Near the Xixi Wetland in Hangzhou
The house nestles under a mountain
We three
Have lived here for seven years
After years of cutting out the superfluous
The house stands the test of time
It doesn't become obsolete
It's a quiet place
My wife learned the art of tea
The tea room facing the north side of the mountain
Is a place where you are free of worldly troubles
Plus the smell of tea, you'd love to stay here
When I was a child
I moved from place to place
So I really wanted to settle down
I remember there was a window for dish delivering
In my uncle's kitchen
Through two moving windows
The traditional wood structure is presented
No metal components used
All storage and partition
Are made of wood
An independent hall stands between the entrance and the dining area
Serving as a transition from the outside to the interior
We found a sculptor to draft the ground
Then liquid copper was introduced into the moulds
Just like the old times
We played with mud
Book is another thread that connects the space
It's everywhere
I'd take into consideration the time, quality, and structure of furniture
The beauty of craft and shape
And choose calm objects that endure time
There is a bed in my study from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties
You can lie down for a nap
The lamp on the corner cabinet
Is the ever-burning lamp in our house
Objects in the corner cabinet are delicate
I like to clean and organize stuff
I might have adjusted the angle and position of an object for 100 times
In the past seven years
Many things have changed
Sometimes my daughter would come back from school
And find everything is different from the last time she left
There is a cabinet outside my daughter's room
All these years
We'd bring her presents
And she could see them the moment she got out of her room
Dialogue with home nurtures judgement, discernment and thinking
These are the changes I saw in her
My daughter has a lot of hobbies
Painting, doing craft
Cello, cooking
And she recently falls in love with volleyball
This is a figure made with plasticine by my daughter
I think it‘s elegant
Put it in the drawer
Our life mainly happens
At home and office
The office is a 7-minute drive away
The categories, types and styles of furniture differ
It's a collection of different stages of my 13 years of starting up a business
The neighborhood is nice
Like a forest park
You can take a walk after dinner
Simple, calm, use everything to the fullest
Traces of life will accumulate
This is the charm of home as I know it