Xuan paper, known as one of the Four Treasures of Study, first came into (exist) in Xuan Prefecture in the Tang Dynasty. The traditional skill of making the paper hand has been passed down through generations. The process takes as many as 108 steps, all of require a level of delicacy.
Take papermaking master Zhou Donghong, for example. He uses a fine screen to filter (过滤) a mixture of water and fibers. He lifts it up, and it's a sheet of paper. It takes him and his partner only 15 seconds (form) and shape it, but they've devoted (they) to perfecting the skills for decades.
"There are a lot of tricks of filtering the fibers, and timing is the (difficult) part of all. We have only one chance to filter the right amount of fibers, and only the proper weight guarantees the paper is neither too thin nor too thick, and the margin(差额) for error is (extreme ) small, "said Zhou. With just the right degree of thickness, top quality Xuan paper holds ink tightly.
The skill of papermaking, (recognize) as a national treasure, has also proven to be an international one. We felt great sense of pride as it (list) as a world intangible culture heritage (非物质文化遗产) by UNESCO in 2009. Since then, in Jingxian County, Xuan papermaking has been taught in schools.
It was New Year's Day and I was shopping at the local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were 1 , we realized that only minutes earlier an 2 woman had fallen over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground. 3 was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. 4, a lot of people stopped to help out.
While we were walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very 5 about what had happened to the elderly couple. He 6 to me, "Mom, it's not much fun falling over in front of 7. " Seeing that there was a flower stall (摊位) at the front of the supermarket, he added, "Why shouldn't we 8 the lady a flower? It will make her feel better. " I was 9 that he'd come up with this 10 idea. So we went over and told the flower seller what we wanted. "Just take it, " she replied. "I can't take your money for such a wonderful 11. "
By now medical staff had arrived, and were 12 the injured woman. We gave the flower to the woman's husband and I told him it was from my son. At that moment, the old man started crying and said, "Thank you very much. " He then turned to me, "You have a 13 son. Happy Mother's Day to you. "
The man bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. Regardless of being badly hurt, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with 14 in her eyes and gave him a little 15.
