the first lady of colombia visited sichuan and extended an invitation to the children of chengdu: welcome to colombia!
2024-09-26
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from september 24 to 26, the first lady of colombia, veronica alcocer, visited sichuan, and visited sanxingdui museum, sichuan women and children's center, dujiangyan, and the dujiangyan base of the china conservation and research center for the giant panda. on september 25, she visited the sichuan women and children's center to learn about the achievements and progress made in the development of sichuan's women and children's cause.
▲colombian first lady veronica alcocer visited the sichuan provincial women and children's center
there is a large hollyhock art installation in the central lobby. the staff told alcocer that this is the only flower named after hollyhock, which also symbolizes the healthy growth of children. on one wall, there are many wishes made by children. alcocer personally posted butterflies with children's wishes on the wall. one child wrote: i hope to travel to colombia in the future. in response, she smiled and replied: "no problem! i have received this wish."
alcocer visited many classrooms, including ballet classrooms, yoga classrooms, and street dance classrooms. she praised the exquisite facilities and revealed: "my daughter is taking ballet classes, and i also took modeling classes when i was young."
in the teahouse, she showed great interest in chinese home decoration. in addition to taking photos from multiple angles, she also asked if she could buy a chinese lantern to hang at home. after tasting sichuan scented tea, she commented that it has a unique fragrance. "most colombian tea is bitter, but sichuan tea is very sweet. we welcome sichuan tea to hold a promotion meeting in colombia."
when clinking glasses, she learned that it is a chinese custom to lower the cup to show respect. she immediately lowered her cup an inch and said to the staff of the center: "this is to express my respect for you. thank you for serving the children and sisters here. we are all sisters."
she then enjoyed a performance of chinese traditional instruments such as the erhu, yangqin, and guzheng brought by 13 children from chengdu. she blew kisses to each of the children and told them, "it's nice to meet you, welcome to columbia!" she also experienced plucking and sweeping the guzheng under the guidance of the musicians, which aroused cheers from the audience.
at the sichuan province 183 tianfu women's urban-rural integration service center, alcocer saw the works created by sichuan women who work flexibly at home. among them, there are specialty foods sold by college graduates who return to their hometowns to start businesses and sell them through live broadcasts, straw paintings made by traditional craftsmen, and porcelain-based bamboo weaving created by intangible cultural heritage masters and villagers. she likes giant panda shu embroidery very much and asked if it can be sold online.
alcocer received a piece of shu embroidery and zetian tea as souvenirs, and she said she would take them back to colombia to appreciate and taste them. "the people of chengdu are very hospitable, and i will miss my precious time in chengdu. i cherish your contributions to women and children very much, and hope to meet you again in colombia."
red star news reporter zhang zhiyi, photojournalist wang qin
edited by yu mange
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