The brocade letter comes from the clouds, and the letters convey deep affection, opening this issue of letters from a great power. In March 2019, President Xi Jinping replied to teachers and students of the National Residence School in Rome, Italy. President Xi said in his letter: "I hope you will live up to your youth and live up to your youth and achieve your dreams. You are welcome to study and work in China, and I hope China can also become your dream place." Three years have passed, and the middle school students back then are now college students and have their own professional dreams. Let’s see the stories they bring to us.
Rome National Residence School in Italy is the earliest science high school to offer Chinese compulsory courses. In a letter to President Xi, students from this school said that they had the opportunity to get to know China up close through the Confucius Classroom project and saw the vastness of the world and the value of multiculturalism.
Italian student Giovanni Stopoloni: We wrote this letter at that time to express our experience and gratitude for learning Chinese. We didn't expect that the Chinese President would actually reply to us.
Italian student Luo Haoran: I am Luo Haoran, Rome Luo, Haoran's righteousness. I am 21 years old and I started learning Chinese when I was 14 years old. When I started learning Chinese, I really didn't expect China to give me so many opportunities. The Chinese project opens the door to our understanding of the world, allowing us to truly see the vastness of the world and the valuable value of multiculturalism.
Italian student Giovanni Stopoloni: By learning Chinese, I can understand China better and bring the two countries closer.
Italian student Luo Haoran: (2019) We heard that President Xi is visiting Italy and we want to thank the Chinese government for giving us so many opportunities, so our friends and I decided to write a letter to President Xi.
Italian student Giovanni Stopoloni: We didn’t expect the Chinese President to really reply to us, which makes us deeply honored.
In the letter, the students introduced that they had the opportunity to get to know China up close through the Confucius Classroom Project and saw the vastness of the world and the value of multiculturalism. This is what you gained through study and practice. I highly appreciate your determination to promote ideological dialogue and cultural exchanges among China-Italy youth and promote friendship between China-Italy people. I hope you will be the Marco Polo of the new era and become the messenger of Sino-Italy cultural exchanges. Youth is always with dreams. You are about to graduate from high school and enter the university campus. May your youth be just right, live up to your youth, and all of you can achieve your dreams. Welcome to study and work in China, and hope that China can also become your dream come true. —— On March 17, 2019, President Xi Jinping replied to teachers and students of the National Residence School in Rome, Italy
Italian student Luo Haoran: We didn’t expect him to reply to us, and he hoped that China would become our “dream-realization place”.
Principal of the Roman National Residence School Reale: (received a reply) All the students were very happy. When we recall this, we all feel that this is an affirmation of our efforts and perseverance.
The high school students who wrote the letter back then have now entered the university campus. In recent years, Italian student Luo Haoran has visited Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou, , Chongqing, Yunnan, Hong Kong and other places.
Italian student Luo Haoran: The first time I went to China was in 2014, and now it is 2022. China is open to the world in an incredible way, developing so rapidly and integrating. Every time I return to China, there will be a new subway or train route, which is amazing. Chinese companies are established at the speed of light and provide more and more services. China's development has also brought changes to us Italians. Many Chinese companies have come here to create jobs, build infrastructure for Italy, and become partners of Italian companies. Italian companies have been able to expand their production in China.
Italian student Giovanni Stopoloni: My current goal is to be able to go to China and work in Chinese architectural firms. I am very interested in promoting exchanges between Italy and China in architectural design and urbanization.I think my future will definitely be in China, and working in China will be exciting, interesting and innovative.
Italian student Luo Haoran: I want to work in China. I will help others understand China, understand China's economy, China's role in the world, and let them understand what China's development is like. (China) The rapid development made me understand that in China we can find a good future, so the meaning of "land of dreams" is very profound for me. We will become Marco Polo of the new era. I feel like I'm ready and we'll create a better future.
