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Artistic Life & Art of Life

-- Foreword

That was in 2005, the 3rd year that I had re-started to learn painting and vocal music, one of my foreign teachers suggested me to write a book and thought that if I could share my ideas and thoughts with the others, it would help more people.

In fact, writing was one of my many dreams since my childhood. Except I wished to be an artist of painting and music, I also hoped to be a doctor and a writer.

However, destiny made me as most of my same age people, the Culture Revolution happened when I just entered the elementary school. Then, I went to the border land with thousands upon thousands middle young students together, became a young teacher who was 15 year old. After the Culture Revolution was finished, I just had an opportunity to be a university student in 1978, then a college teacher.

On the New Year's Day 1992, I came to Shenzhen -- the first special economy zone of China, the front line of China's Opening and Reform. As most of Shenzhen people, I have experienced the processes to find a job, to be a journeywork, to change my profession, to work hard, to study hard, to be a formal employee, to attend tests, becoming a Shenzhen resident£»then again, to hard work, to hard study, to take more degrees, to get promotions, to be a manager, to buy house, car, to send my child abroad and completed my biggest duty... Finally, I could have a deep breathe, to recall my life, to plan my future and to make my childhood's dreams to be true.

So, I started to learn piano since 2000; to learn vocal music since 2002; to re-learn painting and driving since 2003; to became a former student who majors in English in the best foreign language university, get the qualification certificate of the 7th grade of Chinese Bird and Flower Painting, to be a student for master degree in the US in 2008; held art exhibition, painting demonstration and workshops in some American schools, universities and art center, got two 10th Grade of   certificates of Chinese Gongbi and Xieyi Paintings in 2009... Painting, music, language and Writing learning and creating have become an important part of my life.

I have made the basis of career and life via the hard work for about 30 years; I will go forward with art learning and creating for another 30 years, to learn "art of life" and to complete the "artistic life".

I do wish that you will be with me together, to share the beauty and fragrance of the artistic life ang art of life...



If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, welcome to write to shirley@ebridge.cn, you can also publish your opinions in Forum . :-)   

--Shirley Zhang
Written on June 28,2005
Editted on August 23, 2008/March 8, 2010



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Shirley's Essays: Lives - 012: One of Assignments of My English Learning 01 - An Unpleasant Medical Problem 2008-06-02
Shirley's Essays: Lives - 011: Where Are You Now? My Little Baby Parrots? 2007-12-07
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Shirley's (China) Traveling Diary -- 007: The Tibetan Culture In Shangrila 2007-07-21
Shirley's (China) Traveling Diary -- 006: The Mosuo People By the Lugu Lake 2007-07-17
Shirley's Writting: Art Note --002: My 4th Anniversary of Art Learning 2007-03-16
Shirley's Essays: Lives - 010: Growing up with the China (Mainland) Securities Market Together --01 2007-03-10
Shirley's Essays: Lives - 009: About Shirley's World 2007-02-22
Friend--014: Some Chinese Xieyi Paintings By My Niece & Little Friend 2007-02-21
Shirley's Essays: Lives - 008: A Yearly Party In the Company That Shirley Is Working In 2007-02-11
Friend--012: Some Piano Music By A Young Little Friend -- Yin Bo 2007-02-06
Shirley's (Europe) Traveling Diary --002: From Hong Kong to Bangkok 2007-01-07
Friends--003: Ms.Mary M.-- My Best Vocal Music Teacher 2006-11-26
Shirley's Essays: Lives - 007: Change Is Faster Than Plan :-) 2006-10-24
Friends--005: Ms. He-- My Wonderful Cleaning Lady 2006-10-22
Friend--011: Mr.Wu -- One Of My Best Bosses And A Kind Elders 2006-10-13
Shirley Created Poem --003: Love Is Just Giving... 2006-06-11
China Tour -- 002: Turpan, A Bright Pearl On The Ancient Silk Road 2006-06-10
Shirley Created Poem --002: You Are A Brook... 2006-06-02
Shirley Created Poem and Music--001: What Is Spring and Where Is Spring?    2006-05-28
Shirley's Writing: Reading Note --001: Thinking Of Something From Hamlet...:-) 2005-12-10
Friend--010: A Friend Who I Have Not Known Her Name
(In English and Chinese)
2005-11-09
Shirley's Essays: Lives - 006: A Little Thing-- Yi Jian Xiao Shi (In English and Chinese) 2005-11-09
Friends--009: Mr.Charlie C - One of My Best H.K. Cooperators, Friends & English Teachers 2005-08-12
Friends--008: Mr.Su - One of My Best H.K. Cooperators, Friends & English Teachers 2005-08-12
Friends--007: Mr.John M.-- My Great American Music Teacher & One of the Best English Teachers 2005-08-11
Friends--004: Charlie Z-- My Great Technology Supporter 2005-07-11
Friends--002: Mr. Mike J -- One Of My Best England English Teachers 2005-07-10
Friends--001: Mr. Charlie K--My American Art and Music Teacher & Best Friend 2005-07-09
My Mainland Travel Diary--001: Having A Business Trip to Dalia 2005-07-08
My Hong Kong Traveling Diary--003: One of Jokes That I Made 2005-07-05
My Hong Kong Traveling Diary--002:The Temptation From Books 2005-06-30
My Hong Kong Travelling Diary --001 2005-06-29
Shirley's Essays: Lives - 005: McDonald's 2005-06-28
Shirley's Essays: Lives - 004: Basketball and Team Spirit 2005-06-28
Shirley's Essays: Lives - 003: Writing For My Elder Brother--003:What I Had Realized... 2005-06-28
Shirley's Essays : Lives - 002: Writing For My Elder Brother--002: My First Dream 2005-06-28
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My Europe Travel Diary(016): Sailing on the Rhine 2005-06-28
My European Travel Diary (015): Cologne Capriccio, Ancient Civilisation and Modern Culture 2005-06-28
My European Travel Diary (014): What a difficult time online in Amsterdam 2005-06-28
My European Travel Diary (013): The Low Lying Land, Amsterdam 2005-06-28
My Europe Travel Diary (012): Brussels 2005-06-28
My European Travel Diary (011) Waterloo: My Edification at Lion Hill 2005-06-28
My European Travel Diary (010): Luxembourg, What a Pleasant Memory! 2005-06-28
My Europe Travel Diary (009)-- From France to Luxembourg 2005-06-28
My European Travel Diary (008): Online in Paris 2005-06-28
My European Travel Diary (007): The Travel Adaptor and Friendship 2005-06-28
My Europe Travel Diary (005):Sunrise and Arabian Characters 2005-06-28
My European Travel Diary (004):Could you eat 4 times within 16 hours? 2005-06-28
My Europe Travel Diary (003): At the Oman Airport 2005-06-28
Shirley's Writing: Art Note --002: Morning Glories 2005-04-30
My Europe Travel Diary (001) 2005-04-30
My Europe Trave Diary (006)--Paris: A Capital of Art 2004-09-15