Memories of the neighbourhood
3 selected excerptsThese are excerpts from edited written oral histories. Time expressions follow the accounts; memories are not automatically verified historical facts.
004Personal recollectionChildhood
Growing up at school
Huaqiao Primary School holds many of my childhood memories. I learned breaststroke in its pool, fell and scraped myself on the playground, and practised badminton with my father in the main hall. In summer, beetles flew around the grounds. My classmates and I caught them together, our laughter filling the campus.
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华侨小学承载了我许多的童年记忆。我在学校的游泳池里学习蛙泳，在操场上摔倒流血，还曾与父亲在大礼堂练习打羽毛球。夏天，操场上金龟子四处飞舞，我和同学们一起捉金龟子，欢声笑语在校园的每个角落回荡。
English translation is a draft awaiting human review.
New Village Memories: Oral Histories of Guangzhou’s Huaqiao Xincun · Li Minjie · p. 45 (PDF page 57)
005Personal recollection“Today” at the time of the account
A changed school, lasting memories
Today, Huaqiao Primary School has been renovated and is more beautiful. The playground has a synthetic track and the walls have been renewed, but those happy childhood memories remain fixed in my heart.
Editorial context“Today” refers to the original account, not the school’s condition on the date this website is viewed.
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如今，华侨小学经过改建，变得更加美丽，操场铺上了塑胶跑道，围墙也修缮一新，但那些美好的童年回忆，永远定格在我的心中。
English translation is a draft awaiting human review.
New Village Memories: Oral Histories of Guangzhou’s Huaqiao Xincun · Li Minjie · p. 45 (PDF page 57)
006Personal recollectionChildhood
Fruit trees on the way to school
Huaqiao Xincun was full of fruit trees and beautiful houses. On my way to school I often saw those trees, and sometimes could not resist picking fruit to taste. Many amusing things happened along the way.
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华侨新村里遍布着各类果树与漂亮的别墅。在去学校的途中，我时常会看到这些果树，有时还会忍不住摘些果子品尝，期间也发生过不少有趣的事。
English translation is a draft awaiting human review.
New Village Memories: Oral Histories of Guangzhou’s Huaqiao Xincun · Li Minjie · p. 44 (PDF page 56)
