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C. Li
the terrace, by the fireplace, on the drinking table or in the dyeing workshop. Year
after year, generation after generation, the farming production and life of Hani ethnic
group have been passed on for thousands of years through the cycle of seasons, along
with the rich knowledge associated with them.
To our relief, the Hani terrace has been listed as a world cultural heritage and a
national protected site. A group of young people who used to work in cities have come
back to the village to undertake new responsibilities and missions. In the country’s
tough battle of poverty alleviation, some of them have served as village secretaries
or directors, and some of the younger generation are also planning to follow in their
steps and come back to their hometown. This reminds me of the kindergarten children
that I saw by the terrace. Where will they be when they grow up? Do they have to
“get of the mountain” as some media claim? I must say that we urban residents must
use our brain when trying to comment on the rural culture and what rural children
should do.
“Cuckoo, cuckoo.” Spring is here, and a cuckoo is flying over from far away. It is
the season to sing the Hani Work Song all Year Long again, a song we look forward
to lasting forever to continue the wisdom and miracles of the Hani people.
We hail Hani people’s ecological wisdom and should learn from it. Guided by the
Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, let’s create wisdom and miracles in
all sectors of our big family of all ethnic groups.
C. Li
the terrace, by the fireplace, on the drinking table or in the dyeing workshop. Year
after year, generation after generation, the farming production and life of Hani ethnic
group have been passed on for thousands of years through the cycle of seasons, along
with the rich knowledge associated with them.
To our relief, the Hani terrace has been listed as a world cultural heritage and a
national protected site. A group of young people who used to work in cities have come
back to the village to undertake new responsibilities and missions. In the country’s
tough battle of poverty alleviation, some of them have served as village secretaries
or directors, and some of the younger generation are also planning to follow in their
steps and come back to their hometown. This reminds me of the kindergarten children
that I saw by the terrace. Where will they be when they grow up? Do they have to
“get of the mountain” as some media claim? I must say that we urban residents must
use our brain when trying to comment on the rural culture and what rural children
should do.
“Cuckoo, cuckoo.” Spring is here, and a cuckoo is flying over from far away. It is
the season to sing the Hani Work Song all Year Long again, a song we look forward
to lasting forever to continue the wisdom and miracles of the Hani people.
We hail Hani people’s ecological wisdom and should learn from it. Guided by the
Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, let’s create wisdom and miracles in
all sectors of our big family of all ethnic groups.