一时值金秋,一年一度的虎丘曲会又如期举行。我去虎丘采写这篇文章之前,有同事问我,今年是第几届了?我答,第十六届。他颇为感慨,早在2000年,苏州举办第一届虎丘曲会,他就为此做过专访。一眨眼16年过去了。16年,对于普通人的一生而言,不算太长,但绝不算短,足以令人朱颜改换,两鬓成霜。对于虎丘曲会的组织者和参与者来说,这16年更多意味着坚守和付出。比如苏州欣和曲社的陈绍韵,她有时会感叹, Autumn moment, the annual tiger song will be held as scheduled. Before I went to Tiger Hill to write this essay, some of my colleagues asked me, what is the current number of this year? My answer, the 16th. He quite feeling, as early as 2000, Suzhou held the first tiger song, he had an interview. In a blink of an eye 16 years have passed. For 16 years, it will not be too long for ordinary people’s life, but it should not be too short for people to change their colors. For the organizers and participants of the Huqiu Concert, these 16 years means sticking more and paying more. For example, Chen Shaoyun, director of Suzhou Xinqu Corporation, sometimes sighs,