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From Brussels to Shanghai A few months ago, under the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, a warm ceremony was held to welcome Claude Brouir, a 63-year-old Belgian. He had successfully finished a 12,000-kilometer trip from Brussels to Shanghai on a tricycle. Claude set off on his journey on April 19, 2025, and it took him over 120 days to get to Shanghai. Claude came up with the idea for this ride when he first visited China last year. He went to Shanghai to visit his son. During that trip, he joined a local cycling event, and this experience changed how he saw China and made him really interested in the country. “That trip planted the seeds for an idea: to cycle from Brussels all the way to Shanghai, discovering more of China along the way,” said Claude. Through the journey, Claude deeply learned about the rich natural beauty and culture of China and received a lot of help from people along the way. When he reached Shanghai, people there welcomed him with open arms. Claude added that the great view and warm atmosphere of Shanghai made him feel that the end of his ride was also a new starting point for further exchanges. The Belgian was eager to explore the city he had worked so hard to reach. “I like to see the differences between the buildings. They look very international,” he said with a big smile. In fact, Claude’s story is not anisolated case. More and more foreign visitors have been coming to China inrecent years, and like Claude, many of them develop a deep understanding ofthe country through their travels. Thisis the wish of China’s openness: welcoming friends from abroad not just to “visit”, but to “connect”. Together, these small but warm connections can become a bridge for friendship between China and other countries. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $Walking chinese culture in a workshop in uhm who may province, traditional chinese elements like dragons are no longer just painted on walls or silk. They now come alive and shine brightly on sneakers. The creative mind behind these sneakers is one chain wong has always loved chinese culture. One day in twenty twenty two, one skate shoes became torn. Instead of throwing them away, he drew a chinese dragon on them. The drawing not only fixed the chair, but also made the shoes look surprisingly cool. That small creative repair gave wrong a big idea. Why not bring the beauty of chinese culture to more sneakers that everyone can wear? One teamed up with a few friends and opened the workshop there. They spend hours carefully painting dragons, cranes and lively lions dance figures on White sneakers, making sure each pair would tell a special cultural story. At first, they sold their creations around wu hands universities, but sales were slow. However, one didn't give up. He kept taking photos of their sneakers and put them online, hoping to reach more people. Their persistence paid off when a basketball shoe design suddenly went viral online, catching the eye of several shoe companies that soon offered to work with them. Ones team never takes the easy way out by simply copying pictures onto shoes. They put a lot of thought into every detail. The shoes shape, the matching of colors and the baLance of each design element. For one, every pair of sneakers is more than just footwear is a stage for showing off chinese culture. He hopes one day, more and more people around the world will wear his story filled sneakers, letting chinese culture walk to every corner of the world. From brushes to shanghai. A few months ago, under the oriental perl TV tower, a warm ceremony was held to welcome claude brr, a sixty three years old belgian. He had successfully finished a twelve thousand kilometer trip from brussels to shanghai on a tricycle. Claude set off on his journey on April the seventeenth twenty twenty five, and IT took him over one hundred and twenty days to get to shanghai. Claude came up with the idea for this ride. When he first visited china last year, he went to shanghai to visit his son. During that trip, he joined the local cycling event, and this experience changed how he saw china and made him really interested in the country. That trip planted the seeds for an idea to cycle from brussels all the way to shanghai, discovering more of china along the way, said clade. Through the journey, clade deeply learned about the rich natural beauty and culture of china, and received a lot of help from people along the way. When he reached shanghai, people there welcomed him with open arms. Claude added that the great view and warn atmosphere of shanghai made him feel that the end of his ride was also a new starting point for further exchanges. The belgian was eager to explore the city he had worked so hard to reach. I like to see the differences between the buildings. They look very international, he said with a big smile. In fact, claude story is not an isolated case. More and more foreign visitors have been coming to china in recent years, and like laud, many of them develop a deep understanding of the country through their travels. This is the wish of china's openness, welcoming friends from abroad, not just to visit, but to connect together, these small but warm connections can become a bridge for friendship between china and other countries. Walking Chinese Culture In a workshop in Wuhan, Hubei Province, traditional Chinese elements like dragons are no longer just painted on walls or silk. They now come alive and shine brightly on sneakers. The creative mind behind these sneakers is Wang Qing. Wang has always loved Chinese culture. One day in 2022, Wang’s skate shoes became torn. Instead of throwing them away, he drew a Chinese dragon on them. The drawing not onlyfixed the tear but also made the shoes look surprisingly cool. Thatsmall, creative repair gave Wang a big idea:“Why not bring the beauty ofChinese culture to more sneakers that everyone can wear?” Wang teamed up with a few friends and opened a workshop. There,they spent hours carefully painting dragons, cranes, and lively lion-dancefigures on white sneakers, making sure each pair would tell a specialcultural story. At first, they sold their creations around Wuhan’suniversities, but sales were slow. However, Wang didn’t give up — hekept taking photos of their sneakers and put them online, hoping to reachmore people. Their persistence paid off when a basketball shoe designsuddenly went viral online, catching the eye of several shoe companiesthat soon offered to work with them. Wang’s team never takes the easy wayout by simply copying pictures onto shoes. They put a lot of thought into every detail: the shoe’s shape, the matching of colors,and the balance of each design element. For Wang, every pair of sneakers is morethan just footwear — it’s a stage for showingoff Chinese culture. He hopes one day, moreand more people around the world will wearhis story-filled sneakers, letting Chineseculture walk to every corner of the world. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $A meaningful holiday. Long chang, a nineteen year old student, lives in a small village in shandong. He studies at ching out agricultural university, where he is learning about science and technology. On september, the third of he was excited to go home to see his family, but when he arrived, he noticed that the yard was empty. Unlike other years, there was no corn piled up. Curious mum asked his mother if they had harvested the court yet. His mother explained that the rain had been pouring down, making the ground to wet for machines to work. Mum felt a not in his stomach. He knew that if the corn stayed in the field too long, IT could spoil without missing a beat. He decided to roll up his sleeves and spend his holiday helping his parents pick the corn. For almost every day of his time off, he worked in the fields for about eight hours, sometimes even until eleven PM. During the national day and mid autumn festival holiday, he spent seven and a half days picking corn with his family growing up next to corn fields on learned the value of hard work from his parents. They've always kept their nose to the grind stone and left home for work before the sun rises. He believes that helping his parents during the holidays is just part of his duty as a son, and doing a little more makes a meaningful difference for them in his spare time, mom enjoys making short videos about his life. He even learned how to edit videos on his own. He wants to show everyone that college students can study hard and take on family responsibility, ie. s. He takes pride in being a child of that land and will keep helping his parents while soaking up every bit of knowledge he can. A Meaningful Holiday Meng Cheng, a 19-year-old student, lives in a small village in Shandong. He studies at Qingdao Agricultural University, where he is learning about science and technology. On September 30, he was excited to go home to see his family. But when he arrived, he noticed that the yard was empty. Unlike other years, there was no corn piled up. Curious, Meng asked his mother if they had harvested the corn yet. His mother explained that the rain had been pouring down, making the ground too wet for machines to work. Meng felt a knot in his stomach. He knew that if the corn stayed in the field too long, it could spoil. Without missing a beat, he decided to roll up his sleeves and spend his holiday helping his parents pick the corn. For almost every day of his time off, he worked in the fields for about eight hours, sometimes even until 11:00 p.m. During the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, he spent seven and a half days picking corn with his family. Growing up next to cornfields, Meng learned the value of hard work from his parents. They’ve always kept their nose to the grindstone and left home for work before the sun rises! He believes that helping his parents during the holidays is just part of his duty as a son, and doing a little more makes a meaningful difference for them. In his spare time, Meng enjoys making short videos about his life. He even learned how to editvideos on his own. He wants to show everyone that college students can study hard and take on family responsibilities. He takes pride in being a child of that land and will keep helping his parents while soaking up every bit of knowledge he can. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $