有一次我离开了中国，第十天的时候，我开始想家。当我闭着眼睛想，家是什么样子的时候，后海就浮现了出来。
我不怎么爱喝酒，不怎么爱泡吧，在那一瞬间搅动我思乡之念的，是后海的一湖绿柳轻舟。我记忆中的后海总是夏天，清晨有遛鸟的老人，自行车铃和着安静的嘈杂，商家尚未醒来，湖水默念旧时钟鼓楼的叮叮当当。夜色中，这里的灯红酒绿为素颜的城市化上妖艳的唇膏，半张着口，等候许多未知的可能。
后海就像我们，还来不及思考，就已经成年。在胭脂和杯盏间，祭奠自己的童年，这种祭奠并不悲凉，这种祭奠在觥筹交错中显得悲壮，一来一去中喝不尽的，是这个城市的情怀。
眼下是冬天，北京灰蒙蒙的冬天。冬天里最容易感到的，不是寒冷，是温暖。我又来到后海，抬眼望去，厚厚的冰上，阳光柔弱，人影飞舞。我喜欢看冰上玩耍的老老少少，他们全都裹得严严实实，踩着冰刀，划着冰车，他们哈着白气，穿过卖糖葫芦的三轮车，满满一车的糖葫芦，在太阳下闪着红光，飘着童年的味道。
这是2010年的北京，这也是1980年的北京，在后海的冰上，古老的温暖穿越时间，一路传递给我们，于是有人在浮躁的人群中，听到了召唤，停下茫然的脚步，享受片刻的温暖和安宁。
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宁，我喜欢你的新发型！
Hi, ning, this video is really amazing! I have heard of “hou hai”, but never been there. I put it in my must-go list now.
I guess all the true feelings will get back to me as soon as I got back home. I will go back to China soon and I will surely let u know when I go to Beijing;). Really enjoy your writing, u r a born writer, u know that?
I am sorry that I said those words before, my fault. But u know, those memories of 18 years old are so close and far, so clear and vague. Sometimes I just can’t tell whether some of them in my head are real or just one part of my recent dream.
Best of luck for everything!
Hugs.
Ye
Your VOICE! Ten years is WAY too long to not hear your voice.
I LOVED this video, just because I could hear your voice and your perfect English once again. 
You are so cute with this new haircut!
Miss u soooo much….
Say hi to Tim~
宁，你太可爱了，看你的文字和影像能沁入心脾，能分享到我的校内么
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