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Memories found again

Updated: 2008-12-18 13:50
By Li Qiao (chinadaily.com.cn)
 

I was born in the mid-80s, and I live in a time filled up with innovation, and as a result, desire. One minu

te I am talking on my new cell-phone, the next it's gone out of style. I can hardly imagine what life would be like without all these fancies, until a few days ago I came into this workshop in 798.

Here were the first series of comic books that I'd ever read, the automatic pencil-box who had buttons to push for different stationeries, and those little clumsy toy soldiers with whom we used to build armies a

nd fight. All of a sudden, my vague memories of childhood became crystal clear. A time of no computer games, a time even a cassette walkman would be too conspicuous.

But if I call these things the old story, then other items here would be ancient. I think they dated back to… well at least my parents' time.

 
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