Chinese version of italki

Users in China are forced to change into special Chinese version of italki even if they refuse to "upgrade". And there are no discussion section，language partners and essays. The only thing you can do is to look for a online teacher. I have to use VPN first to use the normal version and start the discussion.  If that's what they (website or government) really want to do, I had nothing to say.

Thankfully VPN can be used now. I don't know whether it would be blocked in the future. Maybe most Chinese users will disappear from this website at that time. Hope we could find a way to solve this. 

Describe a person-my friend Cheney Most of my friends share the similar life style with me, but not Cheney. His morals and values is quite different from mine due to his special experience, which can’t stop us from being good friends yet. I met Cheney in my freshman summer vacation. That scene is still in my mind. A stout guy asked if I wanted to buy a bottle of ice water. Heavily sweating as he was, a happy smile still hang on his lips. After a short chat, we found that we were high school mates but never met before. Cheney has a miserable childhood. He suffered from severe hydrocephaly at 8 years old and his left body was disabled after the surgery. Then his father abandoned the whole family and his mother couldn’t pay for the tuition of both him and his little sister. Cheney was forced to drop out of high school and became the mainstay of his family at 15. Firstly he was a street vendor selling soft drinks, he saved enough money to open his own grocery store after three years. Cheney is a people person with strong will and indomitable spirit. That’s why he can support the whole family and a few poor students in our hometown. “My greatest regret is that I couldn’t access to higher education. The only thing I can do is to help as many students as I can so that they wouldn’t follow my step.” Two years ago Cheney made a decision to open a bookstore, which was opposed by most friends including me. Because this traditional industry is adversely affected by the developing of electronic books. But no one can change Cheney’s mind. The most important purpose of his book store is encouraging local people to read books instead of playing mah-jong during the spare time. Though disagreed with his decision, I still provided help when he was in narrow budget. Luckily his business was reported by local news and then he received the support of local government. Hope his business maintain flouring so that he could help more people. Cheney is an ordinary man doing great things. He erects a real morality model for me. （a Corner of Chaney‘s bookstore, anyone can enjoy free reading here. I am glad most cosumers order drinks though they aren't cost constrained）

Describe a city - Beijing Actually it is quite difficult for me to describe Beijing in Chinese, let alone in English. I was around 10 when our family visited Beijing at the first time. The memory of the great wall, the Summer Palace and the forbidden city is still deep in my mind. My parents took me to the Peking university like most Chinese parents usually did, but I was too young to understand the deep meaning. After ten years, I came here as a student of Peking university by chance. Then I settled down as a doctor after graduating. As one of the metropolis, Beijing is the political, economic and cultural center of China, which provide a good platform for both further education and career development. Most of top-quality public education and medical resources are concentrated on this city. That is why so many people come and live here. Self-improvement is necessary to survive from the intense competition. I have to say, this stress makes me a better person and leads me to an unpredictable future with challenge. But I suffer from stress, accelerated aging and sub-health at times. As is known to everyone, haze pollution here in Beijing is so frequent and severe due to rapid economic growth, fast urbanization and expanding population, which is a serious threat to heath. Sometimes you even can’t leave your house without a mask and a large number of people are hospitalized for respiratory disease. What’s more, it’s common to be depressed when you see nothing but the smog from the window. Traffic jam is another reason which makes you want to leave this city. It can take you 4 hours to drive 3 miles from airport to TianAn Men during the rush hour. Everything has two sides. My move to Beijing has helped me to discover some wonderful things, but it is also tough at times. Anyway, there are always choices to make in our lives. If you choose it, just enjoy it.