{"id":14874,"date":"2021-11-06T06:34:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T13:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/?p=14874"},"modified":"2021-11-06T06:34:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T13:34:35","slug":"a-note-from-zuo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/11\/06\/a-note-from-zuo\/","title":{"rendered":"A Note From Zuo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Timely, perhaps&#8230;with the reactions we received on our recent <a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/10\/13\/nine-reasons-why-you-should-ride-a-chinese-motorcycle\/\">Nine Reasons You Should Ride A Chinese Motorcycle<\/a> blog, I received a nice email from Sergeant Zuo, the man who led our ride across China a few short years ago.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u5927\u8205\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>\u6700\u8fd1\u53ef\u597d\uff1f\u6211\u4e70\u4e86\u5b97\u7533RX3S\uff0c\u662f\u8001\u7248\u7684\uff0c\u6392\u6c14\u91cf380cc\uff0cRX3\u5df2\u7ecf8\u5e749.6\u4e07\u516c\u91cc\u4e86\u3002\u6211\u4eec\u56fd\u5bb6\u7684\u673a\u52a8\u8f66\u6709\u5f3a\u5236\u62a5\u5e9f\u7684\u89c4\u5b9a\uff0c\u6240\u4ee5\u6211\u8fd8\u662f\u518d\u6362\u4e00\u53f0\u6469\u6258\u8f66\u5427\uff0c\u8c01\u8ba9\u6211\u559c\u6b22\u5462\u3002RX3\u6211\u5c31\u518d\u600e\u4e48\u559c\u6b22\u8fd8\u5f97\u5356\u6389\uff0c\u56e0\u4e3a\u6211\u4eec\u5c0f\u533a\u8f66\u68da\u91cc\u6211\u53ea\u80fd\u7533\u8bf7\u4e00\u4e2a\u8f66\u4f4d\uff0c\u6240\u4ee5\u8fd8\u662f\u7ed9RX3\u627e\u4e2a\u559c\u6b22\u5979\u7684\u4eba\u5427\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u4eec\u8fd9\u91cc\u7684\u75ab\u60c5\u662f\u597d\u662f\u574f\uff0c\u4f60\u4eec\u90a3\u91cc\u7684\u75ab\u60c5\u597d\u70b9\u4e86\u5417\uff1f\u4e00\u5b9a\u4fdd\u62a4\u597d\u81ea\u5df1\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u6709\u4e00\u4e2a\u77e5\u9053\u6211\u548c\u4f60\u662f\u597d\u670b\u53cb\u7684\u670b\u53cb\u8bf4\u8fc7\uff1a\u201c\u771f\u6b63\u7684\u4e2d\u7f8e\u53cb\u8c0a\u5728\u6c11\u95f4\u3002\u201d\u6211\u975e\u5e38\u559c\u6b22\u8fd9\u53e5\u8bdd\uff0c\u9001\u7ed9\u4f60\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u968f\u4fe1\u5bc4\u53bb\u51e0\u5f20\u6211\u7684RX3S\u7684\u7167\u7247\u3002\uff08\u6211\u53d1\u7ed9\u4f60\u7684\u4fe1\u548c\u7167\u7247\u4f60\u600e\u4e48\u4f7f\u7528\u90fd\u884c\uff09\u3002\u975e\u5e38\u60f3\u5ff5\u4f60\uff0c\u6211\u7684\u670b\u53cb\uff01\u4ee3\u6211\u5411\u4f60\u7684\u7231\u4eba\uff0c\u5bb6\u4eba\u95ee\u597d\uff0c\u7279\u522b\u662f\u4f60\u7684\u51e0\u4e2a\u5b59\u5b50\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014 \u5de6\u632f\u4e49 2021.10.16 \u4e2d\u56fd\u2022\u5170\u5dde<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>What, you don&#8217;t read Chinese?\u00a0 Okay, here you go:<\/p>\n<p>Uncle:<\/p>\n<p>How are you doing recently? I bought the Zongshen RX3S, which is an old version with a displacement of 380cc. The RX3 has been 96,000 kilometers in 8 years. Our country\u2019s motor vehicles have mandatory scrapping regulations, so I\u2019d better replace them with a motorcycle. Who makes me like it. No matter how much I like RX3, I have to sell it, because I can only apply for one parking space in our carport, so let&#8217;s find someone who likes RX3.<\/p>\n<p>Is the epidemic situation here for good or bad? Is the epidemic situation there any better? Be sure to protect yourself.<\/p>\n<p>A friend who knows that you and I are good friends once said: &#8220;The real Sino-US friendship is among the people.&#8221; I like this sentence very much and I give it to you.<\/p>\n<p>Enclosed are some photos of my RX3S. (You can use the letter and photos I sent you anyway). Miss you very much, my friend! Say hello to your wife and family, especially your grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014 Zuo Zhenyi 2021.10.16 China\u2022Lanzhou<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Here are a couple of additional photos that Zuo sent to us:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14888 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mmexport1634047955035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"436\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mmexport1634047955035.jpg 436w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mmexport1634047955035-136x300.jpg 136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 85vw, 436px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14887 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211012_231329-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211012_231329-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211012_231329-600-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211012_231329-600-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So there you have it.\u00a0 That &#8220;uncle&#8221; business&#8230;I used to be a secret agent, you know, the Man from U.N.C.L.E., and&#8230;nah, just kidding.\u00a0 The Chinese named me Big Uncle and they called Gresh Little Uncle when we rode across China with them.\u00a0 The Chinese words are <em>Da Jiu<\/em> and <em>Ar Jiu<\/em> (Big Uncle and Little Uncle) and the &#8220;jiu&#8221; parts sounds a lot like Joe, so it was kind of a natural fit.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss anything&#8230;get the latest as soon as it&#8217;s published!<\/p>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p>Want to ride with us as we crossed China?\u00a0 Hey, it&#8217;s all right here!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Riding-China-Joe-Berk\/dp\/1537414895\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14890 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/First-6x9-ALithos-Final-500x750-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/First-6x9-ALithos-Final-500x750-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/First-6x9-ALithos-Final-500x750-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timely, perhaps&#8230;with the reactions we received on our recent Nine Reasons You Should Ride A Chinese Motorcycle blog, I received a nice email from Sergeant Zuo, the man who led our ride across China a few short years ago. \u5927\u8205\uff1a \u6700\u8fd1\u53ef\u597d\uff1f\u6211\u4e70\u4e86\u5b97\u7533RX3S\uff0c\u662f\u8001\u7248\u7684\uff0c\u6392\u6c14\u91cf380cc\uff0cRX3\u5df2\u7ecf8\u5e749.6\u4e07\u516c\u91cc\u4e86\u3002\u6211\u4eec\u56fd\u5bb6\u7684\u673a\u52a8\u8f66\u6709\u5f3a\u5236\u62a5\u5e9f\u7684\u89c4\u5b9a\uff0c\u6240\u4ee5\u6211\u8fd8\u662f\u518d\u6362\u4e00\u53f0\u6469\u6258\u8f66\u5427\uff0c\u8c01\u8ba9\u6211\u559c\u6b22\u5462\u3002RX3\u6211\u5c31\u518d\u600e\u4e48\u559c\u6b22\u8fd8\u5f97\u5356\u6389\uff0c\u56e0\u4e3a\u6211\u4eec\u5c0f\u533a\u8f66\u68da\u91cc\u6211\u53ea\u80fd\u7533\u8bf7\u4e00\u4e2a\u8f66\u4f4d\uff0c\u6240\u4ee5\u8fd8\u662f\u7ed9RX3\u627e\u4e2a\u559c\u6b22\u5979\u7684\u4eba\u5427\u3002 \u6211\u4eec\u8fd9\u91cc\u7684\u75ab\u60c5\u662f\u597d\u662f\u574f\uff0c\u4f60\u4eec\u90a3\u91cc\u7684\u75ab\u60c5\u597d\u70b9\u4e86\u5417\uff1f\u4e00\u5b9a\u4fdd\u62a4\u597d\u81ea\u5df1\u3002 \u6709\u4e00\u4e2a\u77e5\u9053\u6211\u548c\u4f60\u662f\u597d\u670b\u53cb\u7684\u670b\u53cb\u8bf4\u8fc7\uff1a\u201c\u771f\u6b63\u7684\u4e2d\u7f8e\u53cb\u8c0a\u5728\u6c11\u95f4\u3002\u201d\u6211\u975e\u5e38\u559c\u6b22\u8fd9\u53e5\u8bdd\uff0c\u9001\u7ed9\u4f60\u3002 \u968f\u4fe1\u5bc4\u53bb\u51e0\u5f20\u6211\u7684RX3S\u7684\u7167\u7247\u3002\uff08\u6211\u53d1\u7ed9\u4f60\u7684\u4fe1\u548c\u7167\u7247\u4f60\u600e\u4e48\u4f7f\u7528\u90fd\u884c\uff09\u3002\u975e\u5e38\u60f3\u5ff5\u4f60\uff0c\u6211\u7684\u670b\u53cb\uff01\u4ee3\u6211\u5411\u4f60\u7684\u7231\u4eba\uff0c\u5bb6\u4eba\u95ee\u597d\uff0c\u7279\u522b\u662f\u4f60\u7684\u51e0\u4e2a\u5b59\u5b50\u3002 \u2014\u2014\u2014 \u5de6\u632f\u4e49 2021.10.16 \u4e2d\u56fd\u2022\u5170\u5dde What, you don&#8217;t read Chinese?\u00a0 Okay, here &hellip; 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