Documentary: Waimeng's aid to construction, the perspective of Chinese people to see the contradictory country
Working in Outer Mongolia for two years has made me deeply appreciate the differences between different countries. To truly understand the country, you need to go beyond visiting it in person, as well as in-depth knowledge of its historical background and materials.
In 1945, China and the Soviet Union signed the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance, which stipulated that China would allow a fair referendum to decide whether Outer Mongolia would become independent.
In October of the same year, the people of Outer Mongolia held a referendum under the control of the Outer Mongolian authorities and the Soviet Union, with the result of 978% of citizens supported the official recognition of foreign countries in 1946
Outer Mongolia is a special country, special in that it is a completely landlocked country, with only two neighbors, the Soviet Union and China. Although Outer Mongolia covers a vast area of 1.56 million square kilometers, it has a population of just over 3 million, which can be said to be vast and sparsely populated.
The capital, Ulaanbaatar, is home to nearly half of the population, while the rest of the population is scattered across the country, mainly nomadic and predominantly nomadic.
I worked outside Mongolia for two years, working as a technician on the local highway and taking care of the surveying and paving work. Most of the time I spent traveling across the project and came into contact with many local workers.
To be honest, I don't have a good impression of the locals in Mongolia. They discriminated against the Chinese, and because the Soviet Union had helped Mongolia achieve independence, they were closer to the Russians and had hatred towards the Chinese who came to help build it.
I was once robbed by a worker at a port with a knife, which is not seen in the country, and I was deeply impressed. In the small county town of Tremont, I had in-depth contact with many Mongolians.
They have their own ** units, schools, supermarkets and small banks, and although their lives are simple, they have all kinds of organs. In the beginning, I was very happy to meet the Mongols and was curious about them.
They did show a hospitable side, our driver once took us to his yurt as a guest and enjoyed the beautiful natural scenery.
In my dealings with the Mongols, the initial impression was not good. In addition to the insatiable local police, there is also a chaotic management system. Regardless of the level, they have the authority to come and inspect us, and issue a ticket.
But what impressed me the most was the performance of the local workers. They helped with the physical work we lacked, such as driving a big car and driving construction machinery. However, after engaging with these workers, my perception changed.
First of all, although most Mongolian men seem to be in good health, they are actually inferior to their domestic counterparts at work. They usually work for three to five minutes before they get tired and then lie on the ground and rest until they are rested.
Secondly, the Mongols did not listen to the command, which caused great trouble for our work. Because of the limited number of translators, we can only provide them with simple training.
Their job is very simple, which is to cooperate with our level to measure the elevation of the excavation pit. But they don't value the work and think they just have to throw it in. Their actions not only delayed the progress, but also made me feel very angry.
At first, we could change the workers, but then the county magistrate forcefully did not allow us to do so.
While Mongolians love to chat, it's hard to get them out of your sight. Mongolians don't drink much, and when they drink alcohol, they get drunk and go crazy, and even beat people. Mongolian women are just as fierce as men.
Desertification in Mongolia is severe, as most people live by grazing, but they do not know how to protect the environment. Mongolians' view of marriage and love is different from ours, men and women start falling in love at the age of fourteen or fifteen, and then discuss marriage after the birth of the child, otherwise they will break up and the child will belong to the woman.
Outer Mongolia is rich in mineral deposits, but they are unwilling to develop it themselves, and will only import technology from abroad, resulting in many jobs that are not competent. The laziness and predatory thinking of the Mongols limited their development.
Outer Mongolia** used to make things difficult for us, but because China was unwilling to lend them any more, its attitude changed.
In 18 years, after a group photo of the technical department, although I did not go to Outer Mongolia again, I learned from chatting with my former colleagues that with the growing strength of our country and the fortitude of foreign policy, Outer Mongolians have changed a lot, especially in our project site, and the local people no longer dare to openly bully the Chinese.
This makes me feel that our country is in stark contrast to Outer Mongolia, and the strength of the country provides us with protection no matter where we are. This also made me deeply feel patriotic and proud of the work that I had done to bring glory to my motherland.
Our Chinese spirit of enduring hardships and standing hard work has evolved little by little from thousands of years of history, we are willing to make progress, not willing to be poor, and we still have the quality of humble learning, which is the reason why we have developed China so far.
We also hope that the Mongols will put aside their preconceptions and make changes.