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At each entrance to the reading rooms of the National Library there is a security gate, whose function is to shut out the noise from outside the reading room. So once we step into the reading room, even if just a few meters beyond the…

The Buddha asked a monk: how long is human life? The monk replied: within a few days. The Buddha said: you have not understood the Way! He asked another monk: how long is human life? The monk replied: between meals. The Buddha said: you have…

After finishing lunch today, I turned in from the south gate of the National Library into Zizhuyuan (Purple Bamboo Park) for my usual after-meal stroll. The weather was beautiful today; the sky was a deep, boundless blue. The river in Zizhuyuan was clear, with wild…

When I was a child, there was a saying in our village: "Want me to work? Wait until the morning of the 16th!" This meant that until the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Spring Festival wasn't really over. As long as the…

Humanity has entered an age of great transformation. Over the past two or three hundred years, the development of human society has been shaped by science and technology more than in any earlier period. Deng Xiaoping once said that science and technology are the primary…

From mid-to-late August, the idea began to form in my mind of once again studying the basic subjects—mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology—thoroughly from the ground up, and of raising my English reading and writing to a level where I could read English-language professional books, so…

Whether as individuals or as a collective, we inevitably encounter all sorts of challenges and problems, and before these challenges we have many choices. But my life experience tells me that, of all the choices, moving forward is the best. Looking at the whole history…

Unwittingly, Zizhuyuan Park had already filled with autumn colors. The autumn chrysanthemums were in full bloom and fallen blossoms lay scattered; nature's autumn dress was gorgeous and beautiful. I often trudged back and forth along the two-point line between home and the library, backpack on…

Today is National Day. I am preparing earnestly for next year's college entrance exam in the reading room of the National Library. The library is crowded on holidays, with far more people than usual. It gathers a group of diligent, eager learners; whenever a holiday…

After a period of adjustment, my life has begun to fit me better. Since moderately reducing my workload and shifting my focus to study, my psychological pressure has eased considerably. It turns out that for all these years, my greatest mental stress came from the…