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American 90s generation uses camera to tell China's environmental protection story

2024-05-16   

Ouyang Kai, a young man born in the 1990s in the United States, is a nature conservation photographer. He, who has lived in China for many years and can speak fluent Chinese, is determined to build a bridge for civil exchanges between China and the United States, and introduce China's efforts in environmental protection to the world. Recently, Ouyang Kai gave an interview to reporters and talked about his story of how he first became acquainted with China. He said that more than 10 years ago, when he was still a freshman, he began learning this language because Chinese complemented the advantages of his international relations and environmental management major. He admitted that the initial feeling of learning Chinese was "happiness and fun", and writing Chinese characters was very relaxing; Unexpectedly, my life has changed due to this choice. The picture is taken by American nature conservation photographer Ouyang Kai. The picture is from the personal website of the interviewee. After graduating from university, Ouyang Kai came to China and continued to study Chinese at Peking University. After that, he worked and lived in China for many years. He took many environmental themed photos in the mountainous areas of western China, dedicated to introducing the process of establishing the first batch of national parks in China to the outside world. He believes that in the past 10 years, China has undergone significant changes in environmental protection, and achievements in this area can be seen in Qinghai, Hainan, and Sichuan. The saying "Green mountains and clear waters are like mountains of gold and silver" reflects the Chinese people's recognition that protecting nature is also promoting economic prosperity and human development. "Now, China's economic development and environmental protection are linked together, which is a new way and perspective for China in the new era." Now, Ouyang Kai has returned to the United States and settled in New York, where he continues to pay attention to environmental protection and climate change issues. His recently completed documentary "The Zero Carbon Road between China and the United States" focuses on China and the United States working together to address climate change. Ouyang Kai has visited China's Giant Panda National Park and Sanjiangyuan National Park. In addition to exploring more national parks in China, he also plans to write a book about China's achievements and development in nature conservation in the past decade. "This book can tell my own story, as well as some stories of China's frontline environmental workers... I want to write this book in English and tell these stories to audiences in the United States and Europe.". In response to the Western hype about China's so-called "overcapacity" in the field of new energy such as electric vehicles, Ouyang Kai said that from the perspective of protecting the Earth's environment, the United States needs Chinese related products and "must quickly respond to climate change through every channel.". Ouyang Kai also expressed the hope that civil exchanges between China and the United States, especially among young people, can become more active. "The news coverage of China by Western media does not necessarily represent all or the real China." To understand China, Americans should "go there first to make friends with Chinese people and experience their ideas." He hopes to continue to play a bridging role in civil exchanges between China and the United States. (Lai Xin She)

Edit:Yi Jing Responsible editor:Li Nian

Source:XinhuaNet

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