He grew up in the country, helping his family raise ducks, pasture cows, plant sugarcane, and harvest rice, experiences which have been the source of his special feeling for farm life and for children.
從小就在鄉下家裡幫忙牧牛、養鴨、種甘蔗、收稻米，自然對農家、小孩等有一份特殊的根源情感。