On the evening of August 25th, the “Universiade has me, thank you for having you” salute to Chengdu citizens was held in the studio of Chengdu Radio and Television Station. More than 300 people including staff representatives, volunteer representatives, representatives from all walks of life in Chengdu, and citizen representatives from the Chengdu Universiade participated in the event.
With the gradual unfolding of a “thank you letter”, the details of the Universiade from its preparation to its successful holding are presented in front of us. Volunteers, front-line fire officers and soldiers, traffic police, environmental sanitation, communications, power protection personnel, medical staff, citizens, 12345 telephone operators, venue builders, Chengdu ship officers and soldiers, etc., each of them silently dedicated their work to the Chengdu Universiade in fragments In the end, it was compiled into a sentence “Thank you for the Universiade, and thank you for Chengdu”.
As a representative of grassroots workers, Song Ran, the leader of the Second Service Squadron of the Eighth Branch of Chengdu Traffic Management Bureau, told the story on stage that he and his teammates worked tirelessly and stuck to their posts. During the Universiade, the traffic in the Universiade Village, Dong’an Lake Sports Center and the main arterial area in charge of his squadron was safe and orderly, and there was no traffic accident of rear-end collision. He said that these are actually the results of the joint efforts of all citizens, and we should be most grateful for the cooperation of the general public and friends, who have demonstrated the civilized quality of Chengdu citizens.
Yang Jianqiong is a grassroots sanitation worker born in the 1980s who has been in the industry for 10 years in Longquanyi District. She is mainly responsible for cleaning the Universiade Village and the surrounding grounds. She has to clean up nearly 200 bags of black plastic bags of garbage in the parking lot of the Universiade Village every day, and put the dozens of catties of garbage on the garbage truck. In addition, she is also responsible for cleaning the 8-kilometer-long road near the Universiade Village and collecting garbage at dozens of security points. Under the scorching heat, 15 hours of outdoor work a day, leaving early and returning late is just to brighten up the city. At the event site, the son who was traveling abroad specially gave his mother a cup of mung bean soup to cool off the heat.
Kang Xinmeng, who played the role of “Rong Bao” at the opening ceremony, is a dancer. Although the rehearsal and work of playing “Rong Bao” was very hard and she couldn’t show her face, she was also very happy. She has always had a wish, that is, to be able to leave her own figure on the stage. At the party, Xinmeng was given a chance to show off her stage performance, which left a good memory for her youthful performance. Dai Chi, a sophomore student, is a volunteer of the “Tennis Ball Boy” in the Universiade. He picks up and passes the ball, quickly wipes the field after the rain with a towel, and wears out a pair of shoes in 3 days. On the training ground, an average of four games a day, 9 consecutive days, he completed nearly 40 games of volunteer work. His dream is to be an international tennis referee. During the activity, he received a special gift-a special ball for tennis events of the Universiade.
Hou Senhao and Niu Qingyun, staff representatives of the Universiade, are a young couple who have just been married for a year. They have no time to hold a wedding because they are busy with the work of the Universiade. They told the story of how they turned the time of Universiade into the youth of life, growing and blossoming. The party held a special wedding for them. Witnessed by the audience and friends from all over the country, Hou Senhao confessed his affection on the spot and lifted the bride’s veil…
The 50-year-old “Chengdu dragging sister” Wu Qiong is the “sister” of Chengdu who provides special car services for the South Korean delegation and the Colombian delegation. A long braid and “vehicle guitar” have become the labels of “Chengdu dragging sister”. On the eve of the Universiade, she taught herself oral English in order to better convey the enthusiasm of Chengdu; during the Universiade, her car was called “the latest car”, and she would wash the car brand new after work every day. The former always walks barefoot with shoes on; after handing in a tip of 1,600 yuan from foreign delegations, she said: “We don’t have a cultural tradition of thank you fees, and we are very happy for their recognition of our services, but this is our What should be done, even if it is because of our good service, we should not accept the rewards. We must win glory for the country! We must let foreign friends know that we are a strictly disciplined transportation security team!”
The 83-year-old grandmother Huang Meiying is the first batch of citizen promotion ambassadors for the Universiade. She has formed a “shared joy sharing service team”. Sports logo, integrating sports into children’s after-school life. A community fun sports meeting was also held to promote the Universiade, and the “Universiade voice” was shouted with 100% enthusiasm. When she was young, she was the school’s 100-meter champion. She laughed and said: “If I was young, I would also want to participate in the Universiade. I would be satisfied even if I can become a volunteer!”
Their stories illustrate the actions of ordinary Chengdu people for this grand event, presenting to the world a version of the Chengdu era where “guests come from afar”.
At the end of the event, volunteer representatives of the Chengdu Universiade, representatives of Chengdu citizens, and representatives from all walks of life shared their stories about participating in the Universiade, and recited the situational poem “The Universiade has me, the Universiade has us” to pay tribute to all the hard work, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks and high respect to all the citizens who have made selfless dedication.
(Huang Zhiling, Sichuan reporter, China Daily)
[Responsible editor: Xu Dan]
2023-08-26 13:33:00
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