国内英语资讯:Discover China: Chinas change, the greatest show on earth: British observer
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 1-- <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Hugh">Hugh</span> <span word="Peyman">Peyman</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Reuters">Reuters</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1978, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="visas">visas</span>.</p><p><span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="orient">orient</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="depressing">depressing</span>.</p><p><span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Blink">Blink</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span>.</p><p><span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="dull">dull</span>, <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> 1930<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>."</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Peyman">Peyman</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="Conservatoire">Conservatoire</span> (<span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Xinghai">Xinghai</span> <span word="Conservatory">Conservatory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Music">Music</span>), <span word="had">had</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="reopened">reopened</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="musicians">musicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dancers">dancers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rehearsals">rehearsals</span> <span word="displayed">displayed</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Peyman">Peyman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="singular">singular</span>, <span word="arresting">arresting</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Guilin">Guilin</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fabled">fabled</span> <span word="Lijiang">Lijiang</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limestone">limestone</span> <span word="karst">karst</span> <span word="wonderland">wonderland</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="tirelessly">tirelessly</span> <span word="repairing">repairing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partially">partially</span> <span word="roofless">roofless</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p>"<span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bothered">bothered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="before">before</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span>."</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Peyman">Peyman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="tour">tour</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Deng">Deng</span> <span word="Xiaoping">Xiaoping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="reformers">reformers</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>.</p>
页:
[1]