The wonderful human nature
The wonder of human nature is shown facing adversity
——题记
The first time I went to Zhangpojiao in 2004 was with my parents. I had no idea about the village, and only kjnew that they lagged behind the city. The main purpuse was to work as a translator, because the Principals of St. Paul's School and Holy Family School from Macau had come to Yunnan along with several teachers in order to explore the place, so they were needing someone to help in the translation, although they themselves could do it. In this way, I went to Zhangpojiao along with them.
The car trip from Kaiyuan to Zhangpojiao is a very difficult one, going forward through the rugged mountain road. especially after the rain, when the path becames a swamp and the cars get completely stucked in the mud. After more or less a half-hour of quite a bumpy journey, we finally reached Zhangpojiao. Looking back, the trip in that dirt road and the towering rocks in it, it is quite dangerous.
When you look at this place, you can see a vast space of yellow soil ondulating along the hills, filled with rough grass violently slapped by the wind. A few brown dogs are lying on the ground, exhaling heat through their large mouth. Dozens of houses are arranged in no particular order, with thick walls made of mud bricks and thatched roof, looking like they are baking under the burning sun. I suddenly felt thirsty, so we asked the local villagers. They looked at me with surprise, while pointing into the distance.
I went that way, we can see a pool of more than ten-meter-wide pond, a few buffaloes are listlessly standing water, keep the beat with the tail flies; several children toting women are squatting beside the water, salvage the water with a plastic bucket. I came closer, it has long been a muddy pond, showing a disgusting green, a few flies are sitting on oil floating in the water. Later I learned that this body of water, is a long slope to the survival of one hundred people, for decades they have been using this body of water, from bathing, watering, to drinking, cooking, has been inseparable from this body of water. But this year's drought, water has gradually evaporated.
The car trip from Kaiyuan to Zhangpojiao is a very difficult one, going forward through the rugged mountain road. especially after the rain, when the path becames a swamp and the cars get completely stucked in the mud. After more or less a half-hour of quite a bumpy journey, we finally reached Zhangpojiao. Looking back, the trip in that dirt road and the towering rocks in it, it is quite dangerous.
When you look at this place, you can see a vast space of yellow soil ondulating along the hills, filled with rough grass violently slapped by the wind. A few brown dogs are lying on the ground, exhaling heat through their large mouth. Dozens of houses are arranged in no particular order, with thick walls made of mud bricks and thatched roof, looking like they are baking under the burning sun. I suddenly felt thirsty, so we asked the local villagers. They looked at me with surprise, while pointing into the distance.
I went that way, we can see a pool of more than ten-meter-wide pond, a few buffaloes are listlessly standing water, keep the beat with the tail flies; several children toting women are squatting beside the water, salvage the water with a plastic bucket. I came closer, it has long been a muddy pond, showing a disgusting green, a few flies are sitting on oil floating in the water. Later I learned that this body of water, is a long slope to the survival of one hundred people, for decades they have been using this body of water, from bathing, watering, to drinking, cooking, has been inseparable from this body of water. But this year's drought, water has gradually evaporated.
This place, water, electricity, and less education.
According to the villagers said they were coming generations, the government has never given citizenship, so called ""black black households."" Remote location, steep mountain road, they are doomed to isolation. But the more in such a hostile environment, the more people have a strong heart. Then followed the village, we came to their ""classroom."" This is a hang on the wall with a door to replace the blackboard, a small piece of open-air space, and a few broken foot stool composition classroom.Listen to those pupils reading and singing, which I seem to see both the desire to study diligently the eyes, heard the sound of that cry not yield to difficulties.
This is my first time to experience a long slope, I go with disdain and tired, but with moving and expectations.
Li Augustine 15.7.2011
According to the villagers said they were coming generations, the government has never given citizenship, so called ""black black households."" Remote location, steep mountain road, they are doomed to isolation. But the more in such a hostile environment, the more people have a strong heart. Then followed the village, we came to their ""classroom."" This is a hang on the wall with a door to replace the blackboard, a small piece of open-air space, and a few broken foot stool composition classroom.Listen to those pupils reading and singing, which I seem to see both the desire to study diligently the eyes, heard the sound of that cry not yield to difficulties.
This is my first time to experience a long slope, I go with disdain and tired, but with moving and expectations.
Li Augustine 15.7.2011
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