Yang Jingkai, Class 10, Senior 2, Shenzhen Foreign Languages School Instructed by Tang Hong

I have got a lot of hobbies since I was a kid, but my favorite is riding bicycle.

I first had a bike when I was just 3. It was a birthday gift from my parents. At first, I didn’t think it could be any fun to ride a bicycle, at least not as interesting as a jigsaw puzzle that I was working on then. Besides, the bike was so tall for me to reach its pedals. When I eventually tried to go for a ride, however, I was immediately attracted by it.

I like it when the wind sneaks its way through my clothes, and the air whistles by my ears. I just get refreshed. The moment I get on the bike, I feel like a different person. All the worries and sadness disappear all of a sudden and there is no more homework in my mind. I am just like a horse racing down the road and nothing can stop me being who I am.

Since then, I have been riding bikes for over 1,000 kilometers. I will keep cycling and being myself, so even at the darkest moment of night, the happiness and courage that cycling brings me will always be with me.