Kunming, July 7 (Zhongxin Net) -- "In the past two days, my friends in Myanmar have seen the photos I posted and asked me where I have been and why they are so beautiful, and they also want to come. Cai Yifan, a young man of Myanmar's "Generation Z", said on the 3rd that although he had left Diqing, Yunnan, his heart seemed to be still there.

From June 6 to 26, the "Generation Z Portrait of China" online interactive activity was held in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan, where young people from 30 countries including China, Russia, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Bolivia, Cape Verde, the Republic of Mali and Malawi not only experienced local Tibetan food, clothing, music and other traditional culture, but also visited natural attractions such as Pudatso National Park, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Balagzong, and Meili Snow Mountain, using the perspective of young people to "paint" Diqing.

When I first met Diqing, everything was new

The picture shows "Generation Z" youth from many countries experiencing Tibetan clothing. Photo by Li Jiaxian

Diqing means "auspicious place" in Tibetan and is the only Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Yunnan Province. On the first day of the arrival of Generation Z youths in Diqing, a rainbow appeared in the sky of Shangri-La City to welcome this group of friends who had come from afar. Irina from Russia said happily that in Russian culture, if you come to a new place and see a rainbow, it means that a lot of good things will happen and meet a lot of good people next. And this rainbow has also become the most beautiful footnote of this trip.

"This is my first time in Diqing, and it is very different from Dehong and Kunming that I have been to before." Cai Yifan said that the colorful and layered Tibetan costumes have won the unanimous love of their friends, and everyone has put on their favorite Tibetan clothes and filmed popular "cross-dressing" videos on social media, which have been praised by many netizens.

The picture shows the "Generation Z" youth of many countries sitting on the floor and communicating freely. Photo by Li Jiaxian

Chris, from Bolivia, was impressed by the Tibetan butter tea, "I thought it was a little strange when I first drank it, how it was salty, and then I gradually liked it." Now if I had to choose between coffee and butter tea, I would choose butter tea. ”

In the village of Luo Zhu in Pudatso National Park, the traditional Tibetan house of the villager Bian Majia fascinated the Malawi guy Ino, "Why is it so cool to stand in the house?" "Where are mortise and tenon structures used?" "How long does it take to build a house like this?" Studying for a master's degree in civil engineering at Beijing Jiaotong University, he hopes to learn more about architecture and build new, sturdy houses for his hometown when he returns to China.

Explore Diqing and step into the deepest recesses of Shangri-La

The picture shows "Generation Z" youth visiting traditional Tibetan houses. Photo by Liu Ranyang

"Years ago, the place of Balagzon could not be found on the map, and it took a full five days to walk from the village of Balagzon to the county seat." Snadingzhu, founder of Balagzong, said, "Today, you can come in by car and enjoy the beauty of the Shangri-La Grand Canyon." I hope you like my hometown and let more people in the world know about it. ”

Snadingzhu told the story of being injured and blind at the age of 10, going out to work hard at the age of 13, returning to his hometown with tens of millions of assets to build a road at the age of 40, and carving a "heavenly road" from the cliff to Barra village after 10 years, which brought great shock to young people from all over the world.

"I was deeply touched to hear your story, did you encounter difficulties in building the road?" "Have you ever thought about giving up?" "How will Balagzon develop in the future?" The youth delegates raised their inner questions, especially Ino, who left home to study, seemed to see himself, "It made me more confident and motivated to return to China after completing my studies to build my hometown." He said.

"People live in the world, and there are many roads to open, not only the road connecting the inside and outside, but also the idea of development and prosperity." Snadingzhu said that only by developing tourism under the premise of protecting the ecology can the road to Barra village be unimpeded and better and better, and he also hopes that young people from all over the world will adhere to their ideals, work hard and find their own path.

Bid farewell to Diqing and embark on a new journey of "portrait" China

The picture shows Snadingzhu welcoming the youth representatives of "Generation Z" from various countries. Photo by Li Jiaxian

In front of the beautiful scenery of the "Rizhao Golden Mountain" of Meili Snow Mountain, the "Generation Z" youth of 11 countries ushered in the last stop of the trip. "There is great beauty in heaven and earth." Chen Xu from the Republic of Mali wrote in his circle of friends that the beautiful photos of Meili Snow Mountain have been liked by many friends.

What made Mali most memorable was that the 11 young people on this trip not only came from different universities in Yunnan and Beijing, but also from different countries, "When the views of young people from different countries and cities converge in Yunnan, we all gained different perspectives on the problem, and we were able to better understand and feel this colorful world." ”

The picture shows "Generation Z" youth taking a group photo in front of Meili Snow Mountain. Photo by Du Xiaoxiao

Chang Xinyu, a youth representative of China's "Generation Z" and short video blogger, also gained a lot from his trip, saying that as a Chinese, he was proud of the great mountains and rivers and gorgeous national culture of the motherland, and also found the commonality and uniqueness of different cultures in exchanges, and truly realized that civilization is colorful because of exchanges and civilizations are enriched by mutual learning.

"It's hard to imagine that Dehong with Southeast Asian style, Kunming with modern modern culture, and Diqing with outstanding Tibetan culture are all in the same province, and people with such different cultural characteristics can live together harmoniously and inclusively and pursue a better future together." After the trip, Cai Yifan returned to school and shared what he saw and learned from the trip with his family and friends. At the same time, a small seed germinated in his heart, "I also like it more and more when I see China's stable economic and social development and the inclusiveness of diverse ethnic cultures." I hope that after graduation, I can engage in international trade related work between Myanmar and China and strive for a better life for the people of the two countries. He said. (End)