I am one hundred years old this year and have reached the edge of my life. I am not sure how far I can go. My lifespan is involuntary, but I know very well that I am about to "go home".

I have to wash away the filth stained by this century and go home. I don't have the feeling of "climbing Mount Tai and becoming a small world". I only live a peaceful life in my own small world. Thinking about this, my heart is as calm as water. I should welcome every day peacefully and prepare to go home.

——An interview with Mr. Yang when he was 100 years old by reporter Zhou Yi from "Wenhui Po PEN"