A doctoral student at Tsinghua University, who comes from an impoverished family and excelled in his academic pursuits to gain admission to the prestigious institution years ago, has recently returned to the media spotlight after being appointed as a government adviser for his hometown. Pang Zhongwang gained significant attention in 2017 when he scored an […]
5 yuè 18 hào, zài shàng hǎi, yǒu yī gè pān yán bǐ sài, yǒu yī gè nǚ hái zài zhè gè bǐ sài zhōng chū míng le. tā de míng zì jiào zhōu yà fēi, tā ná dào le nǚ zǐ sù dù pān yán de guàn jūn, tā zhǐ yòng le 6 miǎo 54 jiù wán chéng le bǐ sài. bǐ sài jié shù hòu, zhōu yà fēi hěn gāo xìng, tā shuō zhè shì tā dì yī cì ná dào shì jiè dà sài de guàn jūn. tā shuō, yīn wèi zì jǐ fēi cháng nǔ lì de xùn liàn, suǒ yǐ tā cái kě yǐ huò dé jīn tiān de guàn jūn. hěn duō kàn le bǐ sài de rén dōu hěn chī jīng, tā men jué dé zhōu yà fēi de sù dù tài kuài le, jiù xiàng zhī zhū xiá yī yàng.
On May 18th, in Shanghai, there was a rock climbing competition where a girl became famous. Her name is Zhou Yafei, and she won the women’s speed climbing championship, completing the competition in just 6.54 seconds. After the competition, Zhou Yafei was very happy, saying it was her first time to win a world championship. She said that because she trained very hard, she was able to win the championship today. Many people who watched the competition were very surprised, they felt Zhou Yafei’s speed was too fast, just like Spider-Woman.
Zài Ruì’ān yǒu yī gè lǎo duòshǒu jiào Dīng Yùzhēn, tā jīnnián 83 suì le. Tā cóng 16 suì de shíhou jiù kāishǐ huá chuán, tā xùnliàn dé hěn nǔlì, zài 20 suì de shíhou tā jiù chéngle lóngzhōu shàng de duòshǒu. Zài dāngdì, rénmen fēicháng zūnzhòng yě hěn xiànmù duòshǒu, dōu juédé tāmen shì liǎobùqǐ de rén. Suīrán Dīng yéyé niánjì dàle, dànshì tā réngrán hěn rèài sài lóngzhōu, réngrán měinián dōu zài lóngzhōu shàng tiào shāo. 2023 nián Dīng yéyé “tiào shāo” de shìpín zài wǎngluò shàng huǒle, dàjiā dōu hěn pèifú tā. Dīng yéyé shuō, tā hěn qīdài jīnnián lóngzhōu de bǐsài, tā juédé qùnián de bǐsài bùguòyǐn, tā hái xiǎng zài cānjiā liǎng nián de bǐsài ne.
The fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar is the traditional Chinese festival – the Dragon Boat Festival. On this day, people eat zongzi, race dragon boats, and remember the great patriotic poet – Qu Yuan. Dragon boat racing is very lively, which is a distinctive Dragon Boat Festival activity in southern China. Many places have their own dragon boat teams, and people also enjoy watching dragon boat races, hoping that their supported dragon boat team can win the competition.
In Ruian County, Zhejiang Province, China, people also have a great passion for dragon boat racing, and almost every township has its own dragon boat team. The local dragon boat races are very characteristic. Before the dragon boats are launched, the helmsman sings a song in the local dialect, and the lyrics express wishes for everything to go smoothly. In addition, there is a special feature called “jumping the rudder,” which arranges for the helmsman to jump at the bow of the dragon boat. Sometimes, they even need to do a 360-degree turn in the air before landing smoothly. This is done to cheer up the crew and inspire them to paddle faster.
In Ruian, there is an old helmsman named Ding Yuzhen, who is 83 years old this year. He started rowing at the age of 16 and trained very hard. By the age of 20, he became the helmsman on the dragon boat. In the local area, people highly respect and admire helmsmen, considering them remarkable individuals. Although Grandpa Ding is old, he still loves dragon boat racing very much and still jumps the rudder on the dragon boat every year. In 2023, a video of Grandpa Ding “jumping the rudder” went viral on the internet, and everyone admired him. Grandpa Ding said he is looking forward to this year’s dragon boat race. He felt last year’s race was not satisfying enough, and he wants to participate in the competition for another two years.
罗朗的英文名字是Michael D. Rosenblum，人们都叫他Michael，他的中文名字叫罗朗，来源于他的姓Rosenblum中的“Ro”和“lum”。目前他在广州开了一家中餐厅，餐厅取名“朗泮轩”，“朗”代表他自己，“泮”是水边的意思，按照中国的哲学，罗朗命运中缺“水”，他相信为餐厅取这个名字，会给他带来好运。
Michael D. Rosenblum, known to everyone as Michael, has a Chinese name, Luo Lang, which is derived from the “Ro” and “lum” in his surname, Rosenblum. He currently owns a Chinese restaurant in Guangzhou named “Lang Pan Xuan,” where “Lang” represents himself, and “Pan” means by the water. According to Chinese philosophy, Luo Lang believes that he lacks “water” in his destiny, and he is confident that naming his restaurant this way will bring him good fortune.
Luo Lang is passionate about all things related to Chinese culture. Lang Pan Xuan is filled with a variety of teas from all over China, allowing visitors to enjoy an afternoon tea that encompasses the flavors of the entire country. He treasures Chinese antique furniture, using it as tables and chairs in his restaurant. The utensils that guests use at Lang Pan Xuan could be hundreds or even thousands of years old, all imbued with artistic beauty. When you arrive at Lang Pan Xuan, you are encouraged to slow down, quiet your mind, and engage in a dialogue with history, culture, and food, rather than just eating a meal.
Luo Lang’s love for Chinese culture and cuisine is related to his life experiences. As a child, he was bullied at school, and his father suggested he learn Chinese martial arts to defend himself. He became instantly fascinated. It was while practicing martial arts that he first tasted Chinese tea, and he has been hooked ever since. At the age of 14, he began working at a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, New York, and after being exposed to Chinese cuisine, he decided to study Chinese and various culinary arts in Shanghai as soon as he graduated from high school.
Luo Lang has worked at the American embassy, top hotels, and themed restaurants, but creating soulful dishes and running a Chinese restaurant with his own style is what he truly desires. How does one create soulful dishes? Luo Lang decided to learn from the common people across China, and in 2010, he embarked on a journey throughout the country. He visited many places and learned traditional culinary skills from local masters. On one occasion, to learn how to make a particular dish, he stood outside a restaurant every day for a month. His sincerity eventually moved the owner, and he was taught the technique to make this dish.
If you do not understand Luo Lang, you may not truly appreciate his dishes, as each of his creations has a story, his thoughts, and emotions behind it. One year, Luo Lang cycled to Lanzhou and Qinghai, then took a train to Xinjiang, standing for over 40 hours on the train to reach the city he longed for – Kashgar. Unfortunately, upon arriving in Kashgar in the evening, tired and hungry, he found that all the restaurants were closed due to a local fast. Eventually, a local family invited him to dinner, which consisted of lamb skewers, hand-grabbed rice, nang (a type of bread), and yogurt. Based on the meal he had that night, Luo Lang created a dish called “Kashgar Night,” infusing it with genuine emotion. How could such a dish not be delicious?
Xu Jingkun was born in Qingdao, Shandong, in 1989. When he was 12 years old, he lost his left arm due to an accident. People felt sorry for him and thought, “This child is ruined.” They believed he had no future. Although Xu Jingkun also suffered, he believed he had a future. He believed that if he did not give up, fate would not abandon him.
In 2005, 16-year-old Xu Jingkun joined the national sailing team and represented China in the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games sailing competition. After the competition ended, the sailing team disbanded, and he could no longer continue as an athlete. He left the sailing team and had no place to live. However, he never gave up on his dream of sailing, nor did he forget that he was a captain. He wanted to go to the sea, which was where he found excitement.
Fortunately, with the help of friends, he found an old sailboat and spent nine months repairing it. He named the boat “Dream” and set out to achieve his dream. He decided to complete a circumnavigation of the coast of China. In 2012, at the age of 23, he said goodbye to his family and friends and embarked on a solo voyage. He encountered many difficulties at sea, but fate did not play tricks on him this time, and he succeeded.
In 2015, he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, participating in the world’s most challenging solo sailing race—Transatlantic Crossings. He became the first one-armed captain in human history to cross the Atlantic Ocean using a 6.5-meter boat.From 2017 to 2020, Xu Jingkun crossed the equator five times, sailing 34,000 nautical miles. He set records and changed history.
Sailing requires significant physical and mental strength, but during long voyages, he couldn’t eat fresh food and couldn’t sleep well. He could only sleep for 10 to 30 minutes at a time and had to get up immediately to work. He could only sleep for three to four hours a day. If he encountered bad weather, he often couldn’t sleep for 24 hours or even longer.
However, for him, these challenges were not significant. He aimed to achieve a greater goal in his heart. His biggest sailing dream was to participate in the Vendée Globe, the most brutal sailing race on earth. He had been preparing for this dream for 18 years.
The Vendée Globe is the most grueling race on the planet. Competitors sail a non-powered sailboat solo, starting from the city of Vendée, France, without docking, supply, or turning back. Due to the race’s difficulty and length, it is held once every four years. Xu Jingkun is the first Chinese captain to participate in this race.
The Frenchman Gil speaks six languages and has worked as a journalist in Asia for 20 years. Nowadays, he spends half of his time at home entertaining friends and guests, while the other half is spent traveling and enjoying good food.
In 2014, he moved to a small village in Dali, Yunnan, and opened a restaurant there. Many people learned about his delicious cooking and came to the village to eat his food.
In 2013, he traveled to Dali, rented a bicycle, and stumbled upon this small village. Few people lived there, and many houses were empty and mostly old stone houses with a history of over 100 years. The village is backed by Cangshan Mountain, which resembles his hometown at the foot of the French Alps. Since 2014, he has lived there for ten years.
Gil first had the idea to open a restaurant in 2011 while in Beijing. At that time, he often traveled by plane for work and felt very tired. He wrote many news reports, many of which were heavy stories that left him feeling somewhat depressed. He wanted to take a break and rest. A friend said, “You love cooking so much, why not try opening a restaurant?” So, he tried cooking. After moving to Dali, he continued to cook while also writing.
Gil lives in a beautiful Bai village and rents a century-old Bai-style courtyard house. There is an acre of land outside where he can grow vegetables. The sunlight in Dali is excellent, and he usually drinks some tea and has something to eat in the morning, reads books, and sometimes writes a little, then goes to the market to buy ingredients.
His restaurant has no menu, and guests need to make reservations. He hosts guests no more than twice a week, with at least eight guests each time. Unfamiliar guests share a table, allowing them to get to know each other, and Gil joins them in conversation. Most of the guests are tourists, or artists, artisans, and writers who have immigrated to Dali, as well as locals.
Gil said, “I’ve been to many big cities around the world, but always felt these places were like intersections, with people coming and going and no roots. But this village is like a peaceful island where you can live a rooted life.”
He cooks French food because he grew up there. He also makes Spanish food because his grandfather was Spanish and he lived in Spain. Now, his food has taken on strong Yunnan flavors.Gil said, “I’m not a chef, I’m a writer. When I cook, I tell stories with food.”
Gil does not like routine work and life, and he is always seeking new inspiration. Since 2018, many friends have invited him to travel all over the country. This experience has introduced him to many interesting people and things.
Professor Pan’s name is Wei Lian Pan, and he is an American. His father spent eleven years in Asia, and influenced by his father, he has always wanted to see the world since he was young. Later, he went to Taiwan and lived there for two years. In 1988, Xiamen University in Fujian began to accept international students, and Wei Lian Pan decided to seize this opportunity to return to China. At that time, he had already started a company in the United States, was married, and soon had two children. His relatives and friends did not understand his decision, and no one supported him in going to China, except for his wife. Despite the lack of understanding and support, Wei Lian Pan would not change his determination to go to China. He sold his company and took his wife and two children on a flight to Xiamen. In the late 1980s, Xiamen was still quite poor, and life was full of challenges for the Pan family. However, many Chinese people around them were willing to help, inviting them to celebrate festivals and share meals together, which made the Pan family feel very warm and decided to stay in Xiamen. After studying Chinese for a semester at Xiamen University, Wei Lian Pan was offered a job opportunity. Because of his experience in starting a company, the School of Economics and Management at Xiamen University wanted him to become a teacher. “I only considered it for 10 seconds before I agreed,” said Wei Lian Pan, “China has made up its mind to develop its economy and trade, and this is a very meaningful job.” In 1992, Wei Lian Pan made a new decision – to apply for permanent residency in China. “In the early 1990s, Chinese college students all wanted to go abroad. But I told them, the future is in China! I believe that reform and opening up will bring many opportunities to China,” said Wei Lian Pan. In 1999, Wei Lian Pan was diagnosed with cancer. When an American friend visited him in the hospital, he asked, “Will you go home after you are discharged?” Here, “home” refers to the United States. At the same time, he also received a letter and flowers from the mayor of Xiamen. The mayor warmly invited him back to his second hometown. “When I read this letter, I cried, and I decided that after being discharged, I must go home, but not back to the United States, but back to Xiamen,” said Wei Lian Pan. Wei Lian Pan has a habit of writing letters to his relatives and friends in the United States every month, introducing his family’s life in China. His language is humorous, and sometimes he even includes cartoons in his letters. He said, “I want to break their stereotypes about China and let them understand what the real China and Chinese people are like.” Wei Lian Pan enjoys traveling. In 1994, he drove for three months, covering more than 40,000 kilometers, and visited many places in China. In August 2019, he set off on another journey and saw the tremendous changes in China compared to 25 years ago. Talking about his life after retirement, Lao Pan said, “Reform and opening up have been going on for more than 40 years, but the world still doesn’t understand China enough. Telling the Chinese story well is my responsibility. I want to stay and live in Xiamen for another 40 years.”
Zài Yìndù, yǒu yígè nǚhái jiào Nilanshi Patel, tā shíliù suìle, tā yǒu cháng cháng de tóufǎ, tā shì shìjiè shàng tóufà zuì cháng de qīngshàonián. Tā liù suì de shíhòu, yǒu yīcì tā qù lǐfà diàn jiǎn tóufǎ, lǐfà shī gěi tā jiǎnle yígè hěn bù hǎokàn de fàxíng, tā hěn bù mǎnyì nàgè fàxíng, tā shāngxīn de kūle, tā juédìng zàiyě bù jiǎn tóufàle.
Cóng liù suì kāishǐ tā jiù yìzhí liúzhe tā de tóufà, tā měi gè xīngqí xǐ yícì tóufà, zài yòng bàn gè xiǎoshí bǎ tóufà chuī gān, ránhòu yòng yígè xiǎoshí bǎ tóufà shū hǎo, tā de māmā huì bāngzhù tā shū tóufà hé biān biànzi, dāng tā dǎ pīngpāng qiú de shíhòu, tā huì bǎ biànzi pán zài tóu shàng.
Xiànzài tā de tóufà cháng yī mǐ qī duō, hěnduō rén juéde tā de cháng tóufà huì ràng tā de shēnghuó hěn bù fāngbiàn, dànshì tā rènwéi cháng tóufà bú huì gěi tā dài lái máfan, jǐnguǎn tā yǒu hěn cháng de tóufà, zhè yīdiǎn yě bù yǐngxiǎng tā zuò yùndòng hé zuò bié de shì, tā de péngyǒumen yě dōu wèi tā de cháng tóufà jiāo’ào.
Nǐ xǐhuān cháng tóufà háishì duǎn tóufà?
In India, there is a girl named Nilanshi Patel who is sixteen years old. She has long hair and is the teenager with the longest hair in the world. When she was six years old, she went to a hair salon to get a haircut. The hairstylist gave her a style that she didn’t like, which made her very unhappy. She cried and decided she would never cut her hair again.
From the age of six, she has been growing her hair. She washes her hair once a week, spends half an hour drying it, and then an hour combing it. Her mother helps her comb and braid her hair, and when she plays table tennis, she coils her braid on top of her head.
Now, her hair is more than 1.7 meters long. Many people think that her long hair would make her life very inconvenient, but she believes that long hair doesn’t cause her any trouble. Despite her long hair, it doesn’t affect her ability to play sports and do other things. Her friends are also proud of her long hair.
