The reporter visits “the father of optical fiber” Gao Kun: Mischievous, affection smiling

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Zhongxin News Agency San Francisco, October 7 – topic: “The father of optical fiber” Gao Kun is mischievous, affection smiling

Zhongxin News Agency Reporter Liu Dan

On October 7 morning, bonded the health center which in American Silicon Valley one for mental handicap and body the old person served, 38 old people were making the chair exercise. Puts out a hand, to raise legs and to rotate the fist, the old people are shouting the number with the teacher together.

The stature is emaciated, the double temple is grayish white, wears the red circle to get unlined upper garment’s Gao Kun to sit in the second row, purses the lips to look at the teacher grinningly, every gesture and motions is unambiguous.

The chair exercise completes, high kun facial cast is ruddy. The teacher pushes the clean hand medicinal preparation in his control, Gao Kun on the one hand washes the hands on the other hand mischievously spreads out both hands, “looked, is very clean. Ha!”

“Hi, hello!”Gao Kun the language has not smiled first, greets with Chinese to Zhongxin News Agency reporter, “I knew that you are look my.”

He smilingly looks at the reporter, “I knew that you want to ask my anything. I told you, me was very happy that (won a prize) is a very good matter!”

He looked at carefully Zhongxin News Agency photojournalist’s camera saying that “I before liked photographing, oneself washed the picture, black and white. Now anything does not do, exercises first.”

Nursing staffs Tapp Qiesi said that “you do know? Charles dances to jump very much good!”She has turned the head to look at Gao Kun, “Charles, we dances.”

Arranges the flower, to trade the hand, is accompanying the applause and hum the sound, smiling face bright Gao Kun and Tapp Qiesi jumps very happily.

The lunch carries the table, in the tray two meatballs, little spaghetti, fries the broccoli and cauliflower, greens salad. High kun has wanted a cup of cider and a cup of clear water.

“Likes here food?

“Good, is very good.”

“Likes the Shanghai cuisine or the Guangdong vegetable?”

“Oh, does not remember. My anything likes eating.”

Health center director Ms. Parker told Zhongxin News Agency reporter: “We knew that yesterday Charles is an extraordinary scientist, has won the Nobel Prize in Physics, we also without enough time congratulated for him. He starts to here to make the physical ability exercise this summer, friendly friendly, likes asking the teacher question, everybody likes him.”

Outside the window the flowers and trees are luxuriant, the sunlight is beautiful. Nearby indoor long table, 76-year-old “the father of optical fiber” Gao Kun has the lunch with the knife and fork earnestly.

With Japan afternoon, the reporter arrives in Gao Kun, Mr. and Mrs. Huang Meiyun residence in Silicon Valley. This is one noisy takes the static community. Park in close, street opposite has the Chinese supermarket, the Japanese dining room, the electric appliance store. The apartments in two building are the daughter wise Qi beforehand residence, Mr. and Mrs. Gao Kun come US to visit relatives from Hong Kong every year live here. This summer after settling down in the US, here has become the address of couple.

(This article originates: China News)