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the iraqi guy in the picture is 29 years old this year. because of the war, he went from iraq to syria when he was less than 10 years old, and then came to china when he was almost 20 years old. after coming out of the war, he said that china gave him a real home. as a food blogger, he likes to take pictures while eating and find the taste of happiness in food. he also wants to let the world see a peaceful, friendly and real china through his own lens.

food blogger wang lixuan:i am from iraq. my iraqi name is ahmed and my chinese name is wang lixuan. i have been in beautiful china for almost ten years.

food blogger wang lixuan:being a chinese is really a blessing. you can eat sheep from ningxia, you can eat sheep from xinjiang, you can eat sheep from gansu. we only have one kind of sheep in iraq.

food blogger wang lixuan:a friend said that you can go to a down-to-earth small restaurant. after going there, i found that the people there are down-to-earth and chatting with them is very therapeutic.

food blogger wang lixuan:while i was shooting, i found that i could relax, and i could also learn a lot of knowledge and understand the culture of the city. wow! it just feels so beautiful.

food blogger wang lixuan:they say that handan has more than 1,500 idioms, and the city of handan has more than 3,000 years of history and culture. i am learning about it every day.

food blogger wang lixuan:i go to every city, its ancient city, and every culture. they all talk about peace.

food blogger wang lixuan:in 2003, around three or four o'clock in the middle of the night in iraq, we heard the national siren and planes started coming in. it was like a nightmare. later, i went to syria to work and study at the same time. finally, everything got better, and the fighting started again. i have no hope of living in this world, and i was hit by a bullet, which was very serious. then i came to china through the introduction of my uncle. when i first came to china, i would be scared if someone honked the horn when i went out.

food blogger wang lixuan:when i met them, i just said "hello" and he said "hello, hello, hello," very enthusiastically. and he will give you a smile, and then teach you step by step to tell you what this is.

food blogger wang lixuan:chinese friends told me to be humble and not arrogant. being humble can gain more support and prevent you from taking detours in the future.

food blogger wang lixuan:the ten years since i came to china have opened my eyes. you can turn on your mobile phone when you want to go to any city, whether it’s a train or a plane, there are still options. you don’t have to worry about losing your cash when you go out. you can basically pay with your mobile phone.

food blogger wang lixuan:to my friends, i don’t allow them to say that i am thirty years old. they are only allowed to say that i am ten years old. because after i really came to china, i felt like i was born again.

food blogger wang lixuan:i went back to iraq in february this year to see my parents and see if there were any changes in my hometown. we passed a bridge, which was under construction. i saw that there were chinese people there. aren't they fellow villagers? i told my dad to stop the car and i'll take a look at what's going on.

food blogger wang lixuan:wow! there are many chinese friends over there who are building roads. you see, it’s too good to be true. this was all made by chinese friends.

food blogger wang lixuan:through the "belt and road" initiative, these chinese brothers came to iraq, built many bridges, and built 100 hospitals and 100 schools. iraq is now cooperating with china. i have been in china all my life. i know the way chinese people do things and the speed of china. i feel safe and i feel like there is hope in my hometown.

food blogger wang lixuan:we put the videos lao wang takes every day on a foreign website called "iraqis in china." slowly, through my simple way of expression, they can also see the beautiful china, the real china, and the peaceful china.