Beginning in 1990, I visited frequently, traveling lightly and scurrying between its big cities and villages. The hardships of travel there brought me much suffering. Often late at night, while I was staying at some hole in the wall in the middle of nowhere, I'd shiver under a dusty and mildewed quilt, helpless and distressed.
我從 1990 年起在此輕車簡從，大城小鎮的穿梭遊走，旅遊條件的困頓，也讓我吃足了苦頭：常在夜深人靜的荒郊野店，哆嗦於發霉潮濕又滿佈灰塵的棉被下，欲哭無淚。