外媒看中国：个性青年音乐节上遛白菜

This is the pet for you if you want to get a head.

如果你想引人注意的话，大白菜就是你的宠物。

Photo agency Europics claimed last week that teenagers photographed at Beijing's Midi Music Festival "walking" cabbages on leashes were doing so as a means to cope with loneliness and depression. However, according to That's Mag, the cabbage-walking was merely a performance art piece.

上周摄影机构Europics称，中国青年在北京迷笛音乐节“遛白菜”是为了缓解孤单、释放压力。但是据网站That's Mag称，“遛白菜”仅仅是行为艺术表演。

The performance was based on the work of Chinese artist Han Bing, whose photo series, "Walking the Cabbage," depicted him dragging a leashed cabbage in various locations.

这场行为艺术是由中国艺术家韩冰的作品衍生出来的，韩冰的系列摄影“遛白菜”记录了他在不同地点“遛白菜”的场景。

According to Europics, the teens in the photographs at the Midi festival told reporters that walking cabbages helped them cope with emotional problems.

据Europics 称，迷笛音乐节上的青年告诉记者“遛白菜”能帮助他们处理情感上的问题。

"I feel I can transfer my negative thoughts about myself to the cabbage, go for a walk with it and come home feeling better about myself," 17-year-old Lui Ja Chen was quoted as saying.

17岁的陈璐佳（音译）这样说道：“我觉得自己的负面情绪可以转移到白菜上，遛着白菜走一圈再回家让我感觉好多了。”

It's unclear whether the teens really saw some therapeutic benefit to the cabbage-walking, or they were just messing with reporters.

目前尚不清楚这些青年是否真得认为“遛白菜”有治疗作用，还是只是应付记者随便说说。

Another 17-year-old, Da-Xia Sung, reportedly said "I have more interest for my cabbage than I do my parents. I feel it understands me."

另一位17岁的少年孙达夏（音译）说：“白菜比父母更能让我感兴趣，我觉得白菜懂我。”