Edition 6

THE AP TIMES First APMUN Conference

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

Interview: Mr. Wang Jiancheng

A Trip in Late Spring - Sally Food Discovery : Aozao noodle

The Ya'an Earthquake

Interview: Frank Chen

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The Ya'an Earthquake The Lushan earthquake happened at 8:02 Beijing Time on April 20, 2013.

The consequences of the earthquake are serious.The epicenter was located in Lushan County, Ya'an, Sichuan, about 116 km (72 mi) from Chengdu along the Longmenshan Fault in the same province that was heavily impacted by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The magnitude of the earthquake was placed at Ms 7.0. By 5:oo p.m. April 20, 186 people had died, 24 were missing, and at least 11,826 were injured. It is the biggest earthquake after the Wenchuan earthquake which happened in 2008. The magnitude of that earthquake was Ms 8.0.

Because of the earthquake, the electricity service was interrupted. Hopefully fortunately/luckily/thankfully, at the same time, the Chinese army started to enter into the center of the earthquake and tried to rescue people who had been injured or people who were still alive but were buried by ruins. Also, doctors and nurses arrived with the army at the same time.

Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang, toured the area and emphasized the need for quick action. As a leader, he took a plane to go to the area and tried to bring hope to the people who lost family or home. Officials warned that to prevent potential secondary effects, they want people to be calm and stay in a safe place.

Again, an earthquake plundered thousands of lives and homes. When humans face natural disasters, they are not even able to protect themselves. The Lushan earthquake teaches all Chinese a bloody lesson.

People realize how fragile life is and how expensive valuable life is by the lesson which cost thousands of lives. But people will never yield to nature, nature can kill people easily. But also people will stand up by their own faith from where they fall down.

Avian influenza (Bird Flu) Recently, a new bird flu has been found in human’s body which is called H7N9 that has attracted worldwide attention. It has never been found previously.

Since February, the virus has infected 14 people, of which 6 were killed by it.

Sadly, there is no vaccine to prevent H7N9 and scientists do not know where it comes from.

World Health Organization (WHO) clarified some facts several days ago, it said “It is wrong that H7N9 can infect people easily.” the original intention is: Avian influenza virus was transmitted only in birds before, but now the virus gene analysis indicates that the virus mutation can be transmitted to humans by birds. However, at present, WHO has no evidence to show that H7N9 can spread from person to person.

This is such a serious thing that many people are afraid of it. In my opinion, if we want to prevent H7N9, we should know the general knowledge of it first.

The main feature of H7N9 is: typical viral pneumonia, acute onset, course of disease early had fever (38 ℃), cough and other symptoms of respiratory tract infection. The onset of 5-7 day difficulty in breathing, severe pneumonia and progressive, in some cases can quickly develop into acute respiratory distress syndrome and death. (http://news.sina.com.cn/z/qlg2013/ ) Also, it is very important for us to prevent it. First, we should wash hands as often as possible. Whatever we do, we must wash hands after the things done immediately. Second, do not touch the diseased or dead poultry. Otherwise they may infect the disease to us.

Also, cover your nose and mouth when you cough and do not spit. Separate raw food from cooked food. Meat and eggs should be boiled up.

All the above Above all, the most important thing we should do is to pay attention to personal hygiene. Finally, I would like that all the people had healthy bodies to help construct and develop our motherland, and to make it more prosperous and powerful.

Interview: Frank Chen On April, we had an interview with basketball club where we talked with the new trainer, Frank. He was very happy to discuss his club.

Mimi: Hello, what’s your English name?

Frank: People call me Frank.

Mimi: Okay, Frank, as a leader of our basketball club, what’s your opinion about your members?

Frank: Members of the club, actually I do not have any members of the club. I hope the members can get the joy from these activities. And I hope they can grow. The grade should just be the rate of the team work.

Mimi: Thank you. And what personalities do your members have?

Frank: I think, that depends...I think they have variety of personality. Such as, like aggressive, mild, like peaceful, like somebody do not care anything. So the personalities they have wow ,it’s quite difficult to judge.

Mimi: If possible, do you have any plans to hold a match with experimental high school?

Frank: Definitely okay, that’s the reason why we establish this kind of club. Without a match, without a kind of test, we do not know, and we do not understand what these guys get from the activity.

Mimi: We also look forward to watching your competition. We heard you have very cruel orders, if they lose two balls, they will have to do ten or twenty push-ups. Do you think it is too cruel?

Frank: It’s cruel? That is a competition. That is contest. Contest is cruel. What we say as people killing people on court. So 20 push-up, if you call 20 push-up for the public as cruel these kind of guys will be soft, and how will they compete with there future competition.

Mimi: Okay, that’s all.

We hope all the members can be trained good in the club and win beat/defeat the other teams in our school.

Interview: Mr. Wang Jiancheng

1. His overall view of Chinese history: Ancient history: He feels proud of our splendid civilization ， developed science and flourishing economy. For example, Sui dynasty and Tang dynasty had almost 75% inventions all over the world.

Modern history (from the end of ancient history to 1949): He feels distressed that Chinese history became an endless chain of humiliating experience. For example, in mid-19th century after launching two Opium Wars, Britain forced the corrupt and incompetent Qing government to sign the unequal treaties. In 1898, Britain occupied the entire Hong Kong region. Many western countries imposed unequal treaties on China and the ethnocentric arrogance began to wane.

2. What can we benefit from by learning Chinese history?

Mr. Wang thinks that learning Chinese history can help students to know about our ancient culture. In addition to that.

It teaches students how to think about problems and to foster critical thinking. From the discussion in class, students learn to analyze both sides of one problem and then give their insight into it. Anyway, learning history is quite interesting.

Food Discovery : Aozao noodle Kunshan is a beautiful city in the Jiangnan region. It is located in one of the most developed Economic Zones called the Yangtze River Delta. Also, it’s a city with a long history and profound cultural background. What’s more, it is a cradle of art and civilization. The typical symbol is ‘Kun Qu’. ‘Kun Qu’ isa;slkdfj;alskdfja;lskdfj;asldfkj.

Every year, a number of foreigners come there in order to appreciate the best ‘Kun Qu’. And there are also a number of places of interests, such as Zhouzhuang, a small ancient town next to Qiandeng. Kunshan is said to be a shining pearl between Suzhou and Shanghai.

What I want to introduce this time is the delicious food of Kunshan. Have you ever heard about the ‘steamed crab’ in Kunshan Yangcheng Lake? With the glorious name of ‘king of crab’, the best season to enjoy the Yangcheng Lake steamed crab is autumn. Compared to other same-sized lake crabs, Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are much heavier in weight, and their meat is very fresh.

Another popular specialty is ’Ao zao noodle’.

They are named after ‘Ao Zao Guan’, a famous noodle restaurant founded in Xianfeng third year (1853). In the past, because of poor management, the owner abandoned it. Few years ago, a woman called Chen Xiuying took over the business. At that time, there were only three and half small tables. Until now, it has been one hundred and fifty years of history. ‘ Ao Zao Guan’ has a unique architectural style. You can see beautiful ancient buildings there. Every day, there are lots of people queuing in a line in order to eat freshly prepared ‘Ao Zao noodles’. The most popular noodles there is called ‘Marked Abalone Noodles’ and ‘White Soup Ao ya Noodles’.

The whole building is divided into two floors. The first floor only provides ‘Ao zao noodles’, and it is open in the early morning.

The price for each bowl of noodles is about 10 Yuan. Firstly, you need to buy a ticket by cash, and then one ticket can be exchanged for a bowl of red soup noodles or white soup of noodles. The second floor is a good choice to eat ‘Home-style side dish’. There are ten anterooms and a small but classical lobby. At first glance, you might feel the decoration is a little shabby. On the other hand, if you carefully observe it, you will find that it is kind of elegant. It opens at about 9 a.m., and the refreshments I like the most there are ‘Bean curd’, ‘Fried pork’, ‘Ma Po tofu’ and ‘Ao ya’. Also, they also provide costumers with noodles. But the prices are higher than the noodles downstairs. Because there are fewer people upstairs, the noodles are usually fresher.

A trip in late spring 1) Single journey ticket. Light rail subway/metro/tube. Suzhou Amusement Land to Dongfangzhimen.

Insert four coins.

The passenger car is full of people and backpacks rub sleeves. The light is a little bleak. I unfold a piece of paper, looking at tasks one after another. While pulling out a map of Jinji Lake from my left pocket, my sight is fixed on Task Twenty-six "Please find a German restaurant and take pictures to prove for proof; and write down the German national dish" while pulling out a map of Jinji Lake from my left pocket. Requirements: Reach the finish line within the time prescribed; complete tasks as many tasks as possible; if the number of completed tasks is the same among the teams, ranking will depend on time.

Not easy.

The boy in my group, leaning against the door on the left with a vague smile, and looking back at me, seems to ask:” Are you ready?” I realize that this is not just a trip in late spring; this is a team contest full of adventures.

2) Stage 1 HuBin Dadao We get out of the subway and on the billboard right at the exit, we find the answer to task two: Which company has the slogan PERFECT CHOICE. It turns out to be FAW-Volkswagen. I keep it in mind and think that I would never forget it.

The trip continues.

The sunshine is amazingly good and there are not many visitors. All the groups have been scattered, some of them go on foot, the ones riding bicycles seem to tell me how they smile against the wind, although they never look back.

My group walks very slowly because we want to see more of the roadside scenery. Starting from the first lamppost on the left, starting from the first stretch of meadow on the right, we go on our way to the south. The fluttering wind raises the road in front of me. I force myself to adapt to the harsh light that can destroy the whole world.

“I paid ten yuan for a very nice music cd here this winter holiday. But now I do not know where to buy it, it only came out by accident.” I recollect things as I walk, a warm melody seems to waft across my ears, “I remember at that moment I was suddenly so moved by this music in the distance that I even wanted to push the chaotic crowd aside immediately.”

Winter has passed for a long time and now it the area/this place? is only filled with a warm stream of air all around. Looking ahead again, by one side of the grass, purplish red azalea is in a bustling blossom.

“Hey, hey, hey! Don’t be so caught up in taking photos. Look, look! That large sculpture of an instrument is the one mentioned in Task Sixteen, isn’t it?” One of my group members said, with a wave of his hand. I take a closer look. It is.

3) Stage 2 Ligong Causeway Getting a little tired, I still don’t want to put down the camera in my hand. It carries something fragile that could easily fade away. I shoot while walking. All sorts of restaurants along Ligong Causeway present themselves in a dazzling display, “Wu Family”, “Deyue Lou”, “Shanghai Min”, but I am only thinking of that German restaurant.

I see a cluster of pink flowers. Very humbly, they join in late spring like a legend. I feel that the person next to me nudges my elbow, asking:“ Do you know the answer to Task Twenty-five ‘How many bridge holes and steps does Lingyun Bridge have’? “ I don’t know. Just have to go and see.” I answered it subconsciously, making the lens closer to the tender petals.

Five members of my group ascend the steps, mumbling some words, “One”, “Two”, “Three……”

Eighty one steps.

Then I stand in the middle of Lingyun bridge. Heaven and earth seem a little dark. The wind is clearer than them. Close my eyes, the world does not close. I recall that someone in a plaid shirt said to me “Drink some water.”, said to me “You tired? Let me help you carry the camera”, after taking the camera from my right hand, feeling its weight,“Well, it’s quite heavy .”

The world is immersed in the warm wind of youth. Quiet and sad.

Open my eyes, it is a river of spring water endlessly flowing eastward. What came gently, isn’t it time.

4) Stage 3 The last stage. Suzhou Ferris Wheel Theme Park to Suzhou Culture and Arts Center.

Cool in the Starbucks. The groups that arrive first lose no time in doing jigsaw puzzles to finish their final task. From childhood with a poor sense of doing a puzzle, holding a few scattered pieces, I just can’t put them into a decent shape.

My heart is full of calm, waiting for the final results. The champion. The second place. The third place.

In fact, ranking is no longer important to us after such a long journey here.

5) Insert four coins. Suzhou International Expo Center to Suzhou Amusement Land. Light rail subway/metro/tube. Single journey ticket.

I stand by the end of the passenger car. Fatigue from my feet goes up my whole body, my mood is finely tuned with the railway carriage. Lifting my eyes, I see the rapid silhouette of myself on the door window, “whoosh, whoosh, whoosh”. Seeming to feel time again, I pretend to be really tired, closing my eyes.

Something I will never forget. The English translation of “圆融” is the word harmony. “Deyue Lou” is one of three old restaurants in Suzhou, which locates in Ligong Causeway. The position of a statue of a Confucian master who says:“The rise and fall of is every man’s duty”.

Along the way, the places I have been to, the lawns I have walked across, all the things I have seen.

All. Everything. Everything. All. Ten years later, I want to (would love to) walk there again, to see ten years ago what I have lost there.

Insert four coins. Past to future. Light rail subway/metro/tube.. Single journey ticket. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Acknowledgement: Ms. Xiaoqing, Mr. Hulse

Happy Holiday!

Published by: Suzhou AP Center Publication Club Adviser: Mr. Hulse Editor-in-chief: Edward Sheng Editor: Wendy Xu Designer: Edward Sheng Wendy Xu Reporter: Sally Chao Sophie Wu Mimi Ma Tommy Zhou Publication Date: 2013.6 Website: suzhouaptimes.weebly.com

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