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Hard Work Can Turn An Iron Rod Into A Needle

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tiě chǔ chéng zhēn

Li Bai (李白) was one of the greatest poets in China's Tang Dynasty, which is often considered China's ‘golden age’ of poetry. Approximately 1,100 poems attributed to him remain today, including thirty-four in the popular anthology, 'Three Hundred Tang Poems'.

Legend has it that Li Bai was originally the God in charge of poetry in Heaven, but he offended the Heavenly Emperor and thus was exiled to Earth where he became a son of a rich merchant.

Brilliant and talented as he was, little Li Bai disliked studying and often skipped class to play. One day, when he was fishing by a river, he saw a white-haired old woman grinding an iron rod on a big stone.

Out of curiosity Li Bai came up and asked: "What are you doing, Ayi? "

"I'm grinding this iron rod," the old women said kindly, but did not stop her work.

"Why are you doing that?" Li Bai asked.

"I want to make a sewing needle," was the reply.

"What?!" exclaimed Li Bai, surprised, "You want to grind such a thick rod into a tiny needle? It is impossible!"

"Anything is possible, as long as you stick to it." The old woman looked at Li Bai, her eyes shining with intelligence, "I know it may take me decades to make a needle from this rod, but it doesn't matter. As long as I persevere in grinding, I will definitely make a needle. Remember there is nothing you cannot achieve as long as you stick to it."

Li Bai was deeply moved by the old woman's words. He went back to his school and from then on he studied diligently and became a great poet and scholar.

Later, Li Bai travelled to Tai Mountain (Tai Shan), where he visited the temple of Bi Xia Yuan Jun (a goddess in Chinese myth). He found the statue of the goddess looked very familiar. That night he dreamed that he saw the old woman again. She introduced herself as Bi Xia Yuan Jun and told Li Bai that many years ago she saw him neglect his studies, so she turned into an old woman and taught him a lesson.

The saying Hard Work Can Turn An Iron Rod Into A Needle, tiě chǔ chéng zhēn, refers to being extremely talented but realising that it requires hard work and dedication to fully develop that talent.

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Yihang - Leading photographer in China

Yi Hang

Leading Photographer in China

About Yi Hang

Yi Hang’s love of photography began when he was very young. His father was a press-photographer. From high school Yihang followed his father to learn photography.

When he finished high school he became a press-photographer.

He then went to Wu Hang University for four years to study photography. On the completion of his university studies he returned to work with increased knowledge and skill.

Yihang is now the top photographer in Guangxi province. He is also the literature and art specialist of Guangxi Provincial Government; the Yihang Photography & Art Association Artistic Director; Member of the China Photographer Association; Member of the America Photographer Association; The China XinHua Daily press-photographer; China ASEAN Expo full-time press-photographer, by invitation.

Yihang is also a professor at the Guangxi Arts Institute.

Over the last ten years Yihang’s photography has won many major prizes.

In 2002, “li river fisherman” won a gold medal in water motif group. “Morning music” won the silver medal in the view and tour group of Austria’s international circuit exhibition.

“A family of Li River” won the slide merit in America’s Boston lantern. “Charm of the terrace - my country” won second class in China’s pictorial and also the silver medal in the China online photography competition.

In 2003, the China Photographer Association awarded Yihang the title of one of the top ten photographers in China.

Yihang’s photography is exhibited in international photography competitions.

In China he has won many competitions.

In 2008 and 2010 he held his own photography exhibitions in Guangxi.

In 2011 he formed the Yihang Photography Association in Nanning.

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Yi Hang does not speak or read English. If you would like to contact him, please send me an email and I will translate & forward it to him, Xiaosui

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