Friday, February 15, 2013

Week 4 Reaction by KU


I wish I could have taken more photos when I was travelling. That’s what first came to my mind when I watched the video about China. Taking photos is one way to record our lives journeys, so is writing. Even I am not asked to write reactions, I would do so as my interests.

We were asked what our feeling is towards the identity of being Chinese. I was born and grew up in Macau which is quite a modern city. Although Macau has quite a lot historical heritages, Macau citizens seldom notice them. “People usually won’t cherish what they have till they lost it.” Just like I realized the word “hydrostatic” is so powerful this morning. In a course I took before, most of the water flow situations are assumed hydrostatic. At that time, I don’t even know the meaning of the word. But in this semester, I no longer duel with hydrostatic flow problems. I realized how important the word is. I never talked about Chinese tradition in Macau. Therefore, when I saw Chinese tradition culture in the video, I thought of my trips to China. Being in tradition Chinese culture, I feel like I went to the past. I went to the place that I read in the history book. Enjoying the historical story and the beautiful natural scene, I can forget anything bothering me. Social influence and fame seems unimportant in that atmosphere. They don’t talk about technology. Everything is peaceful to me. When I am in travelling, it was like a second life to me. Maybe I can say there is distance between China and me. But I am still proud of tradition Chinese culture.

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