I have spent almost a third of my life in China, living and working in this beautiful country. In a sense, China has been and is still my second home But in those past years I ha d never been to Quzhou.

Some days ago, for the first time in my Chinese life, I stepped into the beautiful city of Quzhou. My impressions of Quzhou city were as I always thought: green countryside, rainy sky, wet air. That was what I imagined for years the south of China would be. When we finally arrived, I was impressed by the elegant (优雅的) city.

Next day we were taken to visit some places not far away from the city. I was not aware of the direction of our short trip, but when we arrived at Lanke Mountain and got out of the car, I thought that we had been taken to a fairyland (仙境) : the light rain over the green and thick plants, the silvery sky like a heavy blanket and the mystery (神秘) of this mountain made me feel like being part of a picture.

Jiulong Lake was our next step. The mystic atmosphere (气氛) of this place was so strong that I decided to watch the view standing at the top when I stepped into the small boat to sail upstream. Sometimes we were so close to the mountain that we could clearly see the red soil under the plants. I was thinking of the joy to be in a place like Jiulong Lake and how it would be to live among those hills for a while.

    The final leg of the day's journey was a primary school. We were welcomed by the smiles on the faces of many young pioneers. The energy of the hundreds of kids made me feel younger for a while, so educated, so polite and so warm that I had no doubt about the future generations of Quzhou people. The people seem to me the best of Quzhou and they will remain in my memories forever.

    Devike was walking home from school. Everything was bad at school. In the morning, she got to school late. In the math test, half her answers were not right and she forgot to do her English homework. The teacher wrote a message in her notebook for her parents to sign.

    She knew her parents would be angry with her. She also knew she had a lot of schoolwork to do. Just thinking about these, she was sad.

    After she got home, her mother gave her a hug(拥抱) and said, "How was your day, dear?" Her little brother Rohit came to her and said," Hi, sister! I miss you.

    Quickly Devika felt better. Of course, her mom would be angry with her poor grades. But she loves her and that is more important. And her little brother always thinks she is smart and beautiful.

    At that time, Devika felt lucky to have such a great family and she didn't worry about her poor grades because the family could comfort(安慰) her when she was sad.

    Paul can play basketball and volleyball very well. One Friday afternoon, when Paul came out of his classroom, one of his classmates said to him, "Paul, your father is waiting for you at the school gate."

    On their way home, Paul saw some boys skating in the park. He wanted to skate with them, but his father said, "You have much homework to do today. You must go back home and do your homework. Then I'll buy you an ice cream." Paul finished his homework and got his ice cream. He started to eat it, but a fly (苍蝇) came along. It landed on the ice cream. Paul's father told him to drive (驱赶) the fly away. Paul said, "You won't let me skate, but the fly doesn't have homework. Can't you let it skate for a while?"

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He was 50 years old when I was born. I didn't know why 1 was home instead of Mum,2 I was the only one of my friends who had their dad around.

 During my 3 years, Dad did so many things for me. He would 4 make lunch for me to take to school. He would even 5 "I love you" on a napkin(餐巾纸) . He always had some funny words to make me 6 and let me know that he loved me. My friends all wished they had someone who showed them that kind of 7 . I was so proud to have him as my father.

 When I 8 home for college, I thought the messages would stop. But my friends and I were happy that his messages 9 . I called him a lot and we started a ritual(仪式) that stayed with us. After I said 10 , it would always be:" Angie?"" Yes, Dad?""I love you.""I love you too, Dad." Then we hung up the phone.

 My friends used to call him" the 11 Dad in the Universe". And when they learned that he had cancer(癌症), they sent him a card that they all signed. He 12 all of us about a father's love. I wouldn't be surprised if my friends started sending napkins to their 13 because my father encouraged them to express their love.

 As he was getting 14 ,I decided to come back home. Those were the hardest days to go15 . I was alone with him in the hospital for a few days before he died. We held hands and watched TV. As I was getting ready to leave, he said," Angie?"" Yes, Dad?""I love you.""I love you too, Dad."