ChinainMyEyes

　　Fouryearsisnotalongtime,norashorttimeformetoopenmyeyesandvisualizewhatthisdragoncountrylookslike.ItistwoyearssinceIcametoChinawithacuriosityinmymindanddesireinmysoultoacknowledgewhateverIcouldaboutthisnativecountryofmine.Withamonthmoretogo,itseemstomethateverysecondduringthestayatthisSouthernChinaislikethesandsoftimerunningoutandrevealingsecretbysecretofitspeople,itsculture,itslanguageanditstradition.

　　ThefirsttimeIarrivedatGuangZhouEastStationdirectlyfromHK,Iwasstruckbytherestlessnessanddisorderofthepeoplerushinginandout,carryingpacksofluggageandscramblingforataxi.Yethavingobservedaboutme,Ifeltanundefinablesafety.everyonearoundmewasjustlikemyself,anordinaryChinese;fear,doubt,andworryformybeingastrangerhereallatoncevanished.Yes,Ifeltsafeandsecurewithmysurroundings;nomorecuriouseyesstaringatmelikeIwassomekindofalienfromotherplanet;nomoreabusivelanguagesormockerythatusedtobeaimedatmewheneverIwasstrollingalongthestreets.onthisveryearthofChina,IfoundthesafetywhichIcouldneverfindinotherplaces.

　　WhenIcometothetopicofChinesepeople,Idon'tthinkthereisrequirementformeanymoretomentiontoyouindetailswhatChinesepeoplereallylooklike,forIamalsoaChinese.IhaveknownmanyChinesehereandmadesomeofthemmybestfriends.OnceIwasinvitedtostayatafriend'shouseinherhometown,Iwasamazedbythefriendlinessofeveryrelativeandfriendofhers.IwastreatedasifIwereoneoftheirfamilies.Despitetheirsimplicity,theytakecareoftheirguestsineverydetail.ThisarousesmyadmirationtowardthehospitalityofChinesepeopleandIcan'tstopcomparingthiswiththereservedandcoldneighbourhoodinmyhometown.WhenIleft,IfoundImissedthefriendlinessandwarmthofthosepeople.

　　"What?YouplantostudyinChina?Areyoukidding?Isn'tChinaanunderdevelopedcountry?"ThesesentencesappearedonthescreenofthecomputerwhenIchattedviainternetwithmyfriends.Iwasenragedwiththeirblindness.Whatrightdotheyhaveinsayingso,sincetheyhavenotseenthefactthemselves?Factrevealstoyoueverything.MyonlyreplytothemwasthatIwasblessedforhavingcometoChinaandthatIdon'tregretatallformydecision.Inmyeyes,Chinaisaverybigdevelopingcountry;technicallydesignedbuildingsandsuspensionbridgesareconstructedineverycornerofthestreets;skyscrapersseemtosplitupthesky,symbolizingthetradingcentreofthecity;vehicleofallsorts,includingbicyclesofalltypes,areseendispersedoverthetraffic;peoplewearingsophisticatedclothesareholdingthemobilephonesstrollingtotheiroffices.Anyway,allthisisevidencethatshowsapparentlytousonethingonly.Thosemovingcreaturesarenowmovingtoonetarget,thatismodernizationanddevelopment,whichisnowcoloringthisbigcountry!