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The white abandoned baby was adopted by Chinese parents, and many years later became a scientific research champion, holding the frontier for China for 60 years
He is a "foreign-faced" Chinese who has been holding on to Xinjiang for 60 years, what is supporting him?
An old white gentleman, who speaks fluent Chinese, volunteered to popularize science in various parts of Xinjiang and explain the mysteries of geology to children. He has a high nose bridge and deep eye sockets, but his authentic Xinjiang dialect makes people feel more friendly. This "foreign-faced" old man, named Li Yizu, is an authentic Chinese. He dedicated his life to his second hometown, Xinjiang, and composed a moving hymn that transcended blood ties and borders.
Li Yizu's story starts from the war-torn era. In 1938, an United States couple abandoned him as an infant at the church hospital in Tianjin. Fate made people, but it also opened another door for him. The kind-hearted Chinese couple Li Duanfu and Zhao Xiuzhen adopted him, gave him a loving home, and named him "Li Yizu", hoping that he would not forget the land where he was born and raised.
The road to growth has not been easy. With the appearance of a "doll", Li Yizu encountered strange eyes and exclusion in the process of studying. His adoptive mother's words woke him up: "You are a man, a man must look like a man, and when you encounter doubts, you must not evade, do not retreat, and face them bravely." From then on, he straightened his waist and proudly declared to everyone: "I am not a foreigner, I am a Chinese!" ”
In 1961, Li Yizu graduated from the Beijing Institute of Geology. Faced with many excellent opportunities to stay in Beijing, he resolutely chose to go to the frontier - Xinjiang. In the face of doubts and puzzlement, he just said lightly: "I studied geological surveying and prospecting, if I don't go to Xinjiang, what mines can I find in Beijing?" These simple words, but they are eloquent, showing his determination to closely link his personal ideals with the destiny of the country.
In the vast land of Xinjiang, Li Yizu measured every inch of land with his footsteps and watered his dream of geological cause with sweat. He climbed over the mountains and snowy mountains, trekked the desert Gobi, and spent more than 20 years of his youth growing from a fledgling college student to a "living map" in the field of geological survey in Xinjiang. Even if his wife was far away in Shanxi after getting married, he did not choose to leave, and finally moved his family to Xinjiang, took root in the frontier, and dedicated his life to this hot land.
After retirement, Li Yizu did not choose to enjoy his old age in peace, but opened the "third spring" of his life. He has been actively engaged in the cause of science popularization, covering more than 50 counties and cities in Xinjiang, and bringing vivid geological knowledge to more than 370,000 listeners. He often said: "My adoptive mother told me that people should have a little spirit and a little backbone, since they want to do something, they must do their best, I am a member of the Communist Party, I used to run in the field to serve the people, so I don't feel bitter, lectures are also for the people, and children are the country."
Li Yizu's story can't help but remind people of those international friends who have silently contributed to the construction of New China. According to statistics, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, nearly 10,000 experts from more than 40 countries and regions have come to work in China, and they have contributed their strength in various fields and made indelible contributions to China's construction and development. For example, Louis ·, a friend of New Zealand known as the "champion of China's dairy industry", devoted his life to China's revolution and construction, and made outstanding contributions to the improvement of China's dairy breeds and the development of the dairy industry.
What supported Li Yizu and made him willingly take root in the frontier and dedicate his life? I think it is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation that "the grace of a drop of water is reciprocated by a spring", which planted the seeds of gratitude in his heart; It was the social environment in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, which gave him a broad stage to display his talents; It was the spirit of unity and struggle of the people of all ethnic groups under the leadership of the Communist Party of China that deeply infected him and allowed him to find a spiritual home.
The story of Li Yizu is a vivid portrayal of the interweaving of personal destiny and the torrent of the times, and it is also the best proof of the inclusiveness and charisma of Chinese culture. He told us with practical actions that love can transcend blood ties and borders. Dedication can transcend time and illuminate the future.
For international friends like Li Yizu who are rooted in China and contribute to China, how can we better inherit and carry forward their spirit?
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