How many children do you want to have? Since the late 1970’s, China has carried out brith control policy strictly. Each couple can had only one child. But with aging of population, the policy become more and more loosing. Nowadays, if either one of the couple is only child, they can have 2 children. Ironically, many couples don’t want the second child especially in the large cities. The major cause is the rising cost of living and education. The second child may costs the quality of life for the family. As a only child, my whole childhood is longly. When I get married, I’d like to have 2 children. They can play together and keep each other company. I think it will also be good for forming their characters.

Heavy Smog in Shanghai In the past few days, we had a heavy smog in Shanghai. On the morning, when I looked out of my window, I could literally see nothing. If you walk ourdoors more than 10 mins, you may feel uncomfortable. Actually, I had a sore throat for over a week. I once thought it's just fog, some kind of tiny drops of water in the air. But recently, it turned out the smog is a phenomenon of pollution, which contains a high concentrations of PM 2.5 dust. And these tiny dusts will adhere to your lungs once you breath them in. It's very bad for your health. Ironically, this smog bringed a new fashion accessory for Shanghai people, the dust mask. My company even gave each of us a dust mask. Most people were wearing a mask when they were going out. The whole city looked like a set of some science fiction. At first, I didn't care about the smog. But as the increasing of PM 2.5 level, I decided to buy some masks for my family. Then I was astonished that most online shops were sold out all kinds of dust mask. The news said the smog in shanghai was expected to disperse today. Hope tomorrow will be a nice day!