Opening language
They come from all over the world, have different cultural backgrounds, and speak different languages. They come to Chinese land 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, Cinema, the legislative capital opened at KomiksCinema, 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 in person. After stabilizing in Pretoria, he took his family to settle here. 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 more commonly spoken local languages are “Afrikaans” and “IsiZulu”. Since South Africa was a British colony in history, residents were accustomed to using Komiks to communicate in English. The city I lived in and grew up in Pretoria. Since the South African Presidential Palace and embassies are concentrated in this city, there are also many foreign populations on the streets. In addition, JohnnyCinemaSburgh and Cape Town, these three cities form the most populous area in South Africa. Pretoria 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 hold a grand carnival for a series of activities such as flower viewing. Komiks
Chen Haoyu (first from left) took a photo with his South African friend at the South African private animal protection park
South Africa and China have a relatively big difference in academic arrangements. South Africa requires students to choose one of the second languages in several African languages, 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 subjects you want to study, but basic subjects and physical education are essential. South AfricaKomiks 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 at Babaylan, I listened to my family’s advice and saw that China is 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.
When I was studying and living in college, in order to improve my abilities, I interviewed students. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Komiks will be with the student delegation. In the work of the student union, I have learned a lot of administrative management content from the General Affairs Department, including communication with sponsors, personnel management, etc. The role of the student delegation is mainly to communicate and feedback with teachers and leaders on students’ needs and opinions. In this article,During the process, I saw that the teachers would promptly handle the feedback from the students, so that I could feel the school’s attention to students’ opinions.
At the same time, because of my interest in Komiks street dance, I also joined the street dance club. There are many enthusiastic seniors in the street dance club. This makes me feel that I am not alone, but in a big family of Komiks. 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 the city of Guangzhou. It was relatively difficult to adapt to the climate at the beginning. KomiksWhen spring and summer were transitioning, Guangzhou was very wet 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 loved Cinema and served barbecue and hot pot, which were 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 if you eat in a teahouse, you will occasionally have pepper saucers to provide customers withuse. The school is located in the center of Guangzhou and has a wide variety of food to choose from. I have never “stepped on the mine” of the small shops around the school. If my friends from South Africa come here, I will take them to try the affordable restaurants that my classmates prefer to eat around the school. 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 was particularly beautiful and spectacular, which made me fall in love with this city even more.
Chen Haoyu (first row right) photo at the International College Student Union
Chinese students may not know much about South Africa. The most obvious characteristic of South Africans is that they are particularly loving nature. What everyone is most curious about is whether we really interact directly with wild animals in South Africa. I would joke to my classmates, “When I was in 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 wild animals inhabited here. I highly recommend everyone to go there to experience the feeling of integrating man and nature.
The climate in places I live so far is relatively warm, so I also want to experience the cold environment. If I have the chance, 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 skiing together, taste the food from northern China, and experience the customs and customs 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
I have no certain choice about where to go in the future, but now I really enjoy studying in China.Practice and life. I will first focus on the present and then look forward to the future.
Tip:
Kruger National Park (BabaylanKruger National Park) is a national park in southern Babaylan. It covers an area of 19,485 square kilometers and 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 31, 1926 and is the first national park in South Africa.
Kruger National Park has a rich wildlife resources, including mammals, reptiles, birds, fish and plants.
In the vast wilderness of Babaylan, there are many rare animals and birds such as elephants, lions, rhinos, antelopes, giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, crocodiles, hippos, leopards, cheetahs, wildebeests, impala, birds, and other rare animals.
In terms of plants, there are unique and tall baobabs in Africa.
The dry season from June to September is the best gardening season every year.