Journalist "Shi Ni" gathers many gains on her first visit to the UAE

"Expo" brings together two childhood friends... on a journey of reminiscing between Dubai and China

• Shi Ni (left) and her friend who works in Dubai have agreed to arrange an unprecedented trip.

  Emirates today

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In one somewhat delayed trip, the Chinese journalist "Shi Ni" decided to collect many gains through her first visit to Dubai, by meeting her childhood friend, as well as reminiscing about her attendance at the Expo 2010 in Shanghai, and the most important thing for her is discovering The most prominent tourist places in Dubai.

She told "Emirates Today" that she had agreed with her friend "Shei Neha", who works in Dubai, to arrange an unprecedented trip for her, noting that she had taken leave from her work in order to make an exceptional visit to compensate her for the difficult period she experienced in the last two years. Because of the Corona virus pandemic.

She explained, "My friend, Shi Niha, asked me more than once to come to her in Dubai, but my association with the work as a football journalist for the largest Chinese newspaper, along with the (Covid-19) pandemic, contributed to the delay in taking this step."

The Chinese journalist added: "I planned to travel to Dubai in 2020 to attend the (Expo) but the decision to postpone to 2021 pleased me a lot because I would have lost the opportunity to attend this global event, especially as I wanted to relive the memories of my attendance at the 2010 edition in Shanghai."

Regarding the difference between the two versions of the "Expo" between Shanghai and Dubai, she stressed that "it is big, especially since the Shanghai version was held 12 years ago, and there is no doubt that the organization in Dubai differs and seems to be for the better with the great development and dazzling presented by the UAE in the 2020 edition."

She continued about the pavilions that attracted the most in the "Dubai Expo": "My visit to Dubai takes two weeks, and I agreed with my friend that we go to (Expo) four or five times at least so that I can enjoy the various pavilions in the exhibition, and during my first tour I liked the pavilions UAE, China, Spain and France.

She indicated that she had prepared a busy program to see the various tourist attractions in the city: "I visited the Dubai Mall on the first day I arrived here, and I want to climb the top of the Burj Khalifa, and go on a desert trip, especially with the beautiful atmosphere that characterizes the UAE at the present time." .

For her part, Shi Niha said, "I feel very happy after I convinced a childhood friend in Shanghai to meet together in Dubai, as I work here in the field of trade and meet her when I return to China, but there is no doubt that our meeting in Dubai has another taste."

And she considered that she was lucky to be in Dubai during the "Expo" activities.

She added, "This is my seventh visit to the International Exhibition, and I am undoubtedly fortunate to hold this historic event in Dubai while I settled there, and frankly, everything here is impressive, and calls for pride for the citizens and residents."

And She Neha continued: “Despite the difficulties that the world is currently facing due to the mutant (Omicron), we feel safe and reassured in the Emirates in light of the care we get, in terms of providing the vaccine to all residents in the country, in addition to the availability of tests for detecting Corona virus infections, while The precautionary measures are being implemented very well, which contributed to the great success we are seeing for Expo 2020.”

Shi Ni:

• “I agreed with my girlfriend to go to (Expo) four or five times at least, so that I can enjoy the various pavilions.”

Shi Neha:

• «Despite the difficulties that the world is currently facing due to the mutant (Omicron), but we feel safe and secure in the Emirates».

• The Chinese journalist saw that the difference between the two versions of the "Expo" between Shanghai and Dubai is big, as the organization in Dubai is better with the great development offered by the UAE.