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Hello, I am Rian.
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Hello, I am Carl.
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Welcome to Hot English Classroom.
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Carl, do you know where I can go see lotus flowers?
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If you want to see lotuses,
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you must not miss out on the lotuses in Baihe.
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Baihe?
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You mean the place around Guanziling hot spring?
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That's right! You can enjoy hot springs in the winter
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and appreciate lotuses in the summer.
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Sounds great!
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Where can I find lotuses in Baihe?
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There's a lotus park in Baihe,
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which is a good place to enjoy the scenery of lotuses.
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In addition, there are also many other lotus farms that you can go to.
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We know the giant paddy field brings tourists to Houbi,
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and similarly lotus farms are what make Baihe special.
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You mean rice?
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So, are lotus flowers edible?
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Lotus flowers can be used to brew tea or can be added into hot pot.
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In addition, both lotus seeds and lotus roots are edible, too!
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Dishes made with lotuses are very famous in Baihe.
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Oh! Really? I'll definitely go try the dishes!
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Are there any other special tourist attractions in Baihe?
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There's a furniture tourism factory in Baihe
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where you can enjoy lotus meals,
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learn about different lumber,
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and make hands-on woodcrafts there.
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Making woodcrafts in a furniture tourism factory?
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Can I make my own piece of furniture?
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You can either make a chair or assemble a small wooden model.
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It's a great place to go for families with children.
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The playground with wooden play facilities
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in the factory is very popular.
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Sounds awesome!
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Are there places to go for hipsters like me?
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For hipsters?
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Let me think! Oh!
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There's a place where you can appreciate paintings
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and pottery wares as well as sample tea.
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It's so suitable for an art enthusiast like you.
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Wow! You do know me!
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Of course!
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Let's take a look at the key words today.
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Let's do it!
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Have you remembered them all?
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I've got them all remembered.
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See you next time on“Hot English Classroom”！
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I was impressed by one of the works in the gallery.
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What a huge pottery.
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It's definitely a difficult task to biscuit fire the pottery.
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This work,
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except for the time I spent on building the kiln and that space,
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took me three years.
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Excluding style making,
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it stayed in the kiln for fifteen days
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before I took it out again.
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The glaze applied to this pottery
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is made of local materials:
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mud from hot springs in Baihe,
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limestone, and ash of lotus as well as longan trees.
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Together they make the most natural glaze.
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This upper layer
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is made of wood.
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We can draw it on the pottery due to its thick and pure texture.
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It took me great work
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to finish this fundamental research.
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After spending like a half day here at this studio
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And after drinking a cup of tea,
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I feel like I'm totally relaxed.
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And I think life is not so difficult.
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It's just the way how we think about it.
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So I think maybe life is not so complicated as we thought.
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And now I have more courage to face the difficulties
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I am dealing with now.
