I have two families which is a big one and a small one. There are a lot of family members in the big family and three members in the small family. It is well known that Chinese would like to pay more attention to the relationship of relatives. The relationship of Relatives in Chinese family are very special and amiable for us because most of Chinese believe a truth which is “Blood is thicker than water, the blood refers to relatives and warter are friends.” It means the relatives in Chinese’s mind are much more important than others.  I have six uncles, five aunts and seven cousins, then two grandmas and two grandpas which are totally twenty two peope in the big family. Certainly, the small one which has three people who are my father, my mother and I. It is very common for Chinese to visit the relatives all most everyday, weekends or some vacation. This is a good point to represent kindness and hospitality between most Chinese and their relatives. We Chinese relatives always have a close association to communicate emotions and this also can be a seated culture in China. It especially reflected in people always like to coming back to their parents’ home to have a small talk, eating or doing anything they want to share which can totally attribute this point to family meeting. It will be better if several small families get together to have a trip or picnic because it is all good way to exchange feelings and transmit thoughts. Usually, the relatives in China will use a tool to express and store the true feelings which can be said a Splendid instantaneous, permanent memory-take a photo.  Photo should be the best way to record happy moment of events and memerize the unforgettable time in our life whatever for the birthday, family meeting and travelling. There are many albums in my big family and small family which will be put into a easy carring palce that is cabinet or a box because Chinese are very pleased to give friends or visitor their family picture for appreciating. Then, the larger size family picture always hang at the wall for display which means the harmounious and happiness in the family.This is also a good way to give a specific introduction of family to friends and visitor. Totally, the family photos in China are very important and meaningful for Chinese.

                            (This is my two photoes )

This is my two photoes I post. I think it is easier to find what moment we want to record. Certainly, the photos showed are my mother’s birthday and the left one is birthday cake. The left photo is the newest birthday recording in recent two years. Actually, there are a lot of pictures recorded for the annual birthday in my family because we think it is the valuable moment to memory and taking photoes are the best way to remain the eternity.  From the left photo, two people stand behind the small seat are seperately my father and myself.  The flowers held by my father is the beginning gift for my mother’s birthday. It is very interesting the size of flower is very big and no package. My father said “The flowers are piked from forest by himself” !(Just a joke)The beautiful women seated front of us is my mother. My mother like dressing up and this is the special day for her to dress up well and take photos to record. We took a lot of photos that day and the left is just one of all of it. After that, we went to restaurant to celebrate my mother’s birthday and lots of relatives come here to wish because birthday is once whole year after all. It is easier to find a big photos hang at the wall, this can be a small culture for my family. For that day, my mother also make a frame and expand the size for her bithday photos, then hang at the wall. In fact, there is a wall specifically for display different kinds of photoes in my family which makes me feel warm because it has a lot of happy moment.

Food: In my family, my mother is a good chef who can be described as a genius for cooking because she can memorize the innovative food so quickly and make it deliciouly. Usually, the food cooked in my family are very healthy because my mother will learn how to make a good combination between different dishes and different dessert or wine. This is very important for people to eat in a healthy style because it is well know some food mixed with each other will produce quickly toxicity or slower one. A good cooking family should focus on the bigger issue of the food safety. Usually, my mother will cook four dishes and a soup as the normal meal. The meat and vegetable dishes should be make a suitable combination for lunch and dinner. Certainly, the breakfast play the key role for the whole day to transmit the nutrient to human being’s body. For this time, my mother will prepare some cereal grains food as the healthy begin in the morning. It can be said coarse grain food such as those nuts, corn and cereals and other food are rich in complex carbohydrates cellulose. And also Coarse grain also rich in calcium, magnesium, selenium and other trace elements and a variety of vitamins, can promote the metabolism, increase body and aging.

now I can introduce the cooking method of a coarse grain food-Eight tresured Congee. There are three steps totally which are choosing materials, soaking and mixing with firing cook. we need to choose eight incredient which are rice,  glutinous rice, millet, soya bean, ormosia, ,lotus seed and longan. Then wash them and wipe off the hard outside. Put them all together and cook it with sugar. It will be done after 30 minutes.

I would choose my family as a good documentary. The culture is different for every different family group. Certianly , the kids educated from different envrionment is also own variety. I will recorded how my parents manage our family, educate kid, deal the relationship with relatives and create our own family cultures.  I think photo, video, sound record are the best way to explore the history of a family because it is the most important and real record for memorizing the crucial moment. Certainly, making a interview with relatives and ask a question are also a good way to memory the history of a family. I think the most important thing for documentary is the truth of the all events. So all the materials should be reliable and convinced.