By: Zihao Song

中国故事，故事里的中国

说到中国，我最熟悉的城市大概就是我的家乡北京了。生长在北京的我有着许许多多令我魂牵梦绕的家乡回忆，胡同大爷的提笼架鸟；长安街上的车水马龙；北海公园的波光粼粼；后海酒吧的五光十色，但最让我牵挂的还要属紫禁城里的那一抹抹厚重的红色。

故宫的红是独特的，有别于798里艺术品中红色的跳跃感，也不同于拉斐尔红衣教主的明红色。

紫禁城那抹红是中华文化上下五千年积累的体现，是炎黄子孙坚忍不拔的体现。这抹红色是浓烈的，让我们心驰神往；是隐忍的，让我们厚积薄发；更像是一抹冬日里的暖阳照耀在我们心中。

正是因为这独特的红色，让故宫承载的不仅仅是历史，是文化，是传承，是底蕴，更承载了每一个中国人内心深处的那一抹红，也让家更有了家的味道。

China Story, Story of China

Speaking of China, the city I am most familiar with is probably my hometown Beijing. Growing up in Beijing, I have a lot of memories of my hometown, the hutong beijinger's pet birds; the bustling Chang'an Street; the sparkling lakes in the Beihai Park; the colorful bars in Houhai, but the most unforgettable thing for me must be the red in the Forbidden City.

The red color of the Forbidden City is unique. It is different from the jumping red color in the artwork in 798; it is different from the bright red of Rafael's The Portrait of a Cardinal.

The red of the Forbidden City is a manifestation of the accumulation of Chinese culture. The red is strong which fascinates us; the red is like the bright sun in winter that shines in our hearts.

It is this unique red that makes the Forbidden City carries not only history, but also culture, inheritance, and heritage. It also carries out the red deep down in every Chinese person’s heart and makes home a home.