Creative hobby pays off 痴迷创新，终有回报

赵娜

这是一个关于痴迷于龙舟头雕刻、酷爱传统文化的“00后”的故事。让我们一起为有梦想的人喝彩吧！

Huang Zhidongs room is like a small museum. The treasures there are not things hes collected， but models of miniature dragon heads that hes made himself over the years.

The 16⁃year⁃old， who studies at the Dongguan Science Technology School in Guangdong Province， is a big fan of making miniature models of dragon heads， a traditional art form in his hometown.

Huang became interested in dragons at a young age. Every time the dragon boat race was held in his hometown， he showed great interest and stopped to watch it. He gradually noticed that every dragon head at the front of the dragon boats had a special color and expression. Soon， the boy started to draw dragon heads on paper in kindergarten and sculpted them out of wood by fifth grade.

The process was more difficult than he thought it would be， since the models can be as small as fist. “Draw a picture， print it on the wood， sculpt， polish， paint， color...It involves almost 10 steps，” Huang said. He sometimes spends seven hours a day sculpting dragon heads.

Huang has even turned his hobby into a business and often shares his works on WeChat. At 13， Huang got his first order of four dragon heads after posting pictures online， which took him two weeks to finish. The praise he got from his customer encouraged him to sell more. He has gotten many more orders since then.

Now， the high school student is trying to improve his technique—he is sculpting with different types of wood and studying the works of master sculptors. “I wish I could have the spirit of the craftsman and improve my skills to make handicrafts more delicate. ”

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What kind of traditional Chinese culture do you like？Do you have your own story with traditional Chinese culture？

[Language][Study]

I.Important vocabulary

1.every time 每次

2.since conj.&prep. 自從 prep. 因为

3.spend...（in） doing sth 花费（时间）……干某事

4.turn...into 把……转变成……

5.take sb some time to do sth 做某事花费某人多少时间

Ⅱ.Complete the following sentences in correct forms with the vocabulary given above.1.                          she travels on the bus its delayed by at least three hours.

2.It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels， and                           the countrys best artists about ten years                           （make）.

3.He has been working in a bank                           leaving school.

4.I think I have got to stop or I might be                           a machine.

5.Most of her time                         in caring for others.