Time flies. More than 4 year has already passed since February 2007 when I came. When I was a little girl， one of my dreams was to go to Beijing even though I did not know what Beijing was like. I just knew the Beijing’s Heavenly Peace Gate (Tiananmen) as we earned that red song (the song singing the praise of the CPC) “I love Beijing Tiananmen…” Then when I was a middle-school student， I began to long for studying in the Tsinghua University or Peking University， the first-class universities in China. Finally I didn’t fulfill my dream of studying in Tsinghua or Peking University， but I really brought myself to Beijing， studying in another university and worked here.Before I came to Beijing， Beijing was just a concept in my mind， but I really had such a special feeling for t which I can’t tell. For Shanghai or for Guangzhou or other cities， I never had that feeling. Now I supposed this feeling may attribute to the cultural atmosphere and the sense of the history. I liked to visit the Forbidden City， the Summer Palace， and the Beihai Park etc， appreciating the thousands of years of heritage of Beijing， feeling the natural beauty and the cultural atmosphere， and thinking the historic stories once occurring there. The old grandpa wrote beautiful Chinese characters with the big writing brush by the lake; the retired aunts and uncles formed Consortium Classicum to play music together under the old trees in the park; the young people boated on the lake， or played other games.I liked to linger around the Hutongs in Beijing. I liked the famous and bustling Nanluoguxiang， which I can see artistic bars and buy some delicate articles; I also like the peaceful Dongjiaominxiang (the embassy zone in the early 20 century) ， where I can enjoyed that peace while seeing those old buildings with different styles and recalling the historic scenes. I liked to ride my bike alone in the early morning or in the twilight time in summer to tour around those Hutongs or go to the Shichahai， appreciating the beautiful scene there. The feeling that the breeze stroked your face was just so comfortable and cool， which refresh you and made you forget all the worries.I liked climbing mountains in the suburb of Beijing with the tour pals， and I also liked organizing a group of long running pals to run together in the Olympic Forest Park. It was Beijing which gave me opportunities to acquaint with many easy-going and optimistic happy tour pals， since only Beijing had favorable natural geographic conditions， and had the charm of attracting so many people who love the outdoor sports.I liked Beijing as it is such an energetic metropolitan， which I felt once I came here. There are many opportunities for you to explore. There are so many young people who are fighting for their dreams with me together. It just made me feel not lone while striving for my dream. When I felt depressed， there were always some models encouraging me to go ahead.I love my life in Beijing even though it was without all these things above. That’s because I was so lucky to have some dear friends here. I shared happiness with them， and I also told them my worries. With them， I was not afraid of anything ‘cause I know they are always beside me ready to support me， encourage me and help me.I love Beijing， but I also hate Beijing as there is so much pressure upon our shoulders. Overwork is always the common occurrence， the expensive house， fierce competition， polluted air or sand storm.. etc. all these things are the reality you have to face. With all these stress， I still chose to live in Beijing and love my Beijing life still.
