Editor's note: As the saying goes, one family doesn't say two things. When the new crown epidemic sweeps the world in 2020, a transnational family not only speaks "two countries", but also experienced the two countries' fight against the epidemic. Overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese can be said to be fighting the epidemic this year. There are countless stories worth telling—telled to Chinese and foreigners. The third European anti-epidemic story is a story of a family, but also a story of a group. Please check it out.
After the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, many Italians work at home and seem to be a lot more leisurely than before, but Hu Lanbo, the president of the "World China" magazine, is even busier: in addition to the busy magazine, she has to coordinate the entire family’s "anti-epidemic" across thousands of miles life".
On November 10th, in Rome, the capital of Italy, people wearing masks walked in front of Rome City Hall. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cheng Tingting
Hu Lanbo has an international family: more than 30 years ago, she joined the Silk Road convoy composed of nine cars and set off from China to Paris in three months. During the journey, a handsome guy from the Italian National TV station busy with Hu Lanbo all the way, and finally won her heart. After the journey, the two finally got married. After their two sons grew up, they returned to China to promote Italian wine.
When the epidemic broke out in Wuhan, the children were all working in Beijing. "I didn't see what their fears were, and they didn't have the idea of returning to Italy. They can also accompany their 86-year-old grandma and help her buy food. They also participated in a live video broadcast by the Italian National Three Channel to tell the Italians about China's fight against the epidemic. Life." Hu Lanbo was also very calm. Mother
of course missed the child, but Hu Lanbo did not suggest that they return to Italy. "I know they are mature and have enough courage to fight the epidemic together with the Chinese."
The picture shows Hu Lan's son Hu Yangyang (right) and his second son Hu Weiou (left). From the time the interviewee provided
to February, the second son Weiou was recalled by his Italian company. After being quarantined for 14 days in the local area, he is catching up with Italy's "closure of the city" due to the epidemic. With his son, Hu Lanbo felt much more at ease. "During the disaster, family is together, life and death are warm."
On November 6, in Milan, Italy, there were few pedestrians in front of the cathedral. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Alberto Lingoria)
In the face of the surging epidemic, Hu Lanbo's husband didn't care at first. "He continued to run to the bar, it was useless to say anything, and he could pitifully say that he was deprived of this little fun." Under the "closed city" measures, bars are no longer allowed to open. He watched the rapid rise in the number of infections every day, feeling frightened, and finally put on the mask given by his friend.
On October 26, two restaurants on Campo de' Fiori, the capital of Italy, were about to close at 18:00. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cheng Tingting
Italy is deeply affected by the epidemic. Hu Lanbo, who is already working from home, received a message from an Italian lady asking her if she could find some masks for her child. Her 5-year-old son has leukemia and is in the hospital. You must wear a mask when receiving treatment. But in Italy at the time, even ordinary adult masks were difficult to buy, let alone children's masks?
On November 12, medical staff worked in the COVID-19 quarantine area of the San Orsola-Malpigui Hospital in Bologna, Italy. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Gianni Skiki)
Hu Lanbo is not discouraged. She used the social platform to contact two Chinese ladies living in Rome, who were willing to provide 50 masks for children. The small success of
greatly encouraged Hu Lanbo. She contacted a friend to raise 10,000 Euros, purchased 20,000 masks, and donated them to a pediatric hospital in Rome.
Hu Lanbo said: "The overseas Chinese in Italy are in a unique situation: we are influenced by Chinese culture and full of collectivism, but living in Italy for a long time makes us a part of Italy, which makes us feel a special responsibility in the face of the epidemic. "Z3z
, she said, many Italians may think that the overseas Chinese circle is relatively closed, but the reality is that after the outbreak in Italy, many overseas Chinese and Chinese have participated in charitable acts such as giving masks to associations, families, and individuals. .
On November 4th, tourists wore masks to visit the Colosseum in Rome, the capital of Italy. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cheng Tingting
As a writer, Hu Lanbo has been thinking about the resistance of overseas Chinese in China and Italy.The role in the epidemic also exchanged opinions with many people. In the process, an idea came to mind: why not record everyone's thoughts and actions for more people to understand and think?
So, Hu Lanbo started to ask overseas Chinese from all walks of life to write their own anti-epidemic stories and compile a book. Authors are spread all over Italy, and their occupations include travel agency owners, actors, translators, designers, writers, musicians, teachers, etc.
Hu Lanbo said: “Some people talked about the fear and discrimination of some local people in Italy towards overseas Chinese during the outbreak of the Wuhan epidemic. Some people described the process of donating masks. Some talked about the situation of accompanying the Chinese medical team to help Italy. Some people talked about how they wrote diaries during the lockdown period, others talked about the differences between Chinese and Italian cultures, etc. Everyone encountered different difficulties, but there was a spirit of perseverance between the lines in the book."
collected, edited and translated the manuscripts. Hu Lanbo was a major project during the epidemic. After months of hard work, this Chinese-Italian bilingual "epidemic note" was finally released in October this year.
On September 30, 2014, the then Italian ambassador to China Bai Daning (left) presented Hu Lanbo with the Italian Star Knight Medal and certificate at her official residence in Beijing, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the cultural exchanges between China and Italy. (Provided by the interviewee, photo by Wang Hong)
Italian "The Courier" editor-in-chief Porch believes that so many overseas Chinese and Chinese people have recorded their lives and work during the epidemic, and the text is full of feelings for Italy and interprets it with personal experience It is a rare good book to learn about Chinese culture.
Hu Lanbo said that this 232-page book is a voice of overseas Chinese in Italy to the mainstream Italian society, and has special significance.
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