4 beginner bonsai enthusiasts share their stories of how they got into bonsai

Enthusiast A:

I don't know which year it was, but I suddenly became fascinated by bonsai, and since then there was no stopping it. Our area has many hills, so bonsai material is abundant. Every weekend a group of bonsai enthusiasts gets together to go up the mountain and dig for stumps. This has become an indispensable group activity in our daily lives, one that both cultivates the mind and exercises the body. One time while resting during a stump-digging trip, a friend mentioned Sima Gongzi, a bonsai master on Toutiao. When I got back that evening I registered an account, and after studying on Toutiao for a few days I benefited a great deal. Only then did I realize how lacking my bonsai knowledge was. I hope that through further study on Toutiao I can enrich myself more and go from being a guerrilla fighter to a regular soldier.

Enthusiast B:

I've been into bonsai for less than two years, and I feel like I met it too late. I've experienced the uncanny workmanship of nature, and combined with a master's creations, it really makes you like it more the more you look at it, unable to tear yourself away. I also hope to exchange ideas with everyone on your platform and feel the beauty of bonsai!

Enthusiast C:

I've loved bonsai for many years. Because I live in the countryside where resources are abundant, I've been interested in those oddly shaped tree stumps and stones since I was little. As I gradually grew up, I learned that this is only the source of bonsai, and that to truly make a bonsai work there is still a lot to do. But hampered by my limited experience and having no teacher, I could only teach myself online. By chance I came across Teacher Sima and thought he was great, so I've come especially to seek help, so that I can study well in the future!

Enthusiast D:

My hometown is a small mountain village with mountains and water. When I was little I played idly all day by the river and on the mountain. There were the clear spring waters, the flowing little streams, and at the head of the village a grove of willows with layer upon layer of interlocking rocks below and flowers, grass and trees behind. Only later did I learn the word bonsai; it turns out you can bring beautiful nature into your own home. Starting as a complete layman, I fumbled around doing whatever I felt like. I didn't understand any of the knowledge about growing and cultivating either. During that time I ruined a lot of resource materials, and even now when I think of it I feel heartache. Later I gradually got to know some local bonsai enthusiasts and learned from their experience. An uncle who had been into bonsai for many years told me about this platform, where enthusiasts from all over the country exchange experience and learn knowledge. Thank you for providing such a great platform.