Xi'an, 27 Feb (Xinhua) -- The activity of "taking the Chang'an and feeling the gravitational pull of the West" was held recently by international friends entering the Xi'an International Port Area. The event invited nearly 20 international friends from more than ten countries such as the United States, Germany, Russia, Egypt, Croatia, Kazakhstan, India and other countries to participate, including foreign teachers and international students from Xi'an universities, video bloggers who record the development and changes of Xi'an with the lens, as well as practitioners in the catering and cross-border e-commerce industries.
The event was hosted by the Information Office of xi'an Municipal Government, and hosted by Xinhua News Agency News Information Center, Xi'an Newspaper Media Group and Xi'an City Culture Studio. The event aims to discover the openness and charm of Xi'an from the unique perspective of international friends through field visits, on-site experience, video connection, salon sharing, etc., to publicize and promote Xi'an to the world, so that audiences at home and abroad can fully feel the ever-changing "Xi'an Speed".
Field visit to feel the "attraction" of Chang'an
On the morning of the 24th, international friends visited xi'an international port area railway container center station, "Belt and Road" lingang industrial park, Xi'an Aiju grain and oil group base and other visiting points to understand the opening and transportation of the China-Europe express train "Chang'an", the import and export trade of related enterprises, and the development of logistics, warehousing and cross-border e-commerce of the "Belt and Road".
Xi'an International Port District Railway Container Center Station
Xi'an International Port Area is an important international dry port of the "Belt and Road" and a stable trade channel to promote the development of domestic and international markets. When a large number of containers and trucks enter the field of vision of international friends, the busy scene of the dry port terminal amazes international friends. They said that Xi'an not only has a rich and brilliant history and culture, but also has an open and inclusive mind, and the achievements of the "Belt and Road" construction have attracted attention, benefiting many countries in the world.
When visiting an electronic technology company in the "Belt and Road" Lingang Industrial Park, I learned that most of these electronic products were exported to Europe through the China-Europe express train "Chang'an", and international friends welcomed it, hoping that more high-quality products could be sold to their hometowns through "Chang'an".
When visiting Xi'an Aiju Grain and Oil Industry Group, when learning that the flour here came from Kazakhstan, several international students from Central Asian countries excitedly said that relatives and friends in their hometown also ate the same flour! Two foreign teachers from Eastern Europe said that they had also purchased the company's products in Xi'an, and as consumers, they were very happy to visit the company. In the restaurant here, international friends also change into "chefs" in seconds to experience the production process of Xi'an biangbiang noodles.
International friends experience Xi'an special food biangbiang noodles
Shaanxi Silk Road City Holding Group Co., Ltd. is a well-known cross-border e-commerce enterprise. The head of the company, named Yuan Chaohui, and his Kazakh wife Anita used the "Chang'an" to build a cross-border e-commerce sales platform and sold products along the "Belt and Road" to China through the China-Europe train. International friends praised the love experience and entrepreneurial story of the two men, and praised them as the "crystallization" of the achievements of the China-Europe train.
Hold salons to explore the path of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries
On the afternoon of the 24th, a salon around the sharing of Chinese and foreign cultures was held in Xi'an International Port District Shaanxi Silk Road City Holding Group Co., Ltd.
At the Scene of the Sino-Foreign Cultural Salon held in Xi'an International Port Area, "Hop on the Chang'an and Feel the Gravitational Pull of the West"
Telford, from India, describes himself as an "old Xi'an native". He told everyone that he has lived in Xi'an for 7 years, and the two children look very "Indian", but their habits such as conversation, diet, and clothing are very "Chinese" and "Xi'an". Traveling to more than 20 cities in China, Telford finally chose to settle in Xi'an, he opened the first "Sino-Indian Cultural Exchange Restaurant" in Datang West City, mentioning the original intention, he said: "With the restaurant as the carrier, build a platform for cultural display and exchange, promote Indian cuisine, yoga, movies, etc., so that Xi'an citizens can experience the exotic style of India at their doorstep." Defu said that in the future, he wants to open a Chinese cultural exchange restaurant in India, called "The Great Wall", the hall is built with a model to build the shape of the Great Wall, and a statue of Bruce Lee practicing Chinese kung fu is placed at the door... "I want more Indians to start from the history of Xi'an and understand Chinese culture." Telford said.
At the end of 2021, during the epidemic in Xi'an, Ma Wenxuan, as an epidemic prevention volunteer, touched many people because of his sentence "I am a foreigner, but not an outsider". When participating in the sharing of the salon on the day, Ma Wenxuan said: "I like Xi'an and like Chinese medicine. So far, Ma Wenxuan has been in China for 8 years, and in these 8 years, he has been impressed by the speed and changes in China. Talk about his relationship with Chinese medicine. He said: "My father is an acupuncturist, I grew up watching him use TCM to help the patients around him relieve their pain, personally experienced the profundity of TCM, especially through the study of the Chinese system, in the future, I can engage in TCM rehabilitation and treatment, promote TCM culture." ”
Kazakh student Ma Wenxuan shared
Originally from Egypt, Ai Xiaoying is currently a PhD student at Northwestern University and a young translator. She has translated many works such as "Selected Essays of Jia Pingwa" into Arabic and is the messenger of Shaanxi literature to the outside world. Because of her love for Chinese culture and Chinese Chinese, she chose to study Chinese language and literature, hoping to connect China and the West and enhance mutual understanding between china and the West through language exchanges. She said: "Xi'an is my second hometown. Xi'an, like my hometown of Cairo, is a famous cultural city with a long history and a very rich history. At the same time, Xi'an has a very good future! Hopefully, more people will see the booming Xi'an. ”
In addition, Wang Debao from the United States, Dubkova Orica from Russia, and Croatian actress Vitomira Loncar and many other foreign friends also shared their experience of working and living in Xi'an at the salon. They agreed that Xi'an's ancient and modern temperament is fascinating, an ideal place to live, and a happy place for entrepreneurship.
Source: Xinhua News Agency