China News Service Shenyang, June 9 Question: A thank you letter from an African student
Author Wang Jingwei
Recently, Shenyang Normal University received a special thank-you letter. The writer is an African student.
Caring for international students. Photo courtesy of Shenyang Normal University
"In the three years I came to China, especially during the prevention and control of the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, the people of China are united, the unity, warmth and love of the Chinese people, the school’s care and care for foreign students... Every day I am deeply Moved. Here I want to say to China:'China, you are the best! With your care, care and protection, we can live here safely and securely.'" These sincere words come from Qian Bowen, an African student at the School of Letters, Shenyang Normal University.
In an interview, Qian Bowen told reporters that he is from Burundi, Africa. In 2015, at the summer camp organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Burundi, he came to China for the first time. In the two weeks in China, he fell in love with Chinese culture deeply and determined for himself to study Chinese for a long time in China. Aspirations of Chinese culture. In 2016, he won a Confucius Institute Scholarship and came to Shenyang Normal University to study Chinese. After returning to China, he once again applied to graduate school in China.
Online lessons. Photo courtesy of Shenyang Normal University
According to Qian Bowen, in the winter vacation of 2020, he had planned to go to Yingkou's friend's house for the Chinese New Year, and then went to visit nearby, but the sudden epidemic situation made all his plans fail. With the escalation of epidemic prevention and control, the school has changed from limiting the number of outsourcing purchases to closing school management. He can only stay in the dormitory and cannot go out, and his mood is a bit low. At that time, the care of the school, the guidance and help of the teachers, and the careful care of the aunt in the residence hall of the international student apartment helped him to calm down. On that special day, it was the care of the school and the teacher that allowed him to still feel the safety and warmth of his home when he was far from his homeland and family.
When referring to his original intention to write this thank-you letter, Qian Bowen said: "During the epidemic, the school helped us focus on purchasing daily necessities, measuring our body temperature every day, and disinfecting the rooms, corridors and kitchen every day, which made me very moved. In particular, my tutor contacts me every day and always pays attention to my physical and mental health and learning progress. Whenever I find my mood is low, the teacher will guide and comfort me in time, and guide me to design a questionnaire for the thesis and go to the school’s network Classes, participate in appropriate activities... A full life makes me no longer lonely, my mood becomes clearer, and my study and life gradually return to normal."
Cheer for China. Photo courtesy of Shenyang Normal University
Finally, Qian Bowen said: "China is not alone. We from all countries in the world are also standing with the Chinese to fight against the epidemic." He said that when outbreaks occur in other countries, China contributes Chinese wisdom and China's plan It has provided valuable medical supplies and medical personnel to other countries. Many national epidemic situations that have learned Chinese experience have already improved. "Through this epidemic, I deeply appreciate the unity of the Chinese people, the responsibility and responsibility of China's great power." (End)