Q: Do you get any special pleasure from dancing?
A: Dancing is a part of my life. It makes my world more colorful.

Q: Isn't it extremely boring to remember all the beats when you dance?
A: For a deaf, yes. It's rather difficult to remember all the beats especially that of such a long and ever changing piece of music like The Thousand-handed Goddess of Mercy. But I have no other choice. Hard work pays.

Q: The countenance of the Goddess of Mercy is hard to grasp. How did you manage it?
A: Director Zhang gave me a lot of information including some illustrations about the Thousand-handed Goddess of Mercy. After reading them, I could dance with a kind of affection. The Goddess herself is kind hearted. Though we are deaf, we try to send this special love to all the people.

Q: What's on your mind when you were performing on the stage?
A: I didn't think much. Together with the other 20 dancers behind me, we tried to give the best performance.

Q: I know you love drawing. Does it help you in one way or another when you dance?
A: For me, dancing is the best way to express myself. It's the most beautiful language in the world. Painting is static while dancing is dynamic. I can always imagine the music I "hear" and draw it down on the paper. Such a combination helps to improve my performance.

Q: A good dancer would direct a dance. If you are given a new piece of music, how could you direct it?
A: I need the help of a sign language teacher; otherwise I won't know the rise and fall of the tone. All the dances now are directed by the normal people. I want to create a special form for all the disabled to enjoy the fantastic dancing, that is to say, the blind could "watch", deaf and mute could "hear" and the crippled could "perform".

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