If you search the key word "earthquake china" recently,  you can get the news, that there was a massive 8-magnitude earthquake in south west of China, where is less than 70 miles off my hometown. I never thought such thing could happen so near, although I am in Germany now. I don't know exactly how is my family now, because the telephone dosen't work most of the time, and even when it works, I can only get few piece of words from parents, they can't stay indoor for long, since the rest quakes come still. Up to now, all my family and relatives are all fine.

 

best wishes to all the people in Sichuan, who suffers from this earthquake.

 

and thank you all, who shows care and prays, I am very thankful.

 

Magnitude: 8.0
Origin time: 2008/05/12 06:28:02.3 UTC
Epicenter: 103.19°E 31.13°N
Depth: 10 km

   

 

This is the MV of this beautiful song, it's sang by 100 most famous Chinese singers.
and Hangeng also participated in this song.

the translation is not very accurate, but could more or less tell you what this song says:)

the translated lyrics is as follows:

<北京欢迎你>歌词翻译-Welcome to Beijing

迎接另一个晨曦 带来全新空气
Another morning is coming, and brings in the fresh air

气息改变情味不变 茶香飘满情谊
Our friendship will never change, just like the fragrance of green tea

我家大门常打开 开放怀抱等你
My door is always open for you, and I’m here for you with open arms

拥抱过就有了默契 你会爱上这里
You’d know me better when you hugged me, and you will love it here

不管远近都是客人请不用客气
Be my guest no matter you are from home and abroad

相约好了在一起 我们欢迎你
You are here as promised, friends we welcome you

我家种着万年青 开放每段传奇
I grow green plant at home to show you all the legends in the past

为传统的土壤播种 为你留下回忆
I want to plant in the soil to make you good memories

陌生熟悉都是客人请不用拘礼
Friends and strangers, you are all my guests, and please be at home

第几次来没关系 有太多话题
No matter how many times we meet, there are still a lot to talk about

北京欢迎你 为你开天辟地
Welcome to Beijing, we will show you a brand new place

流动中的魅力充满着朝气
The charm of Beijing is full of life

北京欢迎你 在太阳下分享呼吸
Welcome come to Beijing, let’s breath together in the sunshine

在黄土地刷新成绩
We want to make new record on this yellow soil

我家大门常打开 开怀容纳天地
I always keep my doors open, to welcome the world

岁月绽放青春笑容 迎接这个日期
The old ages is smiling like youth, to welcome that day

天大地大都是朋友请不用客气
We are all friends, please make yourself at home

画意诗情带笑意 只为等待你——韩庚  
With all the smiles, I am here waiting for you--By Hangeng

北京欢迎你 像音乐感动你
Welcome to Beijing, May my music touch you

让我们都加油去超越自己
Let’s working hard and try to go beyond ourselves

北京欢迎你 有梦想谁都了不起
Welcome to Beijing, it’s great to be able to have dream

有勇气就会有奇迹
Just be brave and there will be a miracle

 

 

 

If I were a boy again, I would practice perseverance oftener, and never give up a thing because it was hard or inconvenient. If we want light, we must conquer darkness. Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results. “There are only two creatures,” says a proverb, “who can surmount the pyramids –the eagle and the snail.”

 

If I were a boy again, I would school myself into a habit of attention; I would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand. I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two directions at once. The habit of attention becomes part of our life, if we begin early enough. I often hear grown-up people say, “I could not fix my attention on the lecture or book, although I wished to do so,” and the reason is, the habit was not formed in youth.

 

If I were to live my life over again, I would pay more attention to the cultivation of the memory. I would strengthen that faculty by every possible means, and on every possible occasion. It takes a little hard work at first to remember things accurately; but memory soon helps itself, and gives very little trouble. It only needs early cultivation to become a power.

 

If I were a boy again, I would look on the cheerful side. Life is very much like a mirror: if you smile upon it, it smiles back upon you; but if you frown and look doubtful on it, you will get a similar look in return.

 

Inner sunshine warms not only the heart of the owner, but of all that come in contact with it. “Who shuts love out, in turn shall be shut from love.”

 

If I were a boy again, I would school myself to say “No” oftener. I might write pages on the importance of learning very early in life to gain that point where a young boy can stand erect, and decline doing an unworthy act because it is unworthy.

 

If I were a boy again, I would demand of myself more courtesy towards my companions and friends, and indeed towards strangers as well. The smallest courtesies along the rough roads of life are like the little birds that sing to us all winter long, and make that season of ice and snow more endurable.

 

Finally, instead of trying hard to be happy, as of that were the sole purpose of life, I would, if I were a boy again, try still harder to make others happy.