Last night, we had our First Snowfall this Winter.  When I woke up and

looked out, all the streets, treetops and rooftops were White with heaps

and heaps of Snow !  It was a beautiful Sight – it takes our breath away !

This snowfall reminds me of the First Snowfall I came across in my Life

.

It was during the Last World War when the Japanese Armies were making

their final attack to conquer China, and when the whole Chinese Nation

were putting up our last defense to wipe out the enemies, and when all the

College and University students put away their books and join what was then

called ” The Ten Thousand Youth Volunteers ” !  And I was One of Those

Young Heroes on our way to the Army Camps.

Our way had to cross over a thousand miles of treacherous mountains, and

the highest and most dangerous Peak was called ” Flower Vase of Heaven “.

The highway leading up over this Peak had to make 72 steep turns which

winds and winds like 72 Hair-Pins which were deadly to motor-traffic !

And it was on this Peak that we came upon a blinding Snowfall.  We had

to get off the Trucks and make the rest of the climb on foot !   It was freezing

cold and frightening – but the view of the whole mountain in deep deep snow

was as pretty as a Christmas Card !  It was like in a dream when the snow

keep falling softly on our faces !  It was a magic touch that takes away our

breath and fills our hearts with joy and beauty !

And as we were struggling to walk on in knee-deep snow,  we saw another

luxurious coach being held up in the snow and a group of girls in colorful

dresses were stepping out of it.  Not only that they were Not Afraid, but that

they started to sing !  Maybe it was the excitement of their First Encounter

with such magnificent snow, they sang and they danced and they threw

themselves flat on the snow, printing their figures on the snowy mountainside !

It was then very much like the Movie ” Sound of Music ” !  The Hills were

Alive with the sound of  Music, with Songs of a thousand years old !

 And when those girls ( who, we later get to know, were the Twelve Daughters

of the famous Governor General of Yunnan ) came near us, they shouted to us

to join them in their singing and rejoicing !   So, it was in the Snow that Young

Heroes and Beauties met !   And those moments of Joy were unforgettable.

So that was my Story of Snow, which I hope you will enjoy !