Yu, 32,is a maker of automata（机关人偶）in Chengdu,Sichuan.Thanks to him,wood not only comes alive, it also tells wonderful stories.
Interested in handcrafts as a boy, Yu first learned about automata by Kazuaki at a show in 2015 when he studied at the Communication University of China in Beijing. As an art and design student, he began to learn the craft by himself, and with the help of his tutor Lu Ying, he kept studying and examining automata in school.
When he finished school in 2016, Yu got a job at an advertising（广告） company in Beijing. He stayed at the company for three years because, at that time, he was not sure that he could make a living out of his hobby. Finally, in 2019, Yu quit（辞职） his job and returned to Chengdu to open his automata workshop. His hobby has become a career（事业）.
"A fascinating thing about automata is that they interest people of all ages. Adults see them as art, while children see them as toys to be played with,"Yu said, smiling.
Yu knows that there are many more creative ideas waiting to be shown."It feels quite good to pay attention to automata and I am still searching for myself."
I am Nick. I am a teacher at Oxford Junior School in England. I would like to tell you something about the school day in our school.
We have our first class at 9:20 a.m. and it lasts an hour. The students have a break（休息） from 10:20 a.m,to 10:45 a.m. Most girls like to eat snacks in the classroom, but most boys like to play games in the playground.
After the break, the students have the second class. It lasts an hour and fifteen minutes.
During the first fifteen minutes, the students usually take a test（测试）. The two classes in the morning are usually an English lesson and a Maths lesson.
Lunchtime is from 12:00 to 1:10 p.m. Most students bring their own lunch from home. Others have lunch in the school dining hall. After lunch, they usually play games in the playground or go to the Lunchtime Club. In the club, they can watch TV, surf the Internet, or chat with friends. The students rend some books and have another class in the afternoon. School is over at S115p.m.Then the students go home.
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Morning | 9.20 n.m. | The first class . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a.m. | Students have a break and they eat or play games. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.45 n.m. | Students have the second class. The students usually take a first. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12:00-1:10p.m. | Most students bring their own from home. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1:10 p.m. | Students do some and have another class. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3:15 p.m. | School is . And students go back home. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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