“高铁”通达“汉语桥” 老挝学子阅中国

　　津云新闻讯：山河为“卷”，汉语为“桥”。从澜湄腹地的万象，到彩云之南的昆明，再到海河之畔的天津，老挝万象寮都公学学子英他旺，乘坐三程“高铁”体验了一场轨道上的“中文之旅”，把沿途的山河壮阔和烟火温情“汇编”成一本立体的“中国书”。

　　钢轨无言，中文有声。来津参加第十九届“汉语桥”世界中学生中文比赛全球总决赛的英他旺在奔赴赛场的旅途中学中文，阅中国。中老铁路铺就的友谊之路，亚洲象保护的暖心故事，纵贯南北的高铁通途，长江黄河的壮美风光，高铁外卖的生活便捷，未来发展的美好憧憬……英他旺把一路所见所闻化作青春感悟，在心中架起一座中老友好之桥。

　　山水同源，澜湄情深。今年是中老建交65周年和“中老友好年”，也是中老铁路开通运营5周年。从中老国际旅客列车跨境旅程的“友谊长卷”，到昆明至北京最长高铁的“未来畅想”，再到京津城际列车的“真情讲述”，这场轨道上“中文之旅”，让中国之韵、汉语之美、友谊之情深深铭刻在英他旺的心底，这是“汉语桥”赛事搭建人文交流纽带的生动缩影。

　　Inthavong Hongphakdy， a student at Liaodu Chinese School in Vientiane， Laos， recently took the China-Laos Railway on his way to Tianjin for this year’s Chinese Bridge competition．

　　The trip first took him from the heart of the Lancang‑Mekong region to Kunming in Yunnan， where he caught a domestic train to Tianjin． Along the way， he reflected on the relationship between his home country and China and took in sweeping mountain and river landscapes．

　　Inthavong was heading to Tianjin for the global finals of the 19th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign Secondary School Students． He used the journey to practice his Chinese and get to know China． He witnessed the friendship corridor forged by the China‑Laos Railway， Asian elephant conservation， the magnificent scenery of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers， the convenience of high‑speed‑rail food‑delivery service， and bright prospects for future development．

　　The complete trip required multiple trains． First， Inthavong took the China-Laos Railway before hopping on a high-speed train from Kunming to Beijing． From there， the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway brought him to his destination． The journey highlighted the role of rail connectivity and the Chinese Bridge competition in promoting exchanges between young people from China and Laos．

　　This year marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of China‑Laos diplomatic relations， the China‑Laos Friendship Year， and the fifth anniversary of the official opening and operation of the China‑Laos Railway．

　　This rail‑bound Chinese journey has deeply engraved China’s charm， the beauty of the Chinese language and the warmth of friendship in Inthavong’s heart． It serves as a vivid epitome of how the Chinese Bridge competition forges bonds of cultural and people‑to‑people exchanges．