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I was born in a small town in the south of China. I have 3 siblings, and a lot of books. When I was little, there was no Internet. Only three decades ago, we didn’t even have a lot of connection with the world. The only way people could see the world was via the newspaper or CCTV, China Central Television. We did not have a whole lot of recreation. Reading, at that time, was my biggest recreation. My father travelled a lot for business, he would always mailed my siblings and I books as gifts wherever he went. I still remember that my father gave me a hardcover dictionary for elementary school students. It not only had the words but had colour printed pictures. I brought it to school everyday. Even though it was very heavy, I remembered every single page of it.

I am still reading every day, but instead of reading paperbacks , I read digital books. I downloaded the applications that let me read all kinds of books, I also download specified books into my phone or iPad so I can read them.

My husband likes reading too. He also collects books by his favorite authors. My daughter, who is 14 years old, loves reading too. But she prefers reading paperbacks.

The difference between her and I is, she reads English books and I read Chinese books. We always say we should switch over because I need to improve my English and she needs to improve her Chinese. I love reading.