Hello, I am Rian.
Hello, I am Carl.
Welcome to Hot English Classroom.
Carl, do you know where I can go see lotus flowers?
If you want to see lotuses,
you must not miss out on the lotuses in Baihe.
Baihe?
You mean the place around Guanziling hot spring?
That’s right! You can enjoy hot springs in the winter
and appreciate lotuses in the summer.
Sounds great!
Where can I find lotuses in Baihe?
There’s a lotus park in Baihe,
which is a good place to enjoy the scenery of lotuses.
In addition, there are also many other lotus farms that you can go to.
We know the giant paddy field brings tourists to Houbi,
and similarly lotus farms are what make Baihe special.
You mean rice?
So, are lotus flowers edible?
Lotus flowers can be used to brew tea or can be added into hot pot.
In addition, both lotus seeds and lotus roots are edible, too!
Dishes made with lotuses are very famous in Baihe.
Oh! Really? I’ll definitely go try the dishes!
Are there any other special tourist attractions in Baihe?
There’s a furniture tourism factory in Baihe
where you can enjoy lotus meals,
learn about different lumber,
and make hands-on woodcrafts there.
Making woodcrafts in a furniture tourism factory?
Can I make my own piece of furniture?
You can either make a chair or assemble a small wooden model.
It’s a great place to go for families with children.
The playground with wooden play facilities
in the factory is very popular.
Sounds awesome!
Are there places to go for hipsters like me?
For hipsters?
Let me think! Oh!
There’s a place where you can appreciate paintings
and pottery wares as well as sample tea.
It’s so suitable for an art enthusiast like you.
Wow! You do know me!
Of course!
Let’s take a look at the key words today.
Let’s do it!
Have you remembered them all?
I’ve got them all remembered.
See you next time on“Hot English Classroom”！
I was impressed by one of the works in the gallery.
What a huge pottery.
It’s definitely a difficult task to biscuit fire the pottery.
This work,
except for the time I spent on building the kiln and that space,
took me three years.
Excluding style making,
it stayed in the kiln for fifteen days
before I took it out again.
The glaze applied to this pottery
is made of local materials:
mud from hot springs in Baihe,
limestone, and ash of lotus as well as longan trees.
Together they make the most natural glaze.
This upper layer
is made of wood.
We can draw it on the pottery due to its thick and pure texture.
It took me great work
to finish this fundamental research.
After spending like a half day here at this studio
And after drinking a cup of tea,
I feel like I’m totally relaxed.
And I think life is not so difficult.
It’s just the way how we think about it.
So I think maybe life is not so complicated as we thought.
And now I have more courage to face the difficulties
I am dealing with now.