Xin Mei's Story

This is the life story of someone born the same year as the Republic, from her kindergarten days to joining the army at the end of 1967. When her parents came to Beijing with the central government offices and lived in Xiangshan, Xinmei had not yet been born. A few months later, she was born at the Central No. 2 Hospital. She started kindergarten at the age of two, then transferred at three to another kindergarten near Yuquan Mountain. Both of Xinmei's parents were busy with work, and both traveled abroad with delegations. Her father had a car and driver take him to and from work every day. Her older brother, Xinya, attended boarding school, so they brought their grandmother over to look after Xinmei. After starting primary school, she also studied piano and painting with two teachers. She called her piano teacher's wife, Mrs. Cui,