Recently, the Italian astronaut Samantha Christoforetti, who quoted the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" written by Wang Xizhi, a famous ancient Chinese calligrapher, in space, has attracted widespread attention in China.

"Looking up at the universe and looking down at the popularity of categories, so you can enjoy the eyes and enjoy the entertainment of audio and video, and it is also a joke." Recently, the Italian astronaut Samantha Christoforetti, who quoted "The Preface to the Collection of Lanting" written by Wang Xizhi in space, attracted widespread attention in China.

On the 18th local time, Christoforetti held his first press conference after returning to Earth in Germany, responding to the text and photos he posted in space about China, and hopes to have the opportunity to launch manned space cooperation with China again.

On the 12th of this month, Christoforetti, who was on a mission in space, wrote a sentence from "Preface to the Lanting Collection" on social media, "Looking up at the universe and looking down at the popularity of categories, so we can enjoy the eyes and make you feel very visual and audio-visual entertainment, and we can also believe in Coke." He also accompanied three space photography photos about China, namely the day and night scenes of the Bohai Bay in China and Beijing. This message from space has sparked heated discussions among netizens.

Christoforetti said that he would like to thank one of her sinologist friends for choosing "Preface to the Lanting Collection" as the caption.

Italian astronaut Samantha Christoforetti: I told him that we have some photos of China, and we have never posted photos of China, but it is very important. I asked him what suggestions he had for posting the caption for this space message. He thought of this beautiful verse and translated it into Italian and English. This is the origin of this Chinese message.

Cristoforetti participated in the maritime life-saving training organized by China in 2017. This is the first joint training of Chinese and foreign astronauts in China. At present, the construction of the China Tiangong Space Station in orbit is underway. Christoforetti said he hopes to have the opportunity to cooperate again with the China National Space Administration.

Italian astronaut Samantha Christoforetti: Manned spaceflight is a cause that requires international cooperation and requires the cooperation of governments and space agencies. If I have the opportunity to carry out manned space cooperation with the China National Space Administration again in the future, I will cherish this opportunity.

Cristoforetti was born in Milan, Italy in 1977. In 2009, she became an astronaut of the European Space Agency and has been performing missions in space for a total of 368 days.

(CCTV News Client)