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Since the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine, the city has become devastated by artillery fire.
Hundreds of Ukrainians have died, thousands have been injured and more than a million have been displaced.
The escalating war situation between Russia and Ukraine has further aggravated our concerns about the safety of our local Chinese compatriots.
Thankfully, the good news finally came the other day.
A number of domestic airlines have sent planes to Romania to pick up Chinese citizens evacuated from Ukraine.
On March 4, two passenger planes departing from Beijing flew to Bucharest, the romanian capital, picked up local Chinese citizens, and returned safely to Hangzhou and Zhengzhou.
Subsequently, on March 5 and 6, passenger planes carrying compatriots returned to Lanzhou, Jinan and Hangzhou.
Yesterday, according to the Global Network, all Chinese in Ukraine have withdrawn from the danger zone.
In the war-torn Ukraine, its airspace has been banned, becoming an "island" in the middle of nowhere.
But the life and safety of every Chinese citizen in the local area has the weight of Taishan in the eyes of the Chinese government.
Therefore, in order to allow the Chinese compatriots stranded in Ukraine to return home safely, the government will not hesitate to mobilize all resources to assist.
Just to safely transfer this group of compatriots to Bucharest, the capital of Romania, and then charter a flight back to China.
It has been revealed that in order to reassure the compatriots, the crew members who were sent to carry out the Ukrainian evacuation mission this time have participated in many national emergency evacuation missions in the past.
This series of actions by the government is really worthy of painstaking consideration.
When boarding the cabin full of five-star red flags, many compatriots could no longer stop their excitement, and tears came out of their eyes.
When the first evacuation flight CA702 arrived safely in China, the captain of the evacuation flight said with a heart:
"When you board the plane, it means that you have set foot on the territory of your homeland, no longer displaced by war, no longer uneasy because of the turbulent environment."
A strong motherland will always be your strong backing. ”
These words made the compatriots on the plane sour again and deeply felt the concern and concern of the motherland and the people of the motherland for themselves.
It also made netizens who were worried about these compatriots in the war zone breathe a sigh of relief and sigh that the motherland is really strong.
Oh, yes.
As long as you hold a Chinese passport, no matter what kind of predicament you are in, the motherland will find ways to take you home.
None of the sons and daughters of China who are playing games with the world outside will be abandoned and die on their own in danger.
This is a veritable responsibility of a great power.
And when we set our sights on the entry point of the first batch of evacuation flights, we can't help but praise The responsible cities of Hangzhou, Zhengzhou, Lanzhou, and Jinan.
What I want to focus on today is Zhengzhou.
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You know, the epidemic abroad is still out of control, and Ukraine is naturally no exception.
At such a time node, Zhengzhou chose to become the entry point of the evacuation flight, took responsibility, and even more assumed the unknown potential risk.
But the city of Zhengzhou spoke out with its own practical actions, and although this voice was silent, it was powerful.
The character of a city may not be seen by outsiders in ordinary times, but as the people of Zhengzhou love to say, "see you in the matter".
The people of Zhengzhou, if there is something that is really helpful, they will never lose a great righteousness.
Looking back, last year's Zhengzhou, in just a few months, experienced three epidemics and an exceptionally heavy rainstorm.
Under the disaster, zhengzhou's human feelings are cold and warm, but they have never disappointed.
In the torrential rains and floods that shocked the whole country, the city emerged with a batch of ordinary heroes.
For example, Yu Yifei, a trainee doctor who returned to the subway to kneel for 6 hours after escaping from danger, Yang Junkui, an online ride-hailing driver who saved 5 people in a row, and Hou Wenchao, who urged the owner to abandon the car and escape.
For example, Zheng Caiyang, a 21-year-old female college student who established an Internet "rescue information", such as the volunteer of the loving restaurant who delivers thousands of box lunches for free every day, and Zhou Dakun, a volunteer who cannot swim but rescues 15 people in succession.
There are also 90 seconds to rescue a family of three from the flood Wang Xichao, a machinery company employee who saved more than a dozen people with a plastic pipe, and so on.
The countless deeds of watching out for each other do not belong to the superheroes with extraordinary abilities in the movie, but come from ordinary mortals who are in danger and are brave and loved.
The floods receded, and the epidemic chose Zhengzhou again.
But when the people of the whole country are distressed about the people of Zhengzhou, the people of Zhengzhou do not feel anything, they laugh at themselves while growing a cocoon in their throats, while orderly lining up in a long line to do nucleic acid.
In just 6 hours, Zhengzhou completed 12.6 million nucleic acid samples, allowing the whole country to witness the speed of Zhengzhou!
Of course, behind the speed of racing against the virus, there is also a temperature unique to Zhengzhou.
For the difficult groups, Zhengzhou City adopts "knocking action + door-to-door service" to ensure that one person and one household is not missed to understand and master the nucleic acid testing situation.
The results of the same day test are only to not affect the normal travel of the people the next day.
Many people sighed: in 2021, the most difficult city in China will be Zhengzhou.
The rain in July, more than 100 West Lakes, poured into Zhengzhou in an hour. Countless Zhengzhou people have experienced the most unforgettable summer.
The outbreak that made a comeback in November, the youngest of the confirmed and close-knit population was only 3 years old.
But they can still share the experience of the health code turning red overnight.
You can also ridicule yourself, counting the days when you were "sealed" at home by the epidemic, it was the hot pot base that saved your life.
The people of Zhengzhou, who cannot be overwhelmed by heavy rain and cannot be disturbed by the epidemic, use their precious tolerance and open-mindedness to analyze the clouds of suffering lightly.
There is a saying that people who have been drenched in rain know how to hold umbrellas for others. It is most appropriate to describe Zhengzhou's decision to resolutely accept evacuation flights.
Zhengzhou is really not easy, and Zhengzhou is really remarkable.
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What kind of city is Zhengzhou?
3,600 years ago, SenseTime built the world's largest city here; after the founding of the People's Republic of China, every 5 minutes, a train passed by here.
One for every two Apple phones is produced here; in the past few years, Zhengzhou is the only city in Henan Province with a net increase in population.
It is no exaggeration to say that Zhengzhou is the crossroads of China.
The rapid development of Zhengzhou is not a verbal statement, as can be seen from the mantra that Zhengzhou people have been circulating for decades, "Zhengzhou Zhengzhou, digging ditches every day, not digging for a day, not called Zhengzhou."
Countless "first" and "best" buildings and municipal constructions outline the bones of the city and interpret the meaning of an industrial city and a new city that follows the pace of modernization.
It took 16 years to build the bustling Zhengdong New Area in the middle of wild grass and fish ponds.
Development and changes of Zhengdong New Area from 2003 to 2012
There is a very hot question on Zhihu: Why do you like Zhengzhou?
Someone wrote:
The charm of Zhengzhou is that it allows you to quietly familiarize yourself with and fall in love with it.
When you are lonely and lonely, a warm smile can touch you, and the most important thing in the city of Zhengzhou is enthusiasm and smile.
The warmth she conveys is enough to make you feel that you can't leave the city without knowing it.
Yes, this city in the Central Plains is showing its charm as a dark horse, and it is also attracting more and more people.
It should be known that when the people's Republic of China was founded, the population of Zhengzhou was only 164,000, and the urban area was only 5.23 square kilometers.
By 2017, the population had reached 5.06 million, and the built-up area was 500.8 square kilometers.
It can be said that cities are new and people are new.
So there's really no tradition here, and there's no urban aborigines. Waves of outsiders gathered, fused into Zhengzhou, and came as a family.
Tolerance has become the innate character of Zhengzhou people, and it is also the immortal spirit of the city.
Welcoming groups of outsiders with generosity and tolerance, abandoning indigenous xenophobic practices. An open mind is the attitude of a big city.
Just like Henan braised noodles, everything can be put into the sea bowl, and it is also like hu spicy soup on tofu brain, mixing a mixture is more flavorful.
The city was once blackened into "no sense of existence" and "broken and rotten". But she's rising fast, so please stop looking at it with tinted glasses.
Zhengzhou gave the people of the Central Plains a hope.
I hope that Zhengzhou will continue to move forward and continue to exert efforts.
I hope that Zhengzhou, leading the ancient Central Plains culture, will glow with new vitality.
About the author
Tu Ying, a text lover with a brain hole of 100 million points.
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