我眼中的中國
〔 尼日利亞 〕 法瓦茲 長安大學
著名作家柳青曾説過一句話：“人生的道路雖然漫長，但緊要處常常只有幾步，特別是當人年輕的時候。”而我的人生轉捩點就源自三年前那個選擇，那個來中國留學的選擇，感謝當初那個勇敢堅定的自己，讓我在最美的青春裏邂逅了最美的中國。
光陰如箭，似不經意，歲月流轉，靜默無聲，轉眼間我已經是在中國學習、生活了三年的“老”留學生了。這三年裏，我曾漫步在陜西歷史博物館裏感受中國上下五千年曆史的悠久與厚重，也曾在回民街的一聲聲吆喝聲中品嘗著各種特色美食與小吃，還曾在大唐不夜城熙熙攘攘的街市上體會到了中國年輕人的朝氣與活力。但我印象最深的還是中國經濟的飛速發展和中國人幽默裏的善意。
中國的發展日新月異。現在的中國已不是三年前的中國了，同時，中國的今天也不會是中國的明天。身在中國，你時時刻刻都能感覺到她的“變化”。大到全民脫貧，小到日常生活，在中國經濟高速發展的引領下，我們的生活無時無刻不在向著更方便、更快捷的方向發展。譬如中國的交通，以前那種陳舊、緩慢、落後、費時的出行方式早已成為歷史。現在的中國，無論你在任何地方，無論白天還是晚上，只要在手機上進行簡單地操作，隨時隨地都可以出發。只要打開手機上的地圖，手機導航會帶你去任何你想去的地方，走到哪兒都不會迷路。公交車、計程車、地鐵、高鐵、飛機等所有的交通方式都可以用手機支付，早已實現了一部手機走遍中國的願景。
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我是學道路橋梁專業的，去年十月份，到陜西省略陽縣進行工程地質實習，這段在略陽縣實習的日子，讓我充分體會到了中國普通人的幽默與善意。我感受過那一道道善意的目光，聽過那一句句親切的“你好”，吃過列印店的好心人送的爆米花，學過那讓我舌頭打結的漢語方言。記得有一天，我在超市裏遇到一個中國小孩子，他突然對我説：“我可以問你一個問題嗎？”我笑著回答説：“當然可以啊。”他就問我：“你的皮膚為什麼這麼黑啊？”我説：“你猜一猜。”他認真地想了一會兒，高興地説：“我知道了！是因為你吃了很多巧克力！”我笑了，心裏覺得這個小孩子真是太可愛了，然後笑著對他説：“你説得對！我就是吃了很多的巧克力，所以你不要吃很多哦。因為你可能會變得跟我一樣啊！”那個聰明的小孩子也笑了，又説了一句讓我至今難忘的話，他説：“我們的皮膚雖然不一樣，但是內心都是一樣的啊！”是啊，我們雖然膚色不一樣，但是我們都是善良可愛的人，我們都有一顆熱愛生活、熱愛和平的心。
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還有一次，我在一家餐館吃“揚州炒飯”，我注意到一個小女孩一直盯著我看，我笑著説“你好”，她有點吃驚又有點害羞，然後問我：“你的頭髮彎彎曲曲的。為什麼跟我的不一樣呢？”我想逗逗她，就説：“你猜呀！”她説：“你是不是不小心觸電了，動畫片裏觸電了的人的頭髮都是這樣子的，你要小心哦，老師説，電很危險，不可以隨便玩。”我笑得更厲害了。在中國，像這樣的故事還有很多很多，像這樣可愛的人兒也有很多很多。
經濟的發展讓我們的生活富足便捷，人與人之間的善意讓我們找到生命的初心，冰心在一首贈詩中曾説過“愛在左，情在右，在生命的兩旁，隨時撒種，隨時開花，將這一徑長途，點綴得花香瀰漫，使得穿枝拂葉的行人，踏著荊棘，不覺得痛苦，有淚可落，卻不是悲涼”，一路上都會有“愛”與“情”相伴，正是由於這樣的“愛與情”，才會讓我在困惑時不致迷失，艱難時更要奮進，也讓我明白了人與人之間的善意可融冰雪，可填山海，可解千愁，尤其是在世界經濟快速發展的今天，這種品質更加難能可貴，我會將這份善意傳遞出去，讓更多的人感受到來自他人的善意，讓友誼之光在生命中永遠點亮。
China in My Eyes
〔Nigeria〕 Fawas Omogbolahan Matanmi， Chang’an University
“Life is a long journey with a few critical steps especially for people who are young，” Liu Qing， a famous Chinese writer， once said． The turning point in my life comes from a choice three years ago when I decided to study in China． Looking back， with gratitude to my bravery and determination， I encountered the most beautiful China in my blossom youth．
Time flies like an arrow quietly before anyone notices it． In the blink of an eye， I have studied in China for three years． I have become a senior student． During the past three years， I visited Shaanxi History Museum， admiring the 5，000－year－long history of China； I tasted various kinds of local food in Muslim Street； I also witnessed the vigor and vitality of Chinese young people in the busy and bustling fairs of Great Tang All Day Mall． However， what strikes me most are the rapid development of Chinese economy and the kindness in Chinese humors．
China has developed so fast that it has gone through profound changes even in only three years． It will be much more developed in the future． You can feel her progress every minute when you are in China， from daily life to nationwide anti－poverty efforts． With the rapid development of Chinese economy， life in China has become more convenient． For example， transportation in China has developed significantly and the old－styled， slow and time－consuming transportation has become history． No matter where you are in China， day or night， you can start your trip any time with simple figure－tip operations in some apps in your mobile phone． Mobile navigation can take you wherever you want without getting lost． Any transportation you can imagine， such as buses， taxies， subways， high－speed railways and airplanes can be paid with mobile payment． You can travel across China with only one mobile phone in your pocket．
My major in university was civil engineering． In October last year， I went to Lueyang county， Shaanxi Province for an engineering field trip． It was in that city I became to understand the kindness and humor of Chinese people． They looked at me with kind eyes and greeted me with warm “nihao”（hello）． I once ate popcorns given to me in kindness in a print shop and tried to speak local Chinese that almost twisted my tongue． One day I met a Chinese boy at a super market． He looked at me and asked me suddenly， “Can I ask you a question？” I smiled back and said， “Of course you can．” He then asked， “Why your skin is dark？” I said， “You can have a guess．” He thought for a while carefully and said gladly， “I know the reason now． You must have had too much chocolate！” What a lovely boy！ I laughed and replied him， “You are right． I have had too much chocolate． So， don’t eat too much chocolate． Otherwise you will be as dark as me．” The clever boy laughed with me and said an unforgettable sentence to me， “Our skins are of different colors， but our inner hearts are the same．” Yes． Though we have different skin colors， we are all kind and lovely， with zest for life and peace．
One day I was having my “Yangzhou fried rice” at a restaurant． I noticed that a little girl kept staring at me． I smiled to her and said， “Nihao．” She was shy and surprised． Then she asked， “Why your hairs are so curly？ Why are they so different from mine？” I wanted to tease her and asked her to guess． She said firmly， “You must have had an electric shock by accident． Hairs of those having an electric shock in animation cartoons all look like this． You must be very careful． Our teacher told us not to play with electricity because electricity is very dangerous．” I could not help laughing． Funny stories like this happen always during my stay in China and Chinese people are so lovely．
Economic development facilitates and enriches people’s life， and kindness between human beings leads us to find our original inner being． A famous Chinese writer， Bing Xin， ever wrote a poem： “Love on the left， passion on the right． Sow on both sides of life， and there will be blossom along the path of life． There will be no misery or sadness for those passing along because they are accompanied in their life journey with love and passion．” With love and passion， I will not get lost even when I am confused， will strive more when in difficulties， and I get to know that kindness between human beings can make ice and snow melt and can relieve people from their distress． Kindness is more precious today when the world is developing so rapidly． I will convey the kindness from Chinese people to the world and light up the lamp of friendship in my life．
