China News Agency, Zhengzhou, December 4th. Title: Circle the "Space Calendar" of her daughter Liu Yang

　　China News Agency reporter Han Zhangyun

　　On the windowsill of the living room of the parents' home of Chinese female astronaut Liu Yang, there is a calendar full of numbers.

From June 5th, the first day when the Shenzhou 14 manned spacecraft went to space, to December 4th, "the day my daughter came back".

This "Space Calendar" circle draws the 183 days of Liu Yang's parents' longing for their daughter.

The picture shows astronaut Liu Yang.

Photo by Sun Haiying

　　On the evening of December 4, the return capsule of the Shenzhou 14 manned spacecraft landed successfully at Dongfeng Landing Field.

Liu Yang's parents, Liu Shilin and Niu Xiyun, witnessed the triumphant return of their daughter and two other astronauts Chen Dong and Cai Xuzhe through live TV with their relatives and friends at their home in Zhengzhou, Henan.

　　The simple residence is clean and tidy. On the wall behind the sofa in the living room is a huge photo of Liu Yang when he first went to space in 2012.

Niu Xiyun records her daughter's days in space on the calendar.

Photo by Han Zhangyun

　　183 days, this is the duration of the crew of Shenzhou 14 to carry out the mission.

Niu Xiyun recorded day by day, for 183 days, she counted the days of her daughter's "space business trip" at home.

"My girl records the days of work in space, and I count the days when she comes home at home, and we are in sync."

　　During Liu Yang's "space trip" for half a year, Niu Xiyun's most important task every day was to watch the news.

Whenever there was news about the crew of the Shenzhou 14 astronauts, she would immediately put down what she was doing and watch carefully.

At the home of astronaut Liu Yang's parents, relatives and friends gathered to watch the live broadcast to welcome the astronaut's triumphant return.

Photo by Han Zhangyun

　　"Tiangong Classroom", extravehicular mission activities, the first on-orbit handover with the crew of Shenzhou 15 astronauts... Every important moment of Liu Yang in space is marked on this calendar by Niu Xiyun.

　　In order to welcome her daughter's victory, Niu Xiyun specially put on red clothes that day, and prepared festive red masks for relatives and friends.

She also specially prepared 4 fruit plates: buns, apples, pistachios, and almonds, implying the "safe and triumphant return" of space heroes.

　　On the TV screen, the return capsule was getting closer and closer to the ground. Liu Shilin and Niu Xiyun were staring at the TV closely, and Niu Xiyun leaned forward from time to time.

The moment the return capsule successfully landed, everyone cheered and applauded.

When Liu Yang got out of the reentry capsule, smiling and waving at the camera, Liu Shilin and Niu Xiyun also happily waved at their daughter in the camera.

Niu Xiyun meticulously prepared a fruit plate to welcome the crew of Shenzhou 14 astronauts.

Photo by Han Zhangyun

　　Liu Shilin and Niu Xiyun were very happy when the granddaughter who was far away in Beijing made a video call to report the "good news of mother's return" to the old couple.

Knowing that she can make a video call with Liu Yang on the 5th, Niu Xiyun said, "I will wait until then to make a video call with my daughter."

　　Liu Shilin is looking forward to seeing his daughter as soon as possible, and cooks her favorite Henan delicacies, "Hu spicy soup, mutton stewed noodles, her favorite hometown delicacies, I will definitely be satisfied."

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