“草樹云山如錦繡”“窗含西嶺千秋雪”，這些古詩鐫刻著成都大美天成的歷史印記。在如今的成都，人民公園有歷經(jīng)百年風(fēng)霜的鶴鳴茶樓，塔子山公園有罕見的三蘇書法殘碑，浣花溪公園處處是杜甫的詩韻意味……
今年是法國留學(xué)生李查在成都生活的第五個(gè)年頭。5年里，他看著成都“地鐵線路圖越來越密集，公園越來越多，街道越來越美”，自己從分不清“居留證”和“拘留證”、差點(diǎn)在派出所鬧笑話的漢語初學(xué)者，成長為能用漢語自如交流、并在中文比賽中獲獎(jiǎng)的優(yōu)秀研究生。
1981年，成都與法國蒙彼利埃締結(jié)為友好城市，這是中法第一對國際友好城市。此后的40年里，兩座城市在經(jīng)濟(jì)、文化、教育、衛(wèi)生等領(lǐng)域互動頻繁，各自創(chuàng)辦了以對方城市名命名的小學(xué)。李查在蒙彼利埃出生、成長，對成都這個(gè)常出現(xiàn)在視野里的中國城市逐漸產(chǎn)生了好奇。大學(xué)時(shí)，他學(xué)的是應(yīng)用外語專業(yè)。除了英語，多數(shù)同學(xué)都會再學(xué)一門第二外語，李查決定主攻中文。
2016年，李查趁大二暑假到北京游學(xué)。第一次來中國，紅墻黛瓦的古老建筑，香氣撲鼻的烤鴨、涮肉，都讓他新奇不已。但他還掛念著成都。在北京游學(xué)一個(gè)月后，他告別伙伴，獨(dú)自前往成都，開啟了一場探索之旅。
在成都，李查住在8人間的青年旅舍，住客中有窮游的大學(xué)生，也有世界各地的背包客。游玩回來，大家聚在一起，用帶著各種口音的英語和蹩腳的中文交流，有人愛上了成都美食，有人被圓滾滾的熊貓“萌化”，有人對川劇變臉嘖嘖稱奇……而吸引李查的，是成都大大小小的公園。
在法國時(shí)，李查就喜歡和朋友一起去公園野餐、看書、聽音樂。作為“資深公園愛好者”，他在成都的一個(gè)月里逛了十幾個(gè)公園，總結(jié)出成都公園之美：“法國的公園多為休閑，而成都的許多公園與名人有關(guān)，或有歷史典故。”
李查最喜歡望江樓公園。這座公園為紀(jì)念唐代女詩人薛濤而建。薛濤一生愛竹，贊頌竹“虛心能自持”“蒼蒼勁節(jié)奇”，后人在園內(nèi)栽了460余種竹子，即使在炎熱的夏天，也能送來陣陣清涼。登上望江樓遠(yuǎn)眺成都，大片蒼翠的綠色，遠(yuǎn)處的雪山若隱若現(xiàn)。傳聞中的“公園城市”，終于成為李查眼底真實(shí)的圖景。
“雖然這么說有點(diǎn)俗氣，但我就是一下子愛上了中國，愛上了成都。”李查說?；氐椒▏?，他以中國公園為主題寫了篇畢業(yè)論文，還下定決心要再到中國去。
本科畢業(yè)后，李查如愿來到中國，先在四川大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)了一年中文，接著在成都理工大學(xué)攻讀英語口譯專業(yè)研究生。不同于初到成都時(shí)一心撲在探索城市上，李查把更多的時(shí)間花在了學(xué)習(xí)上，尤其是學(xué)中文。
除了學(xué)校的課程，對李查來說，博物館的文物介紹也是絕佳的中文教材，“不僅遣詞造句規(guī)范，配有對應(yīng)英語版本，還能對照實(shí)物體會感受”。他有空就泡在成都各個(gè)博物館里，逐字逐句地學(xué)。他的口袋里總是裝著一個(gè)小本子和一支筆，隨時(shí)記錄生活中學(xué)到的漢字、詞語和關(guān)于中文的小知識，晚上再拿出來復(fù)習(xí)。5個(gè)月后，李查就通過了HSK6（中國漢語水平考試六級）——在不少外國人眼中，這門考試“極難”。
去年，中國人民對外友好協(xié)會主辦“漢字緣”2021國際故事大會，老師鼓勵(lì)李查“試一試”。李查從2月份開始準(zhǔn)備，糾正發(fā)音、訓(xùn)練演講。經(jīng)過初賽、復(fù)賽，他從海內(nèi)外50多個(gè)國家的3000余名中文愛好者中脫穎而出，進(jìn)入十強(qiáng)。10月，他前往西寧參加總決賽，“第一次面對如此多的觀眾發(fā)言，最先浮上心頭的感覺還是緊張”。最終，他捧回一座沉甸甸的獎(jiǎng)杯。
在成都求學(xué)的這5年，李查不斷解鎖新的人生體驗(yàn)：到成都大熊貓繁育研究基地探秘熊貓世界；到北京參觀冬奧場館，聆聽冬奧背后的故事……他說，在成都求學(xué)的經(jīng)歷讓他發(fā)掘了自己的潛力，“老師同學(xué)們一直支持我、欣賞我，鼓勵(lì)我參加很多活動，因?yàn)樗麄兾也拍茏叩浆F(xiàn)在，收獲這么多難忘的體驗(yàn)”。
閑暇時(shí)，李查喜歡去茶樓點(diǎn)一杯蓋碗茶，在氤氳的茶香和市井的喧鬧中，跟鄰桌的人攀談一陣。“很多人比較害羞，可能不太好意思跟外國人聊天，不過你主動去跟他們聊天的話也可以聊得很開心。”剛到成都時(shí)，他覺得四川話像是另一門外語，如今已能聽懂七八成。
成都美食總是能輕易俘獲各國胃，李查也不例外，對火鍋、串串、腦花、兔頭很是“上頭”，還心心念念一定要嘗試還沒吃過的豬鼻?，F(xiàn)在，他已不滿足味蕾上的快感，常常自己下廚，回鍋肉、魚香肉絲都不在話下。
雖然已是“老成都”，但生活的便利還是讓李查感嘆不已。“比如網(wǎng)購，比在外面買東西便宜很多，選擇也很多。比如叫外賣，平臺上各種美食，只需動動手指，半個(gè)小時(shí)就能送到家中。這在法國要花很長的時(shí)間。在這里，生活中很多事情都好方便。”
留在成都的千千萬萬個(gè)理由里，李查覺得最重要的是這里的人。“成都人很友善，又熱情好客，作為一個(gè)外國人，在異國他鄉(xiāng)感受到當(dāng)?shù)厝藢δ愕臍g迎，肯定會感覺特別溫暖和舒心。”李查說，成都給了他一種安全感。
這5年，李查的足跡遍及北京、西安、重慶、樂山等許多中國城市，但他最愛的還是成都。在他眼里，成都充滿青春活力又開放包容：“人們生活得很悠閑，同時(shí)這里大學(xué)生很多，感覺整個(gè)城市又很有活力。”
青年人為什么選擇成都？有人答公園雪山，有人說火鍋串串，也有人是在這里看到了更廣闊的舞臺和更明亮的未來……各種各樣的答案歸結(jié)起來，其實(shí)都指向了成都硬核的人才政策體系、豐沃的創(chuàng)新土壤和宜居的生活環(huán)境。而選擇了成都的青年，也為成都的建設(shè)發(fā)展注入了澎湃不竭的活力與動力。
城市因?yàn)榍嗄甑木奂d盛，青年因?yàn)槌鞘械闹Χl(fā)展。在成都和青年這場相互促進(jìn)、共同成長的“雙向奔赴”中，城市對青年更友好，青年在城市更有為。
成都，正成為青年人才的逐夢之城。
“The splendid combination of grasses,trees,clouds and mountains",“The casement frames the west mounts capped with perennial snow”,these ancient poems are engraved with the historical imprint of the great beauty of Chengdu.In today's Chengdu,there is Heming Tea House in People's Park,a rare relic of Sansu calligraphy in Tazishan Park,and the Huanhuaxi Park is full of Du Fu's poetic charms.
Nowadays,"the park city under the snow-capped mountain and Chengdu-a city of contentment and happiness"not only attract thousands of tourists,but also become one of the reasons why many"Chengdu drifters"fall in love with this city.
This year marks the fifth year of Li Cha,an international student from France living in Chengdu.In the past five years,he has witnessed the"metro line diagram becoming more and more dense,more and more parks built and streets becoming more and more beautiful in Chengdu".He has grown from a Chinese beginner who could not distinguish between"residence permit"and"detention permit",almost making jokes at the police station,to an excellent postgraduate who can communicate freely in Chinese and won prizes in Chinese competitions.
Whenever talking about Chengdu,Li Cha always praises the city without hesitation:"Chengdu is very'comfortable'and a vibrant city,and I love her very much.If you like beautiful scenery and delicious food,you must come to Chengdu!"
Li Cha won the third prize in "My Story of Chinese Hanzi" Finals. Love at the first sight.
Li Cha fell in love with Chengdu at first sight,which could even be traced back to 40 years ago before he was born.
In 1981,Chengdu and Montpellier,France,became sister cities,which was the first pair of international sister cities between China and France.In the next 40 years,the two cities interacted frequently in the fields of economy,culture,education,and health,and each set up a primary school named after the other city.Born and raised in Montpellier,Li Cha gradually became curious about Chengdu,a Chinese city that often appeared in his vision.He majored in applied foreign languages in college.In addition to English,most students would learn a second foreign language.Li Cha decided to focus on Chinese.
In 2016,Li Cha took advantage of the summer vacation of his sophomore year to study in Beijing.When in China for the first time,the ancient buildings with red walls and black tiles,the fragrant roast duck and instant boiled meat aroused his curiosity.But he still missed Chengdu.After a month of study tour in Beijing,he said goodbye to his friends and went to Chengdu alone,starting a journey of exploration.
In Chengdu,Li Cha stayed in a youth hostel with eight bedrooms,living with the roommates for budget travel and backpackers from all over the world.When back from the trip,we gathered together to communicate with each other in English with various accents and poor Chinese.Some people fell in love with Chengdu food,some were"cute"by the round pandas,and some were amazed at the face changes of Sichuan Opera...What attracted Li Cha was the large and small parks all over Chengdu.
When in France,Li Cha liked to have a picnic in the park,read books and listen to music with friends.As a"senior park enthusiast",he has been to more than ten parks in Chengdu in a month and summarized the beauty of Chengdu parks:"French parks are mostly for leisure,while many parks in Chengdu are related to celebrities with historical allusions."
Li Cha likes Wangjianglou Park the best.This park was built in memory of the poetess Xue Tao in Tang Dynasty.Xue Tao loved bamboo all her life and praised bamboo for its"modesty and self-reliance"and"boldness and vitality".Later generations planted more than 460 kinds of bamboo in the garden,bringing cool and refreshing air even in hot summer.Ascending to the Wangjiang Tower and gazing into the distance,Chengdu will present you a vast expanse of verdant green with snow-capped mountains looming in the distance.The rumored"Park City"finally becomes the real scene in Li Cha's eyes.
"Although it's tacky to say so,I fell in love with China and Chengdu all of a sudden,"said Li Cha.After returning to france,he wrote a graduation thesis on the theme of Chinese parks and made up his mind to go to China again.
Li Cha was visiting Zigong Fangte Dinosaur Kingdom Park. Keep gaining new experiences
After undergraduate graduation,Li Cha came to China as he wished.He studied Chinese at Sichuan University for a year and then studied English interpretation as a postgraduate at Chengdu University of Technology.Unlike his first arrival in Chengdu,the international student Li Cha devoted more time to learning,especially Chinese.
In addition to the school curriculum,for Li Cha,the museum cultural relics introduction is also an excellent Chinese teaching material."It is not only standard in choosing words and sentences,but also supplemented with corresponding English version to feel and experience in material object in kind".He spent his free time in various museums in Chengdu,learning word for word.He always keeps a small notebook and a pen in his pocket to write down Chinese characters,words and tips about Chinese learned in life at any time,and have a review at night.Five months later,Li Cha passed HSK6(Chinese Proficiency Test Band 6),which is considered"extremely difficult"by many foreigners.
Last year,the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries hosted the 2021"My Story of Chinese Hanzi".Li Cha was encouraged by teacher to"have a try".Li Cha began to make preparation,correct pronunciation and practice presentation skills from February.After the preliminary and final rounds,he stood out from more than 3000 Chinese language enthusiasts from more than 50 countries at home and abroad and entered the top 10.In October,he went to Xining to participate in the finals."The first time he made a speech before so many audiences,he felt nervous".In the end,he won back a heavy trophy.
During the five years of studying in Chengdu,Li Cha has been gaining new life experiences:exploring the world of pandas in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding;visiting the Winter Olympic venues in Beijing and listening to the stories behind the Winter Olympic Games...He said that the experiences of studying in Chengdu has enabled him to explore his potential."Teachers and students have always supported me,appreciated me,and encouraged me to participate in many activities,because they have enabled me to walk this far and gain so many unforgettable experiences".
A sense of security in a foreign land
Albeit being able to communicate freely in Chinese,Li Cha still wants to be more"authentic".However,it was his way of life that was more"authentic"than his Chinese.
In his spare time,Li Cha likes to go to teahouse to order a cup of covered bowl tea.Immersed in dense fragrance of tea and bustling bazaars,he falls into talk with people at the next table for a while."Many people are shy and might be a little awkward to chat with foreigners,but you can also have a pleasant chat if you take the initiative to talk with them."On his first arrival in Chengdu,he felt that Sichuan dialect was like another foreign language,and now he can understand 70%or 80%of it.
Chengdu cuisine can easily capture the stomachs of all countries,and Li Cha is no exception.He is very"addictive"to hotpot,skewered food,brain curd and rabbit head,and he also wants to try pig nose that has not been taken yet.Now,he is not satisfied with the pleasure of his taste buds.He often cooks dishes on his own,such as twice-cooked pork and shredded pork with garlic sauce.
Although he can be called"Mr.Chengdu",Li Cha is still amazed by the convenience of life."For example,online shopping is much cheaper than shopping outside,and there are many choices.Such as if you want to order takeout,all kinds of food on the platform can be delivered to your home within half an hour by moving your fingers.This will take a long time in France.Here,things become easy and convenient in daily life."
Among the thousands of reasons for staying in Chengdu,Li Cha thinks the most important is the people here."The people in Chengdu are very friendly and hospitable.As a foreigner,you will feel
the warmth when you are well received by local people."Li Cha said that Chengdu gave him a sense of security.
In the past five years,Li Cha has traveled all over Beijing,Xi'an,Chongqing,Leshan and many other Chinese cities,but his favorite city is Chengdu.To him,Chengdu is full of energy,vitality,openness and inclusiveness:"People enjoy a leisurely life.At the same time,there are many college students here,making the city dazzling and vibrant."
Li Cha,going to graduate this year,was reluctant to leave Chengdu,so he had the next step planned in advance.He said that Chengdu has given him more possibilities,and he also looks forward to the days in Chengdu in the future.
Why Chengdu?
Some people answer the question of the snow-capped mountains and city parks,others say the hotpot and skewered food and some more see a broader stage and a brighter future here...All kinds of answers come down to the fact that they all point to Chengdu's hard core talent policy system,land of innovation and habitable living environment.The youth who choose Chengdu are also injecting surging vitality and power into the construction and development of Chengdu.
The city thrives because of the gathering of young people,and young people grow owing to the city.In the"two-way rush"for mutual promotion and common growth between Chengdu and young people,young people live in amity of the city and achieve success with the city.
Chengdu is becoming a dream city for young talents.
