Li亚乐(Anya)Choosewhatyoulove.Lovewhatyouchoose.1SHAANXISCI-TECHUNIVERSITYTheSilkRoadandChina'sDevelopment2SHAANXISCI-TECHUNIVERSITYGoodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.Itisyouwhogivemegivemegreathonourtobehere.Iwouldliketosharesomeofmythoughtswithyouonthetopicof“SilkRoadandChina’sdevelopment”.3SHAANXISCI-TECHUNIVERSITYAndfirstofall,Iwouldliketomentionastory,whichdatesbacktothe2ndcenturyB.C.WhenZhangQianwentonabusinesstriptooneofwesterncountries----AcountrylocatedinIrannamed“restinpeace”.Theleaderthereshowedgracioushospitality.Peopletheregaveostricheggandmagicshowtothem.Inreturn,Chineseenvoygavesilkandsilkclothingtothemaspresent.4SHAANXISCI-TECHUNIVERSITYZhangqiansaidtothem:“Itisthisbridgeoffriendshipthatconnectsustogether!”Eversinethen,peopleonthisroadnotonlyboughtthegoods,butalsoexchangetheirideasandtechniquesonwhichwesternEuropeanswillonedaydepend----suchas:papermaking,gunpowder,musicinstrument.5SHAANXISCI-TECHUNIVERSITYThisisastoryoftraderoadthatchangedtheworld,aroadthatwasover5,000mileslong,andallthewayfromChineseancientcapitalcity---Xi'An,throughcentralAsia,throughmanymanymysteriouscountries.6SHAANXISCI-TECHUNIVERSITYThiswastheSilkRoad!WithprosperoustradetakingplaceinSilkRoad,moreandmorebusinessesofvariouskinds,fromdifferentcountriesjoinedin.Ourpolicy,politics,societyandcommercewerebeingsloshedintoalargemeltingpotsofhumanity.Theimplicationofthisphenomenonisthattheneedanddesiretocommunicateacrossdifferencesincultureandideologyisnotonlyfeltbythetwocountriesbutbymanyothernationsaswell.7SHAANXISCI-TECHUNIVERSITYAndtoday“OneBelt,OneRoad”policyistryingtomakeChinaandtheworldmorelinked.8SHAANXISCI-TECHUNIVERSITYAswecanseetoday,theRoadhasconnectedChina's18provincesandother53countries,including93citiesthroughAsianandEuropencountries.FromthebeginnerofSilkRoadtotheinitiatorof“OneBeltOneRoad”,wehavecomealongway!9SHAANXISCI-TECHUNIVERSITYButforouryounggeneration,whatdoesthewayaheadlooklike?Howarewedifferent?Morechallengesstillexistforouryoungpeople.Howarewegoingtobeainter-disciplinarytalenttoadopttothislinkedworld?Howtomaintainourcultureidentityandcultureconfidenceinthisincreasinglyhomogeneousworld?Howtodefinegreatnessinourriseasapeace-lovingnation?Andwhatarewegoingtodotoshapethefurtureofourselvesoratlarge,ourcountry?10SHAANXISCI-TECHUNIVERSITYThisinterlinkedcommunityentailsquestionsthatconcernusall,likemanyyoungpeoplemyageincollege.Ofcoursewebelievethatouryounggenerationwillbemorecompetentandall-rounddeveloped,ourcountrywillgetmoreprosperousandenjoyrespectintheinternationalcommunity.ButIcanassureyouthatmoreimportantly,weyoungpeopleshouldbroadenourmindsanddomoreseriousthinkingallthetime.11SHAANXISCI-TECHUNIVERSITYIknowtherewillneverbeeasyanswerstotheseissues.However,itisthefirststeptobepreparedforfacingbothopportunitiesandchallengescomingourway!SHAANXISCI-TECHUNIVERSITY12Thanksagainforyourattention!13SHAANXISCI-TECHUNIVERSITY