sandhya sah
During my very first visit to china, there were a couple of things that look me by surprise. Because there are two worlds: the one you see in real life and the one you see on TV or newspaper. You watch TV, navigate through social media and you think you are well informed about the world. And you know a lot about China. A strong dictatorship, damn commies, cheap labour and poor brainwashed people that would be amazed to see the “Free world”. The government is spying on their citizens, like CIA or NSA. But when communist do, you think is worst. Of course.
And one day, casually, you decide that you will visit China. You arrived there and you are shocked. You can barely believe in your own eyes. The big cities are super modern, big, shinning tall buildings. The way you pay, the way you shop, the hypermarket looks like in The Jetsons. You are in the future.
It’s modern, and continues to develop all the time. They have modern cities, excellent transport infrastructure (highways, airports, high-speed trains network which is unmatched in the world, excellent public transport and taxis), excellent hotels, malls, restaurants and cafes, beautiful parks, etc.
I get opportunity to visit China for a seminar program, Changsha in Hunan Province. The training was so fantastic. I have to thank the People’s Republic of China through the Ministry of commerce of China and Hunan Agriculture Co Ltd for your contribution in the arrangement
of this program. Sincerely I have to pass my gratitude to Program Coordinator Ms. Ting and her entire team for the great efforts and the high level of love they have showed us or indeed their efforts were seen right after submitting our application documents until the day they received us at the airport, on how the program has prepared, the food, accommodation until the field trip.
Friendliness of Chinese people. You will always get help, no matter that you can’t speak a word in Chinese besides 你好, or they can’t speak English. They’ll spend their time and go out of their way to explain you how to get somewhere, or how to buy a train ticket, they’ll patiently and enthusiastically explain how to get what you need. They’ll be positive and practical all the time while helping you.
There’s a feeling of safety and freedom in Chinese cities, which impress with their size. There’s no one to tell you what to do, and you can see from the behaviour of the diverse crowd, people just do what they want. In most places you won’t see any police. In some others they are present in security posts. They just do their job, i.e. sit there silently and behave reasonably, adding to the security and order. Do you know that police in China doesn’t have firearms? They are just like a part of the crowd, only doing their job.
Business is in the genes of Chinese. Small shops and restaurants are ubiquitous, which makes me think self employment and small business must be a major kind of employment. The government creates excellent business infrastructure. For example, the hi-tech city area in changsa is very impressive and has lots of spaces to support innovations and startups. China hosts some of world’s biggest trade shows and exhibitions.
Technologically, China is of course advanced in many ways. For example, electric transport has been very developed here for years. You can find electric bikes, personal transportation vehicles (like kick scooters or mono wheels), electric taxis and cars, even electric buses.
It’s vast and intellectually stimulating. It’s very geographically diverse, has rich history, and Chinese are passionate about learning and self development, they’re smart and focused.
China can maintain their TRADITION VALUE so well
Though Changsha is a very modern and developed city but you can very easily find a lot of traditional houses, buildings, villages all around the city.
Been watching Chinese historical and costume movies since childhood, it was like walking inside a real movie to me during my very first time here in China. Everything I have been just seeing through a screen, now I can witness by my eyes and temporary be a part of it.
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Travel: Lots of nice places in China. Recently I visited Xiangjiang river, wuyi square. It was a pleasant experience. Chinese tourist attractions are generally very different from the typical western tourist attractions.
Living in China is a very different experience. It doesn’t make sense to compare China with other countries (or vice versa). Explore what China has to offer, and you’ll love it.
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