International Online Report (Reporter Zhao Yuanfang): In Qatar, on the southwest coast of the Persian Gulf, a group of hard-working and dedicated Chinese women are active. Although their identities and occupations are different, with their conscientious and responsible professionalism and rigorous and meticulous work style, they have helped Sino-Arab cultural exchanges, and have also become the messengers of Chinese culture.
Just after the Spring Festival in 2022, Su Li, head coach of the Qatar women's table tennis team, ushered in a good news: the team she coached won the Qatar Women's Sports Team of the Year Award. Previously, Su Li has twice won the Qatar Coach of the Year Award and is recognized as the best coach in the Qatar women's table tennis industry.
For Su Li's coaching ability, the leader of the Qatar women's table tennis team, Nora, praised it.
Qatar women's national table tennis team coach Su Li (right) and team member Maha
Nora: "Su Li is a very good coach and we have learned a lot from her. Previously, the Qatar table tennis women's team was relatively weak, and it was Su Li who resurrected us. At the Arab Table Tennis Championships in Jordan last year, we won 5 medals, all thanks to Su Li. We love her, she's not just our coach, she's more like our sisters, our moms. "
In 2009, Su Li went to Qatar to take charge of the table tennis women's team. At first, the players were very uncomfortable with her training style, and there was often resistance. What Su Li has to face is the problem of poor foundation of team members, thin foundation, and how to gain the trust of colleagues and team members.
Su Li: "After I took over the Qatar women's team, the biggest difficulty and challenge I faced was that the Qatar women's team was an amateur team with limited training time. In this limited time, I first corrected the players' technical movements and matched them with corresponding playing styles according to their own conditions. ”
Under the careful guidance of Su Li, the Qatar women's national table tennis team has improved by leaps and bounds, reaching the Asian Games and table tennis world championships many times. Team member Aya qualified for the Women's Singles competition at the 2012 London Olympics, which was also the first time that a Qatari female athlete had participated in the Olympic Games. Convincing excellent coaching results, and a friendly way of treating people, Su Li has won the respect of the team, and she has also been commended by Kafang many times. In response, Su Li said, "It doesn't matter to get recognition and awards in Qatar. Crucially, I passed on the advanced concepts and techniques of Chinese table tennis to the Qatar table tennis team. I began to learn to play from the age of 7 until I entered the (Shanxi) provincial team, thanks to the cultivation of the motherland. I now have the opportunity and the great honor to make my own modest contribution to the sino-Arab sports and cultural exchanges, which is my happiest and happiest thing, and it is also a kind of return to my motherland. ”
In Qatar, there are not a few Chinese women like Su Li who are committed to Sino-Arab cultural exchanges. Yuan Yue, who works at the Museum of Islamic Art, is also one of them. During the 2016 China-Qatar Culture Year, Yuan Yue was elected by the Qatari side as the chief planner of the Qatar Working Group. She focused on recommending cultural projects with Chinese characteristics, highlighting the leading role of Chinese elements, adding giant panda dolls, Chinese dragons and panda modeling identification panels to the museum, and promoting Chinese parties to hold ceramics, silk, film and television, books and other exhibitions in Qatar.
Yuan Yue at the Museum of Islamic Art
Yuan Yue: "The most impressive impression on me from the work experience of the Cultural Year is that when planning such a large-scale project, it is necessary to have an overall concept and pay attention to details, and the slightest mistake may lead to big problems. So I have not been afraid to slacken off, and I have ensured that there are no flaws in all the activities of the Year of Culture. Therefore, the Qatari side is very supportive of my work. During the Sino-Qatari Cultural Year, Princess Mayasa, the sister of Emir Tamim, quipped during a meeting with Luo Shu, then Minister of Culture, that I was one of her best employees and the girl she admired the most. In fact, in my opinion, it was the charm of Chinese culture that made me affirmed by the Princess of Qatar, and I felt the prosperity and strength of the motherland. I will also continue to work hard to contribute to the promotion of Cultural Exchange between China and Arab Countries. ”
Shanghai girl Wu Weiwei often jokes that she is the closest Chinese to the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Wu Weiwei is the head of the Qatar World Cup Delivery and Inheritance Supreme Committee for the Chinese market. This committee is a special agency established after Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup, responsible for the construction and operation of World Cup-related facilities, and its employees come from 49 countries and regions, and Wu Weiwei is the only Chinese.
Wu Weiwei
The committee's Chinese media platform account is managed by Wu Weiwei, which is the account of a Qatari government agency with the largest number of fans in China. Khalid Nama, the committee's spokesperson, as Wu Weiwei's direct leader, is very satisfied with her work and looks forward to more Chinese fans visiting Qatar during the World Cup.
Khalid Nama: "China is our main market, the Chinese fan base is very large, and we are looking forward to welcoming Chinese friends in Doha. Chinese tourists can experience fresh and different experiences here. This is the first time the World Cup has been held in the Middle East. I invite everyone to join this one-of-a-kind event to experience Arabic culture. ”
For Wu Weiwei, participating in the preparations for the World Cup is both a blessing and a pleasure. Using the World Cup to spread Chinese culture is a task she has set for herself. What makes her proud is that many "Made in China" and "Built in China" have entered this World Cup. She said that promoting Cultural Exchanges between China and Arab Countries should start from a little bit. Many of China's successful experiences are the wealth of all mankind.
Wu Weiwei: "The motherland's economy is developing rapidly, and Chinese technology, Chinese manufacturing, and Chinese culture are rapidly being recognized by this World Cup." Like the world cup main stadium is built by Chinese enterprises, the World Cup dedicated pure electric bus is also all from China. The prosperity, prosperity and rapid development of the motherland have opened up a broader world for us overseas wanderers to display their talents, and provided more opportunities for promoting cultural exchanges between China and Arab countries. ”
Su Li, Yuan Yue, Wu Weiwei... They are the epitome of thousands of Chinese women struggling overseas, their flowers of youth blooming on the shores of the Persian Gulf, and they have built a beautiful rainbow for sports, cultural and economic exchanges and cooperation between China and Arab countries.