There are 150 kinds of animals in the animal world, and tourists can see 70 kinds of rare wild animals in the country, such as tigers, lions, elephants, zebras and giraffes. I used to think that if I had seen different zoos across the country, it must be more or less the same. However, when I saw giant giraffes nearly 6 meters high and hundreds of flamingos perched leisurely on ponds and grassy slopes, the spectacular scenery was breathtaking and an eye-opener. Here you can also enjoy the lion tiger performance, sea lion acrobatics and other wonderful performances.

There are more than 50 kinds of sports in the sports world, such as outdoor expansion, forest horseback riding, F1 kart, live CS field, rock climbing, high-altitude sliding rope, wetland rafting and so on, as well as 21 events in the large-scale amusement park, South China Happy World and children's park. Visitors can experience the ultimate joy and excitement here. The son arrived here early with his granddaughter and grandson, and had a lot of fun.

Due to being too playful, I didn't pay attention to lunch. I hurried down the mountain at nearly 5: 00 in the afternoon to feel hungry. however, there were no suitable conditions for dining around. Seeing that it was going to be dark, we had to get on the bus and hurry back to Shanghai.

When I got up early on November 5th, I felt weak all over and sore muscles in my legs. I should have been at home to rest and recuperate. But some time ago, my college classmates in Shanghai made an appointment. Today, I had a big party with Mr. Xiong and the class of 72 at Shanghai Xujiahui Shunfeng Hotel. I take Metro Line 9, get on the train from Songjiang University City, 13 stop to Zhaojiabang Road to Metro Line 7, get off at Changshou Road Station, walk 200 meters to the hotel, go to the Bamboo Wind Hall on the second floor, the big bag room is already full, the conversation is intense. Go into the room and shake hands and greet each other in turn. The enthusiasm of my classmates makes me feel at home. As the saying goes, students' feelings are as deep as the sea! While waiting for the teacher, these art students showed a lively and active nature, and the old girls made all kinds of beautiful poses for us to take pictures. Watching them so playful and mischievous, it seems that we have returned to our school days! Soon after sitting down, Sun Bingen received a call from his teacher. I learned that Mr. Xiong had arrived downstairs of the hotel. He asked me to go downstairs to meet Mr. Xiong.

Mr. Xiong is a music teacher in our art department and now has students all over the world. In October 2016, at the first gathering of Grade 7 and 6 Art students in 40 years. We have the honor to invite Mr. Xiong to talk about the friendship between teachers and students during the school. When parting, she took the initiative to join our classmate's WeChat group, and from then on we formed an unremitting bond with Mr. Xiong! In the WeChat group. She was very active and told us that after his retirement, he took part in traditional Chinese painting training and studied flower-and-bird painting. Now her traditional Chinese paintings have been selected for exhibitions at all levels of the country, provinces and cities, and some of them have won awards. She also often publishes her works in the group and discusses her skills with her classmates in our art class. Teacher Xiong refuses to accept the old and learns the spirit of continuous self-improvement across the border, which sets a good example for us.

As soon as we went out the door, we saw Miss Xiong coming from afar. We hadn't seen her for several years, but she was getting younger and younger. She is ten years older than me and is over 74. But I don't feel nearly as energetic, dexterous and happy as she is.

As soon as Mr. Xiong appeared, the restaurant was boiling. The teacher was surrounded by classmates, elder sisters and brothers, shaking hands and hugging each other. Everyone unanimously commented that the teacher is getting more and more energetic! One after another asked her for advice, and he said bluntly: if you have a good mindset, travel often, use your brain frequently, and have many friends, you will naturally be in good health, look good, and don't grow old!

At the beginning of the banquet, everyone raised their glasses and warmly welcomed Mr. Xiong to Shanghai! During the dinner, teachers and students were nostalgic, sentimental and affectionate. Toast, blessing, sound into the ear. Laughter broke out one after another, and some sang loudly "me and my Motherland". As everyone clapped their hands and sang in chorus, the surrounding diners stopped to watch. Liang Ying could not help but dance cheerfully, graceful, graceful and moving, attracting bursts of applause! Sun Bingen seized the opportunity to capture all kinds of exciting scenes and sent the pictures to the WeChat group of his classmates in time to share this unforgettable gathering scene.

In a short period of three days, we spent a rich, fulfilling, happy and interesting special holiday. The journey of life will record this unforgettable experience. We have gained the same harvest as guests from all over the world attending the Expo. The mood is extremely happy and bright! Thank the world for giving Shanghai such an opportunity!

Nine people were in Shanghai in November 2019.