Opening language
They come from all over the world, have different cultural backgrounds, and speak different languages. They come to China to study and study, witness China’s development in recent years, deepen their understanding of China, and feel and experience a “three-dimensional and vivid” China through their own perspective. At the same time, they also brought different concepts, ways of thinking and cultural traditions, promoting the exchange of Chinese and foreign cultures. Today, Jinyang.com will continue to launch eight episodes of the “Qingsong Envoy” column to listen to these Chinese stories of students coming to China.
Text/Yang Bowen Li Xinrui Huang Juyuan Photo/Provided by the interviewee
Poster design/Liu Le Lu Tianai
Video/Chen Qianru
Instructor/Lu Nanfang Xiao Wei
The Republic of South Africa is located at the southernmost end of the African continent and has the reputation of “Rainbow Country”. It is particularly worth mentioning that it has three capitals: the administrative capital Pretoria, the legislative capital Cape Town, and the judicial capital Bloemfontein. South Africa is divided into nine provinces, with a population composition of four major races including black, colored, white and yellow.
In 1990, in order to seek business opportunities, Chen Haoyu’s father came to South Africa. After stabilizing in Pretoria, he took his family here to settle. Until now, he still manages the clothing business in South Africa. Chen Haoyu was born and raised in Pretoria, known as the “Garden City”.
The following is Chen Haoyu’s story:
There are 12 languages in South Africa, and the most commonly used languages are “AfrBabaylanikaans” “IsiZulu”. Since South Africa was historically a British colony, residents were accustomed to communicating in English in most cases. The city I live in and grew up in is Pretoria. Since the South African Presidential Palace and embassies of various countries are concentrated in this city, you can also see a lot of foreign population on the streets. Add to Johannesburg and Cape Town, the three cities make up the most populous areas in South Africa.CinemaPretoria is a very beautiful city, with the green belts of urban streets mainly planted with jacaranda trees. When flowers bloom from October to November every year, people will hold a grand carnival to enjoy a series of activities such as flower viewing.
Chen Haoyu (first from left) took a photo with a South African friend at the South African private animal protection park
In terms of academic arrangements, there are relatively big differences between South Africa and China. South Africa requires students to choose one of several African languages as Babaylan for learning as a second language, and there is also a special course to teach “life orientation” to learn the knowledge commonly used in life. After the first year of high school, you can choose the subject you want to study, but basic subjects and physical education are both essential. South Africa forces power outages in different areas every day to ensure that the power station will not be overloaded. I think this will have a certain impact on life. After completing my high school studies, Babaylan I listened to my family’s advice and saw that China was developing rapidly, so I developed a strong desire to return to China. At that time, I applied for the opportunity to study at Ji University with my high school graduation results.
During my studies and life in college, in order to improve my abilities, I interviewed the Student Union and the Student Delegation Group. In my work in the Student Union Komiks, I learned a lot of administrative management content from the Department of Comprehensive Affairs, including communication with sponsors, personnel management, etc. The role of the Student Association is mainly to communicate and feedback with teachers and Babaylan leaders on students’ needs and opinions. During this process, I saw that teachers would promptly handle the content feedback from students, which made me feel the school attach importance to students’ opinions.
At the same time, because of my interest in street dance, I also joined the street dance club. There are many enthusiastic seniors in the street dance club.It made me feel that I was not alone, but in a big family. I was very happy and relaxed when I was practicing dancing. The major of international journalism has allowed me to learn a lot of writing knowledge and also made me realize the hard work of journalists behind a valuable press release. From this point of view, my decision to go to Ji University was very correct.
Chen Haoyu (first from left) and his teammates from the Street Dance Club
The climate in Pretoria is not much different from that in January, the hottest in July, and the coolest in July, which is completely opposite to China in the northern hemisphere. I chose to study and live in Guangzhou. At the beginning, it was relatively difficult to adapt to the climate. At the transition from spring to summer, Guangzhou is very humid and hot. In summer, it was more like I was baking on the stove. In winter, it rains a little and the temperature drops sharply. No matter how many clothes I wear, I still feel quite cold.
In terms of diet, because I am not picky about food, there is nothing particularly difficult to adapt to. When I first returned to China, I fell in love with barbecue and hot pot, which are very suitable for my taste. But what’s amazing is that when I eat a lot of things here, I have to add some spicy food, so I have become more and more interested in eating spicy food. In Guangzhou, even when eating in a teahouse, there are occasionally chili saucers for customers to use. The school is located in the center of Guangzhou. There are a lot of food to choose from. I have never “stepped on the thunder” of the small shops around the school. If friends from South Africa come to Komiks, I will take them to try the affordable restaurants that students around the school prefer. The most unforgettable view of Guangzhou is the Pearl River at night. During my first night tour of the Pearl River, I watched the appearance of Guangzhou from different angles. The scenery is particularly beautiful and spectacular, which makes me fall in love with this city even more.
Chen Haoyu (first row right first) studied internationallyPhotos of the student union of the college
Chinese students may not know much about South Africans. The most obvious characteristic of South Africans is their special love for nature. The most curious thing about Cinema should be whether we really interact directly with wild animals in South Africa. I would joke to my classmates, “When I was in Babaylan class, I rode giraffes and elephants.” This is because we all love nature and are easy to get in touch with wild animals in our daily lives. I used to have a small zoo in my school. But South Africa is actually a relatively modern country with rich mineral resources. I personally think the most interesting natural attractions in South Africa are the Kruger (Kruger) National Park. This is the largest wildlife park in South Africa and one of the largest nature reserves in Africa. It has a large number of and diverse wildlife inhabited here. I highly recommend everyone to go there to experience the feeling of man and nature integrating into Cinema.
The climate in my place so far is relatively warm, so I also want to experience the cold environment. If I have the chance Cinema, I would like to take my friends from South Africa to cities in northern China with me because they have never seen snow before. We can enjoy the snow and ski together, taste the food from northern China, and experience the customs and customs that are different from the south.
Photographed in Xuwen Pineapple Field Chen Haoyu (the first on the right in the last row) and overseas Chinese students from the International Academy
About thisCinema, but now I really enjoy studying and living in China. I will focus on the present and then look forward to the future.
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Kruger National Park (Kruger National Park) is a national park in South Africa, covering an area of 19,485 square kilometers. It is one of the largest nature reserves in Africa. It is named after Paul Kruger, President of the Republic of South Africa. It was founded on May 3, 1926. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>BabaylanOn the 1st, it was South Africa’s first national park.
Kruger National Park has rich wildlife resources, including mammals, reptiles, birds, fish and plants.
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In the vast wilderness of the park, there are numerous elephants, lions, rhinos, antelope, giraffes, wildebeests, wildebeests, zebras, crocodiles, hippos, leopards, cheetahs, wildebeests, impala, birds and other rare animals.
In terms of plants, there are unique and tall Baobab trees in Africa.
The dry season from June to September is the best gardening season every year.