Thousands of lights are shining, bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

In this day of family reunion, there is a group of Chinese overseas builders who continue to fight on the front line of jointly building the "Belt and Road" in various parts of the world, interpret responsibility and responsibility with perseverance, and promote practical cooperation between China and foreign countries with practical actions. Going towards a better future.

China Year of the World Celebration Jointly

"Once you post Spring Festival couplets, the New Year atmosphere will be strong!" On New Year's Eve, Wu Yi, head of the Serbian "Danau Corridor" Expressway Project Comprehensive Department, brought Serbian employees to post Spring Festival couplets to dress up the project camp, and there was laughter and joy at the scene.

The "Danube Corridor" is an important expressway project in eastern Serbia and was constructed by China Shandong Expressway Group. Most of the Serbian employees hired by the project learned simple Chinese.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, at the Serbian "Danau Corridor" Expressway Camp, Chinese staff and Serbian employees posted the word "Fu" together. Posted by Xinhua News Agency (photo taken by Neymania)

Against the backdrop of the red Spring Festival couplets, the project camp ushered in the "highlight" of New Year's Eve - making dumplings. The fillings, doughs, rolling the dough, and putting them into the pot were done in one go. Project bridge engineer Sarah Tadic and his colleagues were able to learn and dumplings were well-written. "Congratulations on getting rich! Good luck in the Year of the Snake!" With the newly-made dumplings he had made, Tadic sent New Year greetings to his colleagues in Chinese, "I'm so excited to be able to celebrate the New Year with Chinese colleagues and experience the traditional customs of the Spring Festival!"

When the "Belt and Road" meets the Spring Festival, the "Chinese New Year" is becoming the "World Year". Chinese overseas builders have also sowed the seeds of harmony and harmony around the world.

"The Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals of the year!" Zaklina Chanbel, an employee of the Seni wind power project in Croatia, told reporters. This year marks the sixth New Year's Eve that Qian Beier and his Chinese colleagues have spent. The warm yellow lights poured into the construction site, steaming dumplings were served on the table, and Chinese and foreign employees gathered together to raise their glasses, wishing a better tomorrow.

As a model project of the "Belt and Road" green energy cooperation project, the Seni wind power project undertaken by China Northern International has generated a total of 1.26 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity since it was put into operation in December 2021, providing local residents with cheap and stable power supply. It also brings considerable benefits to local cooperative enterprises and makes important contributions to solving the energy problems in Croatia.

The big red lantern is hung high, and the Spring Festival couplets are filled with blessings. At the southernmost tip of the Windward Islands of the Eastern Caribbean Sea, thousands of miles away, the living area of ​​the Grenada National Cricket Stadium repair project built by China is filled with a joyful and joyful New Year atmosphere.

On January 28, staff from China and Grenada National Cricket Stadium repair project living area, celebrated the Spring Festival together in the two countries. Posted by Xinhua News Agency

"The New Year overseas is also full of New Year atmosphere!" Xu Suxing, construction manager of the project team, told reporters that Grenada friends who spent the Spring Festival with Chinese personnel are very interested in Chinese food and Chinese culture. They make dumplings, write Spring Festival couplets, taste food, and perform programs together. . "Many people quickly learned to use chopsticks, and the atmosphere of the reunion dinner was very harmonious."

The family and country are innocent and unrepentant

"I really think about homesickness. Although I couldn't go home during the Chinese New Year, my parents understood and supported me." On New Year's Eve, Liao Zhikang, who was in Congo (Brazza), was busy with project safety inspections as usual.

As the builder of the Congo (Brazza) National Road 4 project of China Construction Group Co., Ltd., Liao Zhikang finished his day's work and calculated the jet lag. He called the video phone when the New Year bell rang in Beijing time to send New Year greetings to his parents .

The National Road 4 project is a key project in the largest port city of Congo (Brazza) and is of great significance to improving local transportation and promoting regional economic development. It is precisely because of the fact that the local people are looking forward to this road that Liao Zhikang chose to stay at his post during the Spring Festival. “This is not only a responsibility, but also a love for the project.”

Cross the mountains and seas, and travel with wind and rain. For more than ten years, many Chinese overseas builders have been on the front line in the cold and summer, and with their love for their careers, they have used their youth and struggle to paint a picture of the Silk Road of common development and sharing beauty.

The project of the Serbian section of the Hungary-Serbian Railway is located in the dispatching and command center of Novi Sad. Yang Guanling, the deputy chief engineer of the project who has not returned to China for the New Year for 6 years, is on duty as usual during the Spring Festival. On New Year's Eve and the first day of the Lunar New Year, he started his day at around 6 a.m., holding meetings, coordinating on the spot, and returning to the resident to process emails.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, at the Serbian section of the Hungary-Serbian Railway project in Novi Sad's dispatching and command center, the project's deputy chief engineer Yang Guanling (later), inquired about the test operation of the line. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Ying

"There is a 7-hour time difference here and in China. Sometimes I want to make a call after I finish my work, but my family has already fallen asleep." Yang Guanling said that when it is late at night, I still miss home, "but I feel very at ease as the project progresses smoothly day by day, I feel very at ease. ”.

Missing is free to persevere; dedication shows greater enthusiasm.

Wang Hui, manager of the production management department of China Oasis Petroleum Company, who has worked in Iraq for many years, can no longer remember when the Spring Festival was last reunited, but he is familiar with all the production data of the project oil field.

On January 28, Wang Hui (right), manager of the production management department of China Oasis Petroleum Company, inspected the project site at the Ahedab Oilfield in Iraq. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Duan Minfu

As the operator of the Ahardybu Oilfield, the first foreign energy cooperation project in Iraq after the war, China Oasis Petroleum has been here since 2009. Oilfield production is day and night, providing fuel to Iraq's largest thermal power plant, and ensuring the safe operation of facilities is Wang Hui's main responsibility. In his words, "We are guarding the lights of thousands of families here."

"The Spring Festival is an important moment for Chinese family reunion, but Wang Hui chose to stick to the front line with us, which is admirable!" said Hardy Obed, director of the production management department of Ahardybu Oilfield.

Say the family and take care of everyone, and always stick to the courage to take responsibility. Over the past decade, Chinese overseas builders have joined hands with partners from various countries to continue to promote the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" from turning ideas into actions and vision into reality.

The Chinese Dream World Dream is beautiful and beautiful

Fighting the wind and rain, spring and autumn fruits. The joint construction of the "Belt and Road" has entered a new stage of high-quality development, and has continuously expanded new space for higher-level, more resilient and more sustainable win-win development, providing a broad range of Chinese youth who are ambitious and dare to act to strive and grow overseas. stage.

Zhou Zucan, director of the Engineering and Technology Department of the Kazakhstan Caspian Asphalt Plant Renovation Project, is from Guizhou. He just graduated from the School of Civil Engineering of Tongji University in June last year. This was his first job since he left campus and his first overseas project he participated in. During this Spring Festival, he and more than 170 colleagues braved the cold and stayed on the front line of the project.

The Caspian Asphalt Plant, undertaken by China CITIC Construction Co., Ltd., is the first large-scale petrochemical project built after Kazakhstan's independence, and provides a large amount of road asphalt for the construction of Kazakhstan's highway. In May last year, CITIC Construction launched a renovation and upgrading project based on the original factory site.

In Zhou Zucan's view, the asphalt plant provides material guarantees for local road construction and contributes to the paving of mutual benefit and win-win situation between China and Kazakhstan. "As a young overseas builder, I am deeply honored to contribute to the high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative. This is a challenge and an opportunity for growth."

Through new achievements and new projects, Chinese builders overseas have vividly practiced the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind.

On New Year's Eve, Yang Zhichao, an employee of the comprehensive management department of the Malaysian East Coast Railway (hereinafter referred to as "Madong Railway"), organized employees from China and Malaysia to hang up the red lanterns brought from China, hoping for this red warmth. It can bring good luck to the Year of the Snake.

The Malaysia-East Railway Project, undertaken by China Communications Construction Group Co., Ltd., is a flagship project for the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" between China and Malaysia. It has a total length of more than 600 kilometers and is regarded as a "land bridge" connecting Malaysia's east and west coasts. After completion, it will drive economic development on the East Coast region and greatly improve the interconnection of the regions along the route.

Watching the gorgeous fireworks blooming in the night sky, Yang Zhichao and his colleagues firmly believe that this railway that embodies sweat and hard work and leads to the future will become the common pride of builders of China and Malaysia.

Years pass by clouds and evenings, everything is renewed. Chinese overseas builders continue to sweat and inspire their enthusiasm, so as to spread the beautiful vision of the Chinese nation as one of the world on the vast land of jointly building the "Belt and Road" countries, work hand in hand with partners from all countries, and run out on the road of common development. Acceleration deeply interprets the concept of mutual assistance and shared destiny.

Text Reporter: Yu Rong, Yan Jie

Video reporter: Tang Jingyao

Poster design: Liu Yaxuan

Coordination: Han Mo, Zhao Zhuoyun, Jinma Mengni, Wang Jie, Wang Yuxuan