Textu | The old way to do it
Entering the Balkans, there are not only a large number of cultural and natural landscapes to make people "intoxicated", but also a dizzying array of beautiful women of all sizes to make people "heartwarming", and there are also a cute, innocent doll that makes people "forget themselves".
This is a real "fairy tale world" and a living "doll toy market".
This is a fourth kind of beauty beyond the three beauty of "beautiful scenery, food, and beauty--- beautiful child, because "people are the most beautiful scenery", and "beautiful child" is the "best" in the most beautiful scenery.
When you see one after another crystal clear, ice and jade, childlike, lively and cute dolls, you can't help but have a strong urge to kiss them, and even suddenly have the novel idea of "taking one home to raise".
This may have something to do with age: when a person has grandchildren and turns himself into a "grandchild", there is an almost instinctive affinity for those "grandchildren" who are the same size as their own grandchildren, and they love them from the heart. What's more, these blonde, white, fat and delicate dolls are like angels, cute to the extreme.
In my childhood memories, adults who praised a child for their good looks would often say, "It's like a doll." So, in my consciousness, dolls are a symbol of beauty and synonymous with beauty.
Chinese seems to have a little bit of a love for doll plots. If you look at the toy stores of those children, all the toys with "people" as the object of creation are basically dolls, and they are all European versions: golden curly hair, straight and tall nose bridge, deep round eyes, snow white delicate skin, completely beautiful image of Snow White in the fairy tale world.
Who doesn't love dolls like this? Especially the little ones. My granddaughter has several doll toys that have accompanied her for several years of happy times, and her granddaughter has made it clear that she will give them to her brother to "continue playing", and now she is just waiting for her brother's "reception".
My "doll" plot comes from the famous American child star Xiulan Temple, who starred in those children's films in the 1930s, which once swept the world, and many works such as "Bright Eyes", "Little Angel", "Little Lover" and "Little Princess" have become screen classics. Her on-screen image has captivated countless Chinese audiences and become an idol in the hearts of many. It was only after watching Xiulan Temple's movie that I learned what a standard "doll" is, and how beautiful and cute a "doll" is!
This may also be my trip to the Balkans to "deliberately and exhaustively" to photograph the emotional factors and internal motivation of those dolls--- to find today's "Xiulan Temple".
Although the 7-year-old Academy Award-winning child actress was born in the United States, she and her predecessors are of the same roots as Europe! Her veins were filled with Caucasian blood! So I firmly believe that in her hometown it is entirely possible to find a "Xiulan Temple" today.
Don't you say, I really let me find it: in my eyes, those little girls with high noses, big eyes, and yellow hair seem to be like Xiulan Temple. Perhaps, this may be the same as the appearance of foreigners Chinese.
For some reason, among the dolls I saw along the way, there were more girls than boys, and girls were better looking than boys. Therefore, in the pictures I post next, it is natural that girls account for a large proportion, and they are more attractive to your attention.
Could it be that the Balkans are also in full swing? Of course not. This has always been a place of prosperity and decline, because the "powder magazine" of Europe was built here. That is the most concentrated expression of "Yangsheng".
I'd rather have the "yin and yang" here and let the dolls' bright smiles last a long time.
Later, I found a reasonable explanation for the fact that there were more girls than boys in the dolls: because I was bent on finding "Xiulan Temple", the camera focused on the little girl consciously or unconsciously, expecting a miracle to happen. In fact, miracles are performed every day, witnessed.
Sorry, that's a bit much more. Please scan the dolls in my lens to see which of them is more like the "Xiulan Temple" in your mind.
During Bulgaria's annual Rose Festival, dolls will be featured on the final Rose Parade. I saw the little beauties dressed in festive costumes, wearing rose garlands, dancing joyfully, and celebrating their national festivals with adults. Looking at this doll that is more gorgeous than a rose, what can the adults not put down?
Happy sisters. It seems that no matter where and whenever, it is still good to have two children!
It is most appropriate to describe them as "exquisite and crystal clear". They are truly Snow White! When you see these fairy-looking dolls, don't you have the urge to kiss them?
This little guy is a "clever ghost" and is very good at "posing". This is one of the most cooperative and cooperative subjects I have encountered when I am looking for "Xiulan Temple". Thank you, little friend!
Childlike cute, childlike fun unlimited. Always happy with children!
It is really "unpredictable wind and clouds in the sky", one second ago it was still "sunny", and in the blink of an eye, it was "sudden change of wind and clouds" and "light rain between cloudy days". The child's face changes when it says. It seems that every child is a "talented actor".
"Old reason, old reason you really do!" Look, the kids praised me, haha!
“thank you!” Grandpa thank you guys! You guys are also good!
This is the "emoji" of a little girl in Kosovo: there is still a hint of alertness on the face that is always calm. Is this related to the living environment? Does that mental heaviness and melancholy of adults also spread to children? It's hard to say.
Compete to see who has a long tongue. I reckon that Einstein's classic "Big Tongue" must be a household name here, well known to everyone, and has a great impact on children.
In the end, in the Balkans, even children have a tight "string" in their heads. You look at the "sharp" eyes of these four little girls when they look at me, which makes me, the "foreigner" in their eyes, a little "chilling", hehe!
Children are still very happy to snuggle in the arms of their parents! This is true in either country.
Generations apart, this is the same at home and abroad. My feeling is that there is no less family affection here than we do, but it is different in the way it is expressed. No one can resist the laws of nature. They are all emotional animals, how much difference and difference can they be.
Finally, there is a great unity of the people of the world!
At the end, I have to ask you again, among the more than 80 doll pictures I posted above, is there "Xiulan Temple" in your eyes? If not, it doesn't matter, and then focus on the "Doll Collection", I think, there will always be "Xiulan Temple" that you are satisfied with or basically satisfied.
(Finished august 2017, revised july 2022)
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