Going to a movie now has been a part of our life. But have you ever thought of blind people watching movies?

64-year-old Wang Fokun lost his eyesight in his fifties. He had to give up his hobby of watching movies then. But in the past two years, a theater has helped him to get his love for the cinema back. Every Saturday, Wang travels 40 minutes to “watch” a movie.

It’s at Xindeng Theater in Kunming that Wang “watches” the movie. With the help of volunteers, Wang enjoys himself along with many other blind people. The volunteers describe what is happening on the screen, including when the story happens, what the actors or actresses look like, what they are doing…Thanks to the description, the blind can throw themselves into the movie. They laugh when something funny happens and cry during sad scenes.

The task of describing the movie is not as simple as it sounds. The volunteers must be familiar with every scene in the movie. “I watch a movie at least three times and write down every small part,” one of the volunteers said. And they have to practice many times before they do the job. However, they all enjoy the experience. “We’re glad to bring enjoyment to the audience (观众) by explaining the movie,” they said. So far, thousands of blind people have enjoyed more than 100 films described by them. They all agree that the volunteers do a great job.

Johanna Maria is a 22-year-old German girl. Hechizo is her pet pony (小矮马). He is 14 years old. This year, Johanna was accepted into a Scottish (苏格兰的) university. She couldn’t bear the life without Hechizo so she decided to take him to go to school. However, transporting Hechizo would cost Johanna 2,000 pounds and she didn’t have enough money. Then a special journey started. They walked 1,500 miles from a farm to the school. The two had spent the past seven months travelling between 13 and 20 miles a day. They camped out and slept at farms overnight and attracted a large social media following. Johanna said, “We have owned some followers on Facebook now and they are really kind. They have offered us lots of places to stay, but it seems difficult for us to make plans. We’ve made so many friends and I have felt mostly safe. We have had every kind of weather, lots of wind and rain.”

With her father’s help, Johanna and Hechizo crossed the Channel and arrived in England on July 13th. They restarted their walking in East Sussex on August 1st, reached Northumberland on September 3rd and hoped to cross the border (边地) within the next few days. Johanna said, “I really enjoyed walking through the fields, just the two of us. Hechizo is my everything. I got him for my 18th birthday. Sometimes he was so tired that he almost fell asleep while walking, but I thought he enjoyed it. For both Hechizo and me, it is a magic journey.”