“草树云山如锦绣”“窗含西岭千秋雪”，这些古诗镌刻着成都大美天成的历史印记。在如今的成都，人民公园有历经百年风霜的鹤鸣茶楼，塔子山公园有罕见的三苏书法残碑，浣花溪公园处处是杜甫的诗韵意味……
今年是法国留学生李查在成都生活的第五个年头。5年里，他看着成都“地铁线路图越来越密集，公园越来越多，街道越来越美”，自己从分不清“居留证”和“拘留证”、差点在派出所闹笑话的汉语初学者，成长为能用汉语自如交流、并在中文比赛中获奖的优秀研究生。
1981年，成都与法国蒙彼利埃缔结为友好城市，这是中法第一对国际友好城市。此后的40年里，两座城市在经济、文化、教育、卫生等领域互动频繁，各自创办了以对方城市名命名的小学。李查在蒙彼利埃出生、成长，对成都这个常出现在视野里的中国城市逐渐产生了好奇。大学时，他学的是应用外语专业。除了英语，多数同学都会再学一门第二外语，李查决定主攻中文。
2016年，李查趁大二暑假到北京游学。第一次来中国，红墙黛瓦的古老建筑，香气扑鼻的烤鸭、涮肉，都让他新奇不已。但他还挂念着成都。在北京游学一个月后，他告别伙伴，独自前往成都，开启了一场探索之旅。
在成都，李查住在8人间的青年旅舍，住客中有穷游的大学生，也有世界各地的背包客。游玩回来，大家聚在一起，用带着各种口音的英语和蹩脚的中文交流，有人爱上了成都美食，有人被圆滚滚的熊猫“萌化”，有人对川剧变脸啧啧称奇……而吸引李查的，是成都大大小小的公园。
在法国时，李查就喜欢和朋友一起去公园野餐、看书、听音乐。作为“资深公园爱好者”，他在成都的一个月里逛了十几个公园，总结出成都公园之美：“法国的公园多为休闲，而成都的许多公园与名人有关，或有历史典故。”
李查最喜欢望江楼公园。这座公园为纪念唐代女诗人薛涛而建。薛涛一生爱竹，赞颂竹“虚心能自持”“苍苍劲节奇”，后人在园内栽了460余种竹子，即使在炎热的夏天，也能送来阵阵清凉。登上望江楼远眺成都，大片苍翠的绿色，远处的雪山若隐若现。传闻中的“公园城市”，终于成为李查眼底真实的图景。
本科毕业后，李查如愿来到中国，先在四川大学学习了一年中文，接着在成都理工大学攻读英语口译专业研究生。不同于初到成都时一心扑在探索城市上，李查把更多的时间花在了学习上，尤其是学中文。
除了学校的课程，对李查来说，博物馆的文物介绍也是绝佳的中文教材，“不仅遣词造句规范，配有对应英语版本，还能对照实物体会感受”。他有空就泡在成都各个博物馆里，逐字逐句地学。他的口袋里总是装着一个小本子和一支笔，随时记录生活中学到的汉字、词语和关于中文的小知识，晚上再拿出来复习。5个月后，李查就通过了HSK6（中国汉语水平考试六级）——在不少外国人眼中，这门考试“极难”。
去年，中国人民对外友好协会主办“汉字缘”2021国际故事大会，老师鼓励李查“试一试”。李查从2月份开始准备，纠正发音、训练演讲。经过初赛、复赛，他从海内外50多个国家的3000余名中文爱好者中脱颖而出，进入十强。10月，他前往西宁参加总决赛，“第一次面对如此多的观众发言，最先浮上心头的感觉还是紧张”。最终，他捧回一座沉甸甸的奖杯。
在成都求学的这5年，李查不断解锁新的人生体验：到成都大熊猫繁育研究基地探秘熊猫世界；到北京参观冬奥场馆，聆听冬奥背后的故事……他说，在成都求学的经历让他发掘了自己的潜力，“老师同学们一直支持我、欣赏我，鼓励我参加很多活动，因为他们我才能走到现在，收获这么多难忘的体验”。
闲暇时，李查喜欢去茶楼点一杯盖碗茶，在氤氲的茶香和市井的喧闹中，跟邻桌的人攀谈一阵。“很多人比较害羞，可能不太好意思跟外国人聊天，不过你主动去跟他们聊天的话也可以聊得很开心。”刚到成都时，他觉得四川话像是另一门外语，如今已能听懂七八成。
成都美食总是能轻易俘获各国胃，李查也不例外，对火锅、串串、脑花、兔头很是“上头”，还心心念念一定要尝试还没吃过的猪鼻。现在，他已不满足味蕾上的快感，常常自己下厨，回锅肉、鱼香肉丝都不在话下。
虽然已是“老成都”，但生活的便利还是让李查感叹不已。“比如网购，比在外面买东西便宜很多，选择也很多。比如叫外卖，平台上各种美食，只需动动手指，半个小时就能送到家中。这在法国要花很长的时间。在这里，生活中很多事情都好方便。”
留在成都的千千万万个理由里，李查觉得最重要的是这里的人。“成都人很友善，又热情好客，作为一个外国人，在异国他乡感受到当地人对你的欢迎，肯定会感觉特别温暖和舒心。”李查说，成都给了他一种安全感。
这5年，李查的足迹遍及北京、西安、重庆、乐山等许多中国城市，但他最爱的还是成都。在他眼里，成都充满青春活力又开放包容：“人们生活得很悠闲，同时这里大学生很多，感觉整个城市又很有活力。”
青年人为什么选择成都？有人答公园雪山，有人说火锅串串，也有人是在这里看到了更广阔的舞台和更明亮的未来……各种各样的答案归结起来，其实都指向了成都硬核的人才政策体系、丰沃的创新土壤和宜居的生活环境。而选择了成都的青年，也为成都的建设发展注入了澎湃不竭的活力与动力。
成都，正成为青年人才的逐梦之城。
“The splendid combination of grasses,trees,clouds and mountains",“The casement frames the west mounts capped with perennial snow”,these ancient poems are engraved with the historical imprint of the great beauty of Chengdu.In today's Chengdu,there is Heming Tea House in People's Park,a rare relic of Sansu calligraphy in Tazishan Park,and the Huanhuaxi Park is full of Du Fu's poetic charms.
Nowadays,"the park city under the snow-capped mountain and Chengdu-a city of contentment and happiness"not only attract thousands of tourists,but also become one of the reasons why many"Chengdu drifters"fall in love with this city.
This year marks the fifth year of Li Cha,an international student from France living in Chengdu.In the past five years,he has witnessed the"metro line diagram becoming more and more dense,more and more parks built and streets becoming more and more beautiful in Chengdu".He has grown from a Chinese beginner who could not distinguish between"residence permit"and"detention permit",almost making jokes at the police station,to an excellent postgraduate who can communicate freely in Chinese and won prizes in Chinese competitions.
Whenever talking about Chengdu,Li Cha always praises the city without hesitation:"Chengdu is very'comfortable'and a vibrant city,and I love her very much.If you like beautiful scenery and delicious food,you must come to Chengdu!"
Li Cha won the third prize in "My Story of Chinese Hanzi" Finals. Love at the first sight.
Li Cha fell in love with Chengdu at first sight,which could even be traced back to 40 years ago before he was born.
In 1981,Chengdu and Montpellier,France,became sister cities,which was the first pair of international sister cities between China and France.In the next 40 years,the two cities interacted frequently in the fields of economy,culture,education,and health,and each set up a primary school named after the other city.Born and raised in Montpellier,Li Cha gradually became curious about Chengdu,a Chinese city that often appeared in his vision.He majored in applied foreign languages in college.In addition to English,most students would learn a second foreign language.Li Cha decided to focus on Chinese.
In 2016,Li Cha took advantage of the summer vacation of his sophomore year to study in Beijing.When in China for the first time,the ancient buildings with red walls and black tiles,the fragrant roast duck and instant boiled meat aroused his curiosity.But he still missed Chengdu.After a month of study tour in Beijing,he said goodbye to his friends and went to Chengdu alone,starting a journey of exploration.
In Chengdu,Li Cha stayed in a youth hostel with eight bedrooms,living with the roommates for budget travel and backpackers from all over the world.When back from the trip,we gathered together to communicate with each other in English with various accents and poor Chinese.Some people fell in love with Chengdu food,some were"cute"by the round pandas,and some were amazed at the face changes of Sichuan Opera...What attracted Li Cha was the large and small parks all over Chengdu.
When in France,Li Cha liked to have a picnic in the park,read books and listen to music with friends.As a"senior park enthusiast",he has been to more than ten parks in Chengdu in a month and summarized the beauty of Chengdu parks:"French parks are mostly for leisure,while many parks in Chengdu are related to celebrities with historical allusions."
Li Cha likes Wangjianglou Park the best.This park was built in memory of the poetess Xue Tao in Tang Dynasty.Xue Tao loved bamboo all her life and praised bamboo for its"modesty and self-reliance"and"boldness and vitality".Later generations planted more than 460 kinds of bamboo in the garden,bringing cool and refreshing air even in hot summer.Ascending to the Wangjiang Tower and gazing into the distance,Chengdu will present you a vast expanse of verdant green with snow-capped mountains looming in the distance.The rumored"Park City"finally becomes the real scene in Li Cha's eyes.
"Although it's tacky to say so,I fell in love with China and Chengdu all of a sudden,"said Li Cha.After returning to france,he wrote a graduation thesis on the theme of Chinese parks and made up his mind to go to China again.
Li Cha was visiting Zigong Fangte Dinosaur Kingdom Park. Keep gaining new experiences
After undergraduate graduation,Li Cha came to China as he wished.He studied Chinese at Sichuan University for a year and then studied English interpretation as a postgraduate at Chengdu University of Technology.Unlike his first arrival in Chengdu,the international student Li Cha devoted more time to learning,especially Chinese.
In addition to the school curriculum,for Li Cha,the museum cultural relics introduction is also an excellent Chinese teaching material."It is not only standard in choosing words and sentences,but also supplemented with corresponding English version to feel and experience in material object in kind".He spent his free time in various museums in Chengdu,learning word for word.He always keeps a small notebook and a pen in his pocket to write down Chinese characters,words and tips about Chinese learned in life at any time,and have a review at night.Five months later,Li Cha passed HSK6(Chinese Proficiency Test Band 6),which is considered"extremely difficult"by many foreigners.
Last year,the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries hosted the 2021"My Story of Chinese Hanzi".Li Cha was encouraged by teacher to"have a try".Li Cha began to make preparation,correct pronunciation and practice presentation skills from February.After the preliminary and final rounds,he stood out from more than 3000 Chinese language enthusiasts from more than 50 countries at home and abroad and entered the top 10.In October,he went to Xining to participate in the finals."The first time he made a speech before so many audiences,he felt nervous".In the end,he won back a heavy trophy.
During the five years of studying in Chengdu,Li Cha has been gaining new life experiences:exploring the world of pandas in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding;visiting the Winter Olympic venues in Beijing and listening to the stories behind the Winter Olympic Games...He said that the experiences of studying in Chengdu has enabled him to explore his potential."Teachers and students have always supported me,appreciated me,and encouraged me to participate in many activities,because they have enabled me to walk this far and gain so many unforgettable experiences".
A sense of security in a foreign land
Albeit being able to communicate freely in Chinese,Li Cha still wants to be more"authentic".However,it was his way of life that was more"authentic"than his Chinese.
In his spare time,Li Cha likes to go to teahouse to order a cup of covered bowl tea.Immersed in dense fragrance of tea and bustling bazaars,he falls into talk with people at the next table for a while."Many people are shy and might be a little awkward to chat with foreigners,but you can also have a pleasant chat if you take the initiative to talk with them."On his first arrival in Chengdu,he felt that Sichuan dialect was like another foreign language,and now he can understand 70%or 80%of it.
Chengdu cuisine can easily capture the stomachs of all countries,and Li Cha is no exception.He is very"addictive"to hotpot,skewered food,brain curd and rabbit head,and he also wants to try pig nose that has not been taken yet.Now,he is not satisfied with the pleasure of his taste buds.He often cooks dishes on his own,such as twice-cooked pork and shredded pork with garlic sauce.
Although he can be called"Mr.Chengdu",Li Cha is still amazed by the convenience of life."For example,online shopping is much cheaper than shopping outside,and there are many choices.Such as if you want to order takeout,all kinds of food on the platform can be delivered to your home within half an hour by moving your fingers.This will take a long time in France.Here,things become easy and convenient in daily life."
Among the thousands of reasons for staying in Chengdu,Li Cha thinks the most important is the people here."The people in Chengdu are very friendly and hospitable.As a foreigner,you will feel
the warmth when you are well received by local people."Li Cha said that Chengdu gave him a sense of security.
In the past five years,Li Cha has traveled all over Beijing,Xi'an,Chongqing,Leshan and many other Chinese cities,but his favorite city is Chengdu.To him,Chengdu is full of energy,vitality,openness and inclusiveness:"People enjoy a leisurely life.At the same time,there are many college students here,making the city dazzling and vibrant."
Li Cha,going to graduate this year,was reluctant to leave Chengdu,so he had the next step planned in advance.He said that Chengdu has given him more possibilities,and he also looks forward to the days in Chengdu in the future.
Why Chengdu?
Some people answer the question of the snow-capped mountains and city parks,others say the hotpot and skewered food and some more see a broader stage and a brighter future here...All kinds of answers come down to the fact that they all point to Chengdu's hard core talent policy system,land of innovation and habitable living environment.The youth who choose Chengdu are also injecting surging vitality and power into the construction and development of Chengdu.
The city thrives because of the gathering of young people,and young people grow owing to the city.In the"two-way rush"for mutual promotion and common growth between Chengdu and young people,young people live in amity of the city and achieve success with the city.
Chengdu is becoming a dream city for young talents.
