Chinese Language Learning Achieves Bright Future

I am a student in the Chinese Department of the Bucharest Language Institute in Romania. In the first class, the teacher asked us about the first ancient Chinese poem we had read. Some said it was Ode to the Goose, some said it was Thoughts on Silent Night, but I like Ode to the Snow: "One flake after another, two, three, four or five flakes, seven, eight, nine and ten flakes, all disappear in reed catkins." My classmates burst into laughter at my answer. But to be honest, I think this poem, although simple, is very beautiful. If someone asks me why the Chinese culture is fantastic, I will explain the poem to him. 

In Romania, if someone speaks something difficult to comprehend, we will ask him back: "Are you speaking Chinese?" This shows how difficult Chinese is. I study Chinese purely for I like it, and in the university, Chinese became my major. I am preparing to take the postgraduate entrance examination, hoping to become a researcher of Chinese culture, and a "sinologist" like my teacher. This is really "bond".

I came to the unfamiliar but familiar China for the first time, to Beijing and Shanghai. Compared to their bustling new landmarks, what interested me were the well-preserved palaces, temples, and gardens, a mysterious dream. Through the Silk Road, Chinese culture influenced the world, and absorbed excellent cultures from other regions. The "Belt and Road" Initiative proposed by China today is a "modern Silk Road" to promote common development and constantly enhance cooperation and exchanges between China and other countries. Maybe I can compose my graduate thesis on this topic, so long as I could pass the examination. 

The future is unknown, but as Li Bai wrote, "When you hoist the sails to cross the sea, you will ride the winds and cleave the waves." I could always blaze my trail with Chinese language. 

Yu Bo (Romania)