Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 3 - 2017 | Page 64

Picture of Time
Carmel School , Poller , Asya - 9

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lick , click , click another photo of the red Chinese lantern next to the lion statue . Chloe was still looking for that perfect picture for the cover of her new book . Chloe is a famous photographer . She is very kind and she is also very curious . Chloe lived in Shanghai for many years , she never planned to live there but there was a implement opportunity and she got the job and never left . Chloe was born in America she has dirty blond hair and hazel green eyes , you don ’ t often see that kind of people in Shanghai . She looks different from other people around her and she stands out wherever she is . She always has her camera with her whatever happens . She has big cameras , small cameras and cameras with different colours .
Chloe is now off to a wedding shoot in Shanghai . The two people that are getting married have asked her to take their wedding photos and put it in a picture frame three months before the wedding . The reason they are going to be taking the wedding photos three months before , that is what the chinese people do in China . In China the couple rents wedding costumes for the photos . Some couples choose western clothes and some choose traditional clothes . Chloe is going to the Yu garden to take some of the pictures of the couple . She likes taking wedding photos because she likes to see the family members and she likes to see how her photos turn out .
After the wedding shoot she decided to make a book about Shanghai ’ s culture and it ' s beauty . She will sell this book in America , she wants american people to understand the chinese culture .“ Let me explain , if you go to China a friend in a good friend but in America a friend is someone you casually meet .” I am going to take pictures of children playing and old people playing chess . Chinese people make sure that they have enough money to survive in this world American people spend their money . For chapter 2 will take pictures of lei see , kids putting coins in their piggy banks and grandparents counting their money . In China if you win individually it will relate to the whole group or your community and in America if you win individually it will relate only on you not your group or community . I am going to take team photos and individual photos of people . For my second to last chapter it will be about education in China . In China students work really hard to get a job and have money to survive in Shanghai and I will be taking photos of students in the universities and kids in their school studying for a test . I will be going to my friends house and seeing how they treat their grandfather and I saved the best for last . Family values in China is that the youngers care for the olders and in America you are responsible for yourself .
Ring ring ring ... Chloe ' s mom was calling her but Chloe didn ' t answer . Amy is Chloe ’ s mom . She lives in Washington DC . She has not talked to her daughter since she moved to Shanghai . Amy was heartbroken but Chloe never had the time to talk to her mother .
Now I ’ m going to my friend ’ s house . It ’ s a modern house , the house look cozy and comfy in the same way . Most of the time they eat xiaolongbao and mapo doufu . I love xiao long bao it is my favourite chinese food . Yum ! I have not tried mapo doufu yet but I think it will be good .
“ Knock knock knock .” I knocked the door with an excited attitude . Zhe shi shui .’’ Ai expressed in a odd voice . Ai is Chloe ’ s friend she has one daughter named Lihua and her father named Manchu lives with them . She is a very happy person and she is very good at cooking .” Ah Chloe good to see you again !” Ai said in a loud voice .”” Good to see you too Ai .”” Come in Chloe .” When I came in I saw a old wrinkly man he was wearing a big t shirt with a girl ’ s face on it and he also was wearing pants , the pants were big and it looked like the man didn ' t take care of his clothes .” Wan zhun bei hao le , diner is ready !” Ai announced . I could smell the food from the living room it smelled like Di Shui Dong ribs , seafood and Shengjianbao . Manchu said ,” Let ’ s go to the dining table .” he said in a unsatisfying voice . We all sat at the small wooden dining table the food look delicious and it probably will taste amazing . Lihua did not start eating I asked Ai is Lihue ok . Ai said that you have to wait for the oldest person to eat first . I just did what they did because I didn ' t want to look rude . Manchu started eating and said ,” Yan qing .” Lihua started running extremely fast and got Manchu what he needed . Lihue sat down and Ai started eating then l started