迷人的浙江令人难忘

我不是第一个，肯定也不会是最后一个被迷人的杭州以及它为游客所呈现的一切而兴奋不已的游客。

几个世纪前，一位来自北非的伟大探险家伊本·巴图塔也曾有过类似的印象。他在中国游历的行程超过马可·波罗的三倍，当时他被印度德里苏丹任命为驻中国的大使。1345年当他抵达杭州时，称杭州是他见过的最大的一个城市，他说，这个城市坐落在一个美丽的湖面上，四周是徐缓的青山。

⬆杭州街景  图片提供：阿尼斯·本和杜嘎

杭州——打造未来城市

浙江省成功地将传统与现代融合在一起，而杭州就位于这种完美交融的十字路口。

去年10月，在中非新闻中心组织下，我有幸参观访问了杭州。当我和同事们在杭州散步时，看到道路的两边都是非常现代的建筑物，我禁不住对他们说，“此时，我仿佛置身欧洲”。我不知道为什么会那么说，其实它与欧洲的城市完全不同，或许是潜意识里我们总会将现代化与欧洲国家联系起来的缘故吧。

我曾去过一些欧洲的城市，那里的确有许多现代化的建筑物，但杭州比它们漂亮多了。当我们乘船沿河游览时，看到河岸两边的建筑，我意识到，我们不仅是在欣赏美丽的建筑，实际上，它们展示了中国在建筑方面的造诣和实力。

杭州不仅是现代化的城市，它还是一座适应未来发展的城市，这在智能电子谷和梦幻小镇里得到了清晰的呈现。我们在参观这些地方时发现，中国在人工智能和智慧城市等先进技术领域的确已经处于非常领先的地位。位于城市中心的人工智能（AI）小镇里的企业投入大量资源，在许多应用中引入智能技术，旨在改善人民生活和建立智慧城市。正如中国国家主席习近平指出，这些应用不仅将对人民的美好生活产生积极影响，而且也有助于“构建人类命运共同体”。

保护传统文化

展望未来并不意味着忘记过去。保护传统文化遗产就是保护人民的民族特色和认同感。

这是我们在参观绍兴兰亭书法博物馆时感受到的。在那里我们了解了中国古汉字书法及其发展演变的历史。我们还仿佛置身于中国古代诗人在兰竹山脚下，对着蜿蜒的河水，举杯畅饮，并借助灵感吟诗作赋的情境中。

我们参观了中国丝绸博物馆。在展示厅里，我们听取了有关中国丝绸以及蚕桑和丝绸工艺的介绍。还欣赏了那里收藏的中国不同朝代的服装服饰。这座博物馆可以让人们非常详尽地了解自古以来丝绸在中国的发展历史。

丝绸产品是古代商队沿丝绸之路运输的重要商品之一。数千年前，世界各地的商人们到中国采购丝绸，现在的浙江仍像过去一样，吸引着各国客商纷至沓来。

义乌——贸易之城叹为观止

在访问义乌这座国际贸易之城时，我们走进了巨大的贸易中心。在那里我们被告知，如果在每个店铺里停留两分钟的话，那么需要两年时间才能走完所有的店铺。
这座贸易之城拥有来自世界各地的各类产品。我在那里遇到一些从阿拉伯国家来采购货物的商人。更令我吃惊的是，我还发现了产自非洲的商品。

这次旅行令人难忘，古老、美丽的浙江将永远铭刻在我的记忆中。

英文版

Visiting enchanting Zhejiang engraves a lasting impression

By  Anis BENHEDOUGA  Journalist for Algerian Radio

I'm not the first, and certainly won't be the last, tourist to be thrilled by the enchanting Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang province, and what it offers to visitors.

Several centuries before, one of the greatest explorers of all time from north Africa had a similar impression. Ibn Battuta had traveled more than three times the distance that Marcco Polo covered. He was appointed by the Sultan of Delhi in India as his Ambassador to King of China. As he arrived in 1345 in Hangzhou, he said it was one of the largest cities he had ever seen and noted its charm, describing that the city sat on a beautiful lake surrounded by gentle green hills.

Zhejiang province successfully fused tradition and modernity, and the city is a crossroad for meeting and exchange.

When I was walking in Hangzhou city with my colleagues in last October, during our visit organized by China-Africa Press Center, I told him that “I feel as if I'm in Europe” as I look at the modern buildings lining the streets. I don’t know why I had said this, though the city is completely different from Europe, maybe because subconsciously, we link modernity with European countries.

I had visited some European cities where they are modern buildings, but Hangzhou is stunningly beautiful. When we crossed a river and saw group of buildings aligned along it, I realized that it is not only about enjoying a beautiful architecture but this showed us, and other foreigners, China's prowess in construction.

Hangzhou is more than a modern city, it is a futuristic city. The futuristic dimension was clearly expressed in Intelligent E-valley and Dream Town. When we visited those places, we discovered that China is at the forefront in advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and smart cities.

The firms in Artificial Intelligence (AI) town, which sits in the heart of the city, expend huge resources to introduce intelligent technologies in many applications to improve the life of people and establish smart cities.

Those applications are expected to impact positively on the wellbeing of humanity and contributed to “building a community of common destiny" as President Xi Jinping often said.

Looking toward the future does not mean forgetting our past. Keeping traditions and protecting the patrimony of the nation is protecting the identity of its people.

This is what we saw when we visited the Orchid Pavilion Museum of Calligraphy, where we discovered the calligraphy of old Chinese characters and its history. We experienced how a group of people got inspiration and wrote poetry in ancient times at the foot of Lanzhu Mountain by setting on both sides of winding water and floated cups of wine along with it.

We visited the National Silk Museum. There, we discovered, through its galleries, the story of Chinese Silk and the Sericulture and Silk Craftsmanship in China. We experienced the cultural heritage collection of old clothes. This museum gives a detailed history of Silk in China since the old times.

The silk products were one of the most important products transported by caravans along Silk Road in the past. Thousand of years ago, traders came to China from different parts of the world to buy them, and Zhejiang is still as attractive as it was in the past.

In Yiwu, we visited an international trade city, a very huge mall, that if one spends only 2 minutes at a shop, the person will need two years to visit all the shops there.

The trade city parades variety of products from all over the world. I met some people who came from Arab countries to buy wares. I was surprised when I discovered other African products there. 

Indeed, my trip to the historical, stunningly beautiful  Zhejiang would be forever engraved in my memory.

编辑 | 张  梅

翻译 | 王晓波

设计 | 高  蕊