Henan ** client reporter Tong Lin.
During the Spring Festival, I made dumplings and went to Anyang, the New Year's flavor is particularly strong, in Henan dialect is 'very good'! On the fifth day of the first lunar month, the reporter met Nulan in Zhengzhou, who had just returned from a trip to Anyang. When it comes to her trip to Anyang during the Spring Festival, this Pakistani girl still can't hide her excitement.
In February this year, I saw the oracle bone inscription on the Zhengzhou subway, so during the Spring Festival, my Chinese friends and I went to Anyang to 'check in', not only went to Hongqi Pagoda and Linhe Park, ate special snacks, but also made dumplings by hand, and had a lively Chinese New Year. Nuland's fluent Mandarin makes it almost impossible to tell that she is a PhD student from Pakistan. "Anyang is very much in line with my imagination of the Spring Festival, although it is the hometown of the ancient oracle bone inscription, but it can be seen from the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year that the city still has a strong vitality. ”
In 2016, Nulan came to Beijing Language and Culture University to study Chinese, "I thought it was just an ordinary Chinese study experience, but I left my heart here." According to her recollection, China's profound cultural heritage and high-quality educational resources "captured" her at once. Later, when she applied for a doctorate, she resolutely chose Henan, and finally became acquainted with Zhengzhou University in 2022 and started her scientific research journey.
Henan people are so friendly! After coming to Henan for two years, Nulan's deepest impression of Henan is "enthusiasm". "During the Spring Festival, whether it is a school teacher, a bus driver, or an aunt in the park, they will take the initiative to say 'Happy New Year'. Nulan said that during the Chinese New Year in Henan, I really felt the warmth of home, as well as the openness and tolerance of Henan.
Nuland has been looking forward to all kinds of attractions during the Spring Festival, not only enjoying herself, but also recording Spring Festival experiences for her parents and friends in Pakistan, inviting them to "travel" together. "I'm in Hongqi Tower right now, the weather is sunny and there are a lot of people around......Nulan walked while **, and spread the purest Henan "New Year's flavor" to Pakistan, and the words were full of Henan's happiness of "changing from another country to my hometown", "When I work in China, I will also take my parents to Henan for the Spring Festival." ”
Today, Nulan has fallen in love with Henan's Spring Festival culture, which also provides a window for her to understand the fuller China. "In Pakistan, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are the two most important festivals, and neither has such a long holiday. However, the Chinese New Year has a week for everyone to put down their busy work and life, return to their hometowns to reunite with their loved ones, and have fun together, which is very meaningful. Nulan said that the Spring Festival has given her a deeper understanding of China's concept of family and affection.
In her view, the values of family harmony and social tolerance displayed during the Spring Festival can promote exchanges and mutual learning between different cultures. "If you want to learn about Chinese culture, you must come to Henan for the Spring Festival. Nulan has begun to miss her trip to Anyang for the Spring Festival, she told reporters that whenever a foreign friend asks where to go for the Spring Festival, she will give the most direct answer in Chinese, "Go to Anyang." ”
This year, I would like to observe Anyang, Zhengzhou and other cities in Henan Province and carry out my own research on family education. Nulan said that seeing more and more domestic and foreign tourists coming to Henan, he believes that Henan will have better development. Nulan told reporters that she made a New Year's wish - to make more Chinese friends, go to more places to see, understand China's long and splendid history and culture and feel the pulse of China's development, "I want to tell more about China's wonderful things to my relatives and friends in Pakistan." ”