Crossing Mountains and Seas: French Youth and Guizhou's "Village Supermarket" and "Bi-directional Journey"
2024-05-08
Although it has been over two months since he returned to France, 22-year-old French youth Pierre Axbach still cannot forget his trip to Rongjiang with French youth representatives in February this year. In the summer of 2023, Rongjiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, became popular for hosting the Guizhou "Village Supermarket" initiated by 20 village teams. After Pierre and other French youths visited Rongjiang, they exhibited the photos they took and the items they brought back in Paris, France. "We held an exhibition at the headquarters of the French People's Aid Association in Paris, and the crowds of French people came to watch. Pierre said that the exhibits included phone cases, dolls and other" village super "derivatives, as well as photos of ethnic minority villages in Rongjiang and young people from the two places holding football friendly matches at the" village super "stadium.". "The exhibition in Paris will start on April 26th and is planned to be moved to cities in northern, western, and southeastern France such as Lille, Poitiers, and Grenoble. Pierre explained that this is a carefully organized" Impression of China Exhibition "aimed at helping more French people understand Chinese culture and enhance friendship through cultural exchange.". On February 25, 2024, Pierre and 34 other French youths arrived in Rongjiang for a two-day cultural, sports, and rural revitalization inspection and exchange. The group was recruited and organized by the French People's Aid Society, mostly consisting of local French students, staff members, and volunteers from the French People's Aid Society. French youth experience folk culture in Rongjiang. According to Xinhua News Agency reporter Luo Yu, Pierre, who studied as an international exchange student at Beihang University for 6 months, said that his trip to Rongjiang was his most memorable trip to China. "I met simple and kind ethnic minorities in Rongjiang, and witnessed the rich and colorful ethnic culture in the area," he said in an excited voice as he recalled. The first stop for French youth to arrive at Rongjiang is the Dali Dong village, which was included in the first batch of traditional villages in China. The Dali Dong Village, which has a history of over 240 years, has 300 households and 1382 villagers. The village has well preserved Dong cultural customs and hundreds of railed buildings. They enjoyed the architectural scenery of the village, experienced folk customs such as gate wine, and then walked into the drum tower in the village, surrounded by a bonfire, and engaged in singing and communication with the villagers. Finally, holding hands with the villagers on the open space in front of the Drum Tower, we danced a joyous dance, pushing the atmosphere to its peak. "Amazing!" During a visit to the village, French young man Florence Madrolet was surprised to say that the wooden houses in the Dali Dong village are very unique, and the villagers in the village are good at singing and dancing, which is eye opening. Floran is a translator, and this is his first trip to China. "Previously, I had only learned about China through media channels," he said. "I never expected Chinese villages to be so beautiful, nurturing such a rich culture, and the villagers' colorful lives of blowing, pulling, playing, singing, and dancing.". Pierre said that after returning to France, this group of French youths occasionally talked about the Dali Dong village and explained and recommended it to the French people who were visiting the headquarters of the French People's Aid Association. "Of course, what excites and brings us the most joy is the football match the next day," he said, as it was a commemoration
Edit：Yi Jing Responsible editor：Li Nian
Source：XinhuaNet
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