Inrecentyears,Chinesetraditionalculture,asSinology,hasbecomeincreasinglyprevalent.Forinstance,itisreportedthatmanyprimaryandsecondaryschoolshavesetupcoursesofsinology,inwhichstudentsaretaughtandrequiredtoreciteclassicalworkbyChineseancienteducatorsandphilosophers,likeConfucius.
ItisofvitalsignificanceforthepublictoacquireknowledgeonSinology.Foronething,itistheessenceofChinesecivilizationwithmorethan5000years.Thus,forindividuals,theycanenlargetheirscopeofknowledge,enrichtheirexperienceandadaptthemselvestothecomplicatedsociety.Foranother,therehabilitationofSinologycancontributetoaharmonioussociety.
ItishighlyexpectedthatallChinesepeopleshouldinheritthemeritsofSinology.Therefore,inthefirstplace,wearewell-advisedtoreadbooksbyourselvesortoattendlecturesonthisissue.Inthesecondplace,wehavetheobligationtoadvocateandencourageotherstolearn.Then,itisnecessaryforustointroduceSinologytotheworld.Bydoingso,notonlycanweinheritit,butalsomakeitgloriousandprosperous.
Asacolleagestudent,first,weshouldfullyrealizetheimportanceofstudyingtraditionalculture,suchasreadingclassicbooksandpracticecalligraphyandchinesepainting,wealsoshouldrememberandcelebrateourownfesitivals,liketheSpringFestival,theDragonFestivalandsoon.
Inmyopiniontheproblemofthehighschoolers'hairstylehasbeenoveremphasized.SofarasIknow,thisproblemhasbeenexistingforquitealongtimeandpossiblyinourcountryalone.Highschoolstudentsaresupposedtostudyhard,butitseemsthatfewcarewhattheyreallywant.Ijustgraduatedfromhighschoolthisyear.WhileinhighschoolIdidn'tcaremuchaboutmyhairstyle,butwhenevertheschoolcheckedtoseeifwehadhadourhaircutIalwaysfeltalittleannoyed.Ifanyoneforgottohavehishaircuttotherequiredstandard,hewassuretobereprimandedorevenpunished.Ihopeourhighschoolcanshowagreaterinterestinhelpingstudentscultivatetheirmindsthaninpickingholesintheirhair.Onceinawhileoursocietyseemstobeinterestedinthisproblemtoo,butitisapitythatthestudents'ownviewinthismatterisrarelyconsulted.Thatiswhystudentsoftenquarrelwiththeirteachers,andthismutualmisunderstandingisoftendetrimentaltothestudentsthemselves.Mosthighschoolstudentsdonotreallycarewhattheirhairstyleis;whattheybeefaboutisperhapstheconstantcheckontheirhairlength.Whydoesn'ttheMinistryofEducationreleasehighschoolstudentsfromthisparticularpressure?Nowondermoreandmoreyoungstersinschoolareinclinedtocommitoffenses.Itistimetotryandkeepoureducationalhouseinorder.
PopulationAging
Asisindicatedinthediagram,inthedecadestocome,theproportionofpeopleover60yearsoldinChinawillrisefromtenpercenttothirtypercent.That'stosay,ageingpopulationwillincreasebythreetimes.Thedegreeofagingisgrowingseverely.
Therearetworeasonsforit.Oneisourlongerlife,andanotherisfamilyplanningpolicy.Thesebroughtaboutthedeclineofnewlybornpopulationandtheincreaseofagingpopulation.
Theagingpopulationbringsaseriouschallengetofamiliesandthesociety.Ontheonehand,thefamily'slivingpressurewillbeincreased.Ontheotherhand,tosociety,itisn'tconducivetothedevelopmentofChina'seconomyandtheriseofpublichappiness.
Asforme,theagingpopulationisunavoidable,butwecanreduceitsnegativeimpact.Ourgovernmentissupposedtoconstituterelevantpoliciestoadjustthetimes.What'smore,weshouldtakemorecareoftheelderlyandletthemliveaharmoniousandnicelife.
YunnanislocatedaboutthesouthwestpartofChina.Thisplacehasbeautifulmountains,andriversandfullwithmanylocalminorityraces.BecauseYunanishighelevated,comparativelylevelexpanseoflandandaplateau,ithasaoverallwarmweather,whichisperfectlyfitforhuman.Itisclosetothesun,thereforetheUVlevelishigh,andlocalpeoplehascomparativelydarkerskin.
KunmingisthecapitalofYunan,eventhoughitisnotasprosperouslycommercializedasShanghai,oraslonghistoricalbackgroundasBeijing,buttheuniquenaturalsceneryandcultureishighlyrecognizedandappreciatedbydomesticandinternationaltourists.Youcanseegirlswearlong,loosen,andcolorfulskirtsonthestreet.ThespecialfoodculturearoundthestreetisalsoaspecialfeatureofKunming,thereisnothingthatyoucannotfind,justthingsthatyoucannotimagine.
AroundLijiangRiver,youcangotothebarsaroundtheoldtown,andthecultureisveryopen-minded,girlsaroundthereareveryfriendlyanddancewithyou.Thisplaceisatourismhotspot,sothematerialexpenseisveryhigh,nomatterhowmuchmoneyyouhave,youcanspendthemallinonenight!
Chinahasbecomeacountrywithanincreasingnumberofoldpeople.Byoldpeopleweusuallymeanpersonsovertheageofsixty.Weoftencallthemseniorcitizensinsteadofoldmentoshowourrespect.
Mostseniorcitizensretireornolongerworkfull-time.Theyusuallyliveintheirownhousesnotfarfromtheirchildren's,whilethechildrenofafewseniorcitizenshavegoneabroadandworkorstudyfarbeyondtheoceans.Forcertainseniorcitizens,tileyearsafterretirementarenotveryenjoyable.First,theyfeelthattheirliveslosemeaningforbeingathomeallday.Inaddition,theymayfeellonely,especiallythosewithoutchildrenaround.Moreover,theybecomemoreconcernedwiththeirhealth,astheygrowolder,andworryalotabouttheirsafety.Atthesametime,manyseniorcitizensenjoytheirlives.Theyfeelfreetodothingstheywerenotabletodowhentheywereworkingandraisingtheirfamilies.Theyspendtheirtimetravelling,doingexercisesorwatchingTV.Theygettogetherwiththeirfellowmemberswhohavethecommoninterestsandequalfreetime.
Infact,therearesomestillcontinuingtheirwork,notjustformoney,buttoshowtheirvalue.However,noonereallywantstobeold,andperhapsallliketobeyoungforever.