source: Shandong commercial newspaper
for the search for spring, riding a bicycle to run all over Ji'nan, he also wrote thousands of spring articles,
eighty years old happy old Chen Yantao
three green grasshoppers on the balcony in the afternoon sun, from time to time, call a few voices, 80 year old Chen Yantao old man is introducing his 20 years of shooting spring, writing spring in his late life, and not forget the three small lovely. These are all part of his real life, his heart is spring, and his spirit is not old. To serve three grasshoppers is to add a lot of interest to his leisure life. "The spring makes me happy, I am happy every day." Chen Yantao, the old man, said happily.
cycling more than 4000 miles, looking for springs, patting springs
in the corridor, Chen Yantao showed reporters that he had been riding the old bicycle for nearly 20 years. Since he retired in 1992, he has been riding this bicycle across the old city of Ji'nan, east to Zhangqiu, West to Pingyin, South to South Mountains, more than 4000 miles, and more than 400 famous, nameless springs.
Chen Yantao told reporters that he lived in the "Li Quan" pickle shop in Jiang Jia Chi Street. There were six famous springs in the street and lane of Jiangjia street, which was less than 100 meters long. The memory of childhood playfulness is full of spring eyes, and sweet spring is easy to recommend. In the 80s and 90s of last century, spring sprayed almost every year. After Chen Yantao retired in 1992, he began to explore the way of spring. "I was born in the spring city, long in the spring city, the spring has nurtured me for more than half a century. After I retire, I want to find the spring, keep the beauty of the spring water and return the spring water to me." Chen Yantao talked about the original intention of finding the spring of the spring.
thousands of articles wrote spring nurse spring
according to the old man, in order to shoot a spring, he bought his own camera and film, each found a spring, photographed with a camera, sometimes took many times, and also visited the villagers, consulted the information, understood the origin of the name of the spring, and the historical allusions and folklore related to it. Over the past few years, Chen Yantao has written thousands of articles about springs, and more than 400 springs have been compiled. He has published the works of celebrities and famous springs, the capital of springs, Ji'nan, the home of Ji'nan, the three famous places in Ji'nan, and so on.
it is understood that the Hongkong Dagong newspaper has published a full plate of the spring that he took. He propagandize Ji'nan with his own pictures and words, improve the reputation of the spring water, and love spring to protect the spring with his own action.
Chen Yantao told reporters that he was thinking about writing a manuscript of "20 years retiring, basic leisure," a review and summary of his busy, fulfilling and happy way of looking for the spring after 20 years of retirement.
son son of filial piety makes him very satisfied with
Chen Yantao. The old man finally concludes that he can enjoy his old life so much that he has a very important premise that he has a virtuous wife and a filial piety, the idiot and love of the spring water, and the support of his wife, even if he often loses money and spends money. "He just likes this, so long as he likes it, he doesn't feel hardworking and he is in good health, so I support him." Chen Yantao's wife told reporters that after retirement, she brought her grandson and all the household chores were wrapped up.
Chen Yantao also proudly told reporters that he had two sons, his son and daughter-in-law working steadily and filial piety for the elderly. The oldest son's house is very close to where he lives. He visits them two times every morning and night, which makes the heart of the two old men very practical and very satisfied. "The oldest son came to work early in the morning and went to work here after work in the evening, and then came home again after work. His little son lived far away and came from time to time." Chen Yantao added that, in her ideas, the laundry and tug of life are not the things that men do, but every time the eldest son sees where the work is not finished, the eldest son sees the laundry in the basin. This makes the old two heart warm and moved. Ren Xiufang / journalist Fu Qiyuan