[Pakistan] Tehreem Laiba, Guizhou Medical University

Looking forward, looking forward to it. I am coming!

In 2019, I started the prelude to my study life in China, as I realized my wish of “seeing you once is better than hearing a hundred times.” My vision turned into action, and my dreams came true. I am extremely excited. I can’t wait, I can’t wait to visit every corner of you, experiencing every culture of yours, and understanding every aspect of you. Time flies like an arrow, the sun and the moon fly by, and nearly four years have passed in a flash. In China, I truly felt that the people live and work in peace and contentment, the country is prosperous and strong, and culture, education, economy, and science and technology are flourishing. I also experienced a beautiful, peaceful, safe and comfortable life. I have amazed countless times how lucky I was when I chose to study in China! I want to sing loudly, useing profound and touching words, setting a cheerful and passionate tone, composing beautiful music, and singing your stories to the world.

Pastoral Symphony—The Beauty of Rural Revitalization

I like to experience new things and visit places, and feel different humanities and regional cultures. I have been to Hengyang, Changsha, Guangzhou, Kunming, Anshun, Duyun and many other places. Each place has its own characteristics, but my feelings for Guizhou are particularly special. This is the province where I have lived for more than three years. Guiyang is like my hometown in China. The natural ecology here is intact, the green water and mountains are beautiful, the scenery is picturesque, the ethnic customs are rich, the food is abundant, and the people are warm and hospitable. I have fallen in love with this place with beautiful mountains, water, and people.

If you want to experience the beauty of China’s rural revitalization, you cannot miss Guizhou’s new rural areas definitely. Due to the opportunity to participate in various cultural practice activities, I was fortunate to be invited to visit villages in Guizhou, such as Huamao Village in Zunyi, Haohuahong Village in Huishui, and Zenlei Village in Sandu, all of which made me feel the vitality and charm of China’s new countryside. When I breathed in the fresh air, walked on the field paths or clean village roads, I saw neat houses and convenient living facilities, and admired the interlacing of fields and houses not far away, chickens foraging, ducks swaying and children chasing each other. The playful scenes, feeling the power of the upward development of the small-scale handicraft industry in the village, and seeing the villagers with smiles on their faces, made me feel a sense of peace and happiness in my heart. What a great feeling!

Song of Win—Win Cooperation, Bathing in the Spring Breeze of BRI

In June this year, I had the honor to participate in the “Encountering Chinese Rural Beautiful Guizhou Tour,” a social practice activity for international students in China, organized by Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange. The teacher led 40 of us international students to visit the Baling River Bridge and Pingtang Bridge, known as “World Bridge Museum”, in Guizhou Province, spaning deep valleys and canyons, towering into the clouds with majesty. We visited the “China Sky Eye” – the FAST telescope, which is the world’s largest single-antenna radio telescope. The signal receiving area is as large as 30 football fields. It was very shocking to see it with my own eyes!

China’s remarkable achievements in infrastructure construction and rapid technological advancement are commendable. What is even more commendable is that China has also “helped the world” and proposed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to share China’s blueprints with the world and contribute China’s wisdom and strength. Many countries along the route, including Pakistan, have embraced the spring breeze of the BRI and have flourished and achieved fruitful results in infrastructure construction, economic development, and cultural exchanges. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has greatly benefited Pakistani people. There are more opportunities for entrepreneurship and employment, and people’s livelihoods have been effectively improved.

Peaceful Development Song—Understanding the Concept of “A Shared Destiny for Mankind”

I still remember all the things when I planned to study abroad four years ago. My family and friends were busy helping me find countries to study in and majors to study, but since I wanted to save lives and contribute to human health, I decided to study medicine without hesitation. The opportunity to come to China came from the BRI International Medical Education Alliance that I learned about online. This gave me firmer confidence in studying medicine in China. What makes me proud is that the university I am currently studying in is also one of the governing units of the alliance.

In the Chinese language class, through the teacher’s explanation, I learned about the ideas of Doctrine of the Mean, Great Harmony, and Harmony Development, and better understood the concept of “building a community with a shared future for mankind.” As the youth of the world, we should let the ideas of “seeking common ground while reserving differences, being open and inclusive, and learning from each other among civilizations” to shine brightly on the world stage. At the same time, I hope that in the near future, I will be successful and useful by using what I have learned, and with the sacred mission of “health depends on life”, I will contribute to promoting international medical cooperation and building a global public health and healthy community. I will make contributions and devote ourselves to the cause of human peace and development.

China is a country with a long history and splendid civilization, warm and friendly people, profound culture, picturesque scenery, convenient infrastructure, advanced modern technology, astounding development speed, openness, tolerance, diversity, peaceful coexistence and a development pattern of peaceful common progress. How can it not be desirable, intoxicating, and nostalgic? What is certain is that in the time to come, I will definitely know you more comprehensively, understanding you more thoroughly, and loving you more deeply. I want to continue writing my stories with you, and turning them into catchy songs, and singing them to my relatives and friends, to the people of Pakistan, and to the people of the world.