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Bird
Birds represent freedom to Li Cunxin. Growing up in his rural Chinese village, he loves to listen to the birds and to watch them swoop through the skies. He envies their freedom and the…
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Cricket
Crickets, which can be captured and made to fight each other in contests, represent perseverance and fighting spirit. Li Cunxin and his brothers, especially Cunfar, spend their childhood summers capturing and organizing battles between…
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