何賢君 薛文春

一位非洲友人曾經(jīng)說(shuō)過(guò)，和合文化作為中華文化的精髓之一，在非洲不少地方廣為流傳，弘揚(yáng)光大。而把和合文化帶到非洲的正是一個(gè)師范類的高?！憬瓗煼洞髮W(xué)。

浙師大于1996年開始與非洲結(jié)緣，二十六年的深厚情誼，見證了和合文化在非洲的開花結(jié)果。如今，浙師大由于深耕非洲研究，已逐漸成為中國(guó)非洲區(qū)域國(guó)別研究的學(xué)術(shù)高地、非洲事務(wù)咨詢的重要智庫(kù)、涉非人才培養(yǎng)的重要基地和對(duì)非民間外交的重要力量。

三大平臺(tái)推動(dòng)中非合作

浙師大的新月湖畔，有一座敞亮的四層樓。棕黑色的楹聯(lián)式門牌，刻著一行金黃色的字：浙江師范大學(xué)非洲研究院。如今，這里已經(jīng)成為中國(guó)非洲研究的一支重要生力軍。

浙師大基于長(zhǎng)期的學(xué)術(shù)研究和實(shí)踐，創(chuàng)造性地提出了中非共建共享共通的知識(shí)、情感、行動(dòng)體系架構(gòu)，其中，非洲研究院、非洲博物館、中非智庫(kù)論壇作為體系架構(gòu)的三大實(shí)踐“主平臺(tái)”不斷得以發(fā)展和延伸，浙師大也由此走出了一條地方高校特色辦學(xué)的新路。

浙師大非洲研究院的創(chuàng)建之路要追溯到2006年?！爱?dāng)時(shí)，有人建議我，在國(guó)內(nèi)高校創(chuàng)辦一個(gè)實(shí)體性研究機(jī)構(gòu)，發(fā)揮智庫(kù)功效服務(wù)中非合作?！狈侵扪芯吭涸洪L(zhǎng)劉鴻武回憶說(shuō)。第二年，身為云南大學(xué)非洲研究專家的他，來(lái)到浙師大創(chuàng)立非洲研究院，提出以學(xué)科建設(shè)為本體的“五位一體”智庫(kù)發(fā)展思路，即“學(xué)科建設(shè)為主體，智庫(kù)服務(wù)為功用，媒體傳播為手段，扎根非洲為前提，中非合作為路徑”。

經(jīng)過(guò)十幾年的努力，如今，這一學(xué)科建構(gòu)起了從本科到碩士、博士學(xué)位點(diǎn)完整的課程體系、教材體系、師資體系和人才培養(yǎng)體系。一批富有情懷、學(xué)有專攻的中非學(xué)者成長(zhǎng)起來(lái)，產(chǎn)出了一系列原創(chuàng)性的成果，有的研究填補(bǔ)了相關(guān)領(lǐng)域的空白。自2007年建院以來(lái)，浙師大非洲研究院專注非洲發(fā)展和中非合作兩大領(lǐng)域的研究，2020年成為國(guó)家教育部與浙江省“省部共建非洲研究與中非合作協(xié)同創(chuàng)新研究中心”。

浙師大非洲博物館作為國(guó)內(nèi)首個(gè)和非洲相關(guān)的綜合性博物館，業(yè)已成為傳播非洲文化的“立體教科書”。館藏非洲藝術(shù)品1000多件，接待國(guó)內(nèi)外參觀者十幾萬(wàn)人次，到上海、寧波、杭州等城市舉辦巡展10余場(chǎng)……交談中，劉鴻武從相冊(cè)中翻出一張泛黃的照片遞給筆者。照片中的他一襲白衣，半蹲在一個(gè)桁架上刷油漆。身后一塊木板上寫著5個(gè)大字：非洲博物館。這是當(dāng)年他親自參與建館時(shí)的留影。如今，非洲博物館二期工程“中非交流博物館”正在籌建中，計(jì)劃今年年底開館。

“非洲是人類藝術(shù)生活的重要搖籃，這是一個(gè)把生活變成藝術(shù)、又把藝術(shù)變成生活的地方。”分管博物館工作的副院長(zhǎng)楊文佳說(shuō)。筆者走進(jìn)博物館，立刻就被熱烈而動(dòng)感的非洲本土音樂所吸引。襯著溫柔的橘色燈光，各類造型夸張、風(fēng)格迥異的藝術(shù)品擺放在展示臺(tái)上，散發(fā)出濃濃的異域風(fēng)情。國(guó)之交在民相親。非洲博物館重塑了參觀者對(duì)非洲的認(rèn)知，也為非洲朋友們帶來(lái)了家的感覺。

為了讓中非雙方和整個(gè)發(fā)展中國(guó)家的學(xué)術(shù)界、思想界、智庫(kù)界有主動(dòng)設(shè)置議題、創(chuàng)設(shè)概念、貢獻(xiàn)知識(shí)、提供思想的意識(shí)與能力，2011年，由浙師大牽頭操辦的中非智庫(kù)論壇誕生。創(chuàng)辦以來(lái)，論壇每年分別在中國(guó)和非洲舉行，設(shè)置了“新世紀(jì)第二個(gè)十年的中非關(guān)系”“新形勢(shì)下中非如何維護(hù)與拓展共同利益”“中非關(guān)系的提升與中非軟實(shí)力建設(shè)”等重要議題，為中非合作戰(zhàn)略貢獻(xiàn)了巨大力量。中國(guó)和非洲上千位高端學(xué)術(shù)人才，通過(guò)這一對(duì)話平臺(tái)進(jìn)行思想碰撞和交流，推進(jìn)了中非學(xué)術(shù)思想界的合作。2012年，中非智庫(kù)論壇正式納入中非合作論壇框架，成為中非民間對(duì)話的固定機(jī)制。

深入非洲傳播中國(guó)文化

1996年，浙師大選派了漢語(yǔ)教師赴喀麥隆教授漢語(yǔ)，傳播中國(guó)文化。多年來(lái)，浙江師范大學(xué)通過(guò)孔子學(xué)院的平臺(tái)，致力于非洲本土的中文教育。該校國(guó)際處處長(zhǎng)、國(guó)際中文教育實(shí)踐與研究非洲基地執(zhí)行主任徐麗華教授表示，孔子學(xué)院在中非人文交流等領(lǐng)域發(fā)揮了橋梁和窗口作用，在構(gòu)建中非命運(yùn)共同體的過(guò)程中起到了重要的助推作用。

2007年起，浙江師范大學(xué)先后與喀麥隆雅溫得第二大學(xué)、莫桑比克蒙德拉內(nèi)大學(xué)、坦桑尼亞達(dá)累斯薩拉姆大學(xué)和南非西開普大學(xué)合作成立4所孔子學(xué)院。10多年來(lái)，浙江師范大學(xué)已先后派出數(shù)百名漢語(yǔ)教師，先后培養(yǎng)了數(shù)萬(wàn)名通曉中文的非洲“中國(guó)通”，其中有近千名漢語(yǔ)專業(yè)的畢業(yè)生。

麥曉晴是喀麥隆雅溫得第二大學(xué)孔子學(xué)院漢語(yǔ)教師志愿者?！澳愫?，這里是雅溫得第二大學(xué)孔子學(xué)院……”一天下午，初來(lái)喀麥隆的她坐在出租車上，突然聽到了熟悉的中文，當(dāng)時(shí)的她激動(dòng)壞了。

不僅能讓身在異國(guó)他鄉(xiāng)的她聽到中文，同時(shí)還是一檔教中文、普及中國(guó)文化的節(jié)目，這讓參與其中并從事漢語(yǔ)教育事業(yè)的她倍感自豪：“漂洋過(guò)海來(lái)到遙遠(yuǎn)的喀麥隆是值得的?！备屗龥]想到的是，司機(jī)突然用中文跟她對(duì)話了起來(lái)?！澳愫?！今天天氣真好！”雖然發(fā)音不是很準(zhǔn)，但能夠感受到司機(jī)對(duì)漢語(yǔ)的熱愛?！拔乙槐橐槐榈亟?，他一遍一遍地跟著學(xué)，連帶著后面的乘客也跟著我念起來(lái)了。”在這小小的車廂里，伴隨著廣播里傳來(lái)的中文歌聲與主持人的實(shí)用漢語(yǔ)教學(xué)，麥曉晴與司機(jī)、乘客也展開了一堂生動(dòng)的漢語(yǔ)課。下車前，司機(jī)還向麥曉晴打聽去哪里可以學(xué)漢語(yǔ)，“他想讓他兒子學(xué)習(xí)中文，然后到中國(guó)留學(xué)”。司機(jī)說(shuō)起中文時(shí)臉上的笑容，讓她至今難忘。

除了培養(yǎng)漢語(yǔ)專業(yè)學(xué)生外，在浙江師范大學(xué)幫助下，這4所孔子學(xué)院通過(guò)“一院多點(diǎn)”的方式，將漢語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)輻射到了更廣范圍。

從對(duì)中國(guó)知之甚少到“漢語(yǔ)熱”不斷升溫，越來(lái)越多的非洲人對(duì)會(huì)說(shuō)漢語(yǔ)、交中國(guó)朋友表現(xiàn)出極大的熱情。通過(guò)孔子學(xué)院，浙江師范大學(xué)不僅向非洲四國(guó)人民傳播漢語(yǔ)、推廣中華文化，還加深了中非之間的傳統(tǒng)友誼。

“我想您Amanda，不要忘了我！”“老師，我今天讀了您寫的詩(shī)《水要蒸發(fā)》，很想念您！”……這是浙師大公派教師蔣玲月結(jié)束為期兩年的漢語(yǔ)教學(xué)，從莫桑比克回國(guó)后收到的來(lái)自當(dāng)?shù)貙W(xué)生的祝福。

幾名志愿者圍在當(dāng)?shù)鼐用竦奶繝t旁做西紅柿炒蛋；第一次端著餃子向當(dāng)?shù)剜従邮竞?，換來(lái)了巧克力蛋糕；自己指導(dǎo)的學(xué)生出現(xiàn)在湖南衛(wèi)視“漢語(yǔ)橋”大賽舞臺(tái)上并榮獲非洲組第七名；學(xué)生在中秋晚會(huì)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)忘情地朗誦她指導(dǎo)的漢語(yǔ)詩(shī)歌；她的聲音出現(xiàn)在馬普托車載電臺(tái)的訪問(wèn)節(jié)目上……如今，每每收到學(xué)生從微信、郵箱、社交媒體平臺(tái)發(fā)來(lái)的問(wèn)候，她的腦海中都會(huì)泛起自己在莫桑比克的記憶漣漪。每條留言，每聲問(wèn)候，她都會(huì)輕聲朗讀很多次。

雙向交流搭建友誼之橋

浙江師范大學(xué)還通過(guò)多平臺(tái)培養(yǎng)涉非人才，助力“一帶一路”民心相通，每年有1000多名非洲留學(xué)生在校學(xué)習(xí)。學(xué)校積極承擔(dān)對(duì)非人力資源培訓(xùn)項(xiàng)目，十多年來(lái)，共承辦200多個(gè)對(duì)非研修項(xiàng)目，共有來(lái)自49個(gè)非洲國(guó)家和地區(qū)的4000余名高級(jí)教育官員和大中小學(xué)校長(zhǎng)、智庫(kù)專家、教師等參加研修，不少人已成為非洲政界、學(xué)界的重要人物。2010年，學(xué)校還成立了全國(guó)高校首家融人才培養(yǎng)、人員培訓(xùn)、學(xué)術(shù)研究、商務(wù)咨詢于一體的實(shí)體性中非國(guó)際商學(xué)院，同時(shí)在國(guó)際文化教育學(xué)院建立對(duì)非漢語(yǔ)國(guó)際教育本科專業(yè)與碩士專業(yè)，與南非斯坦陵布什大學(xué)合作，在非洲三國(guó)建立海外實(shí)訓(xùn)基地，招收中國(guó)和非洲國(guó)家的本科生、研究生，迄今已培養(yǎng)中國(guó)“非洲通”和非洲“中國(guó)通”人才萬(wàn)余人。

約羅 · 迪亞洛（Yoro · Diallo）來(lái)自馬里，畢業(yè)于法國(guó)巴黎第一大學(xué)，2013年作為外交官來(lái)華任職，現(xiàn)在是浙江師范大學(xué)非洲研究院馬里籍高級(jí)研究員、非洲博物館館長(zhǎng)、非洲法語(yǔ)國(guó)家研究中心執(zhí)行主任。

從小，他對(duì)中國(guó)就有著特殊的感情。他父親是馬里一所學(xué)校的校長(zhǎng)，而這所學(xué)校就是中國(guó)援建的。那時(shí)，學(xué)校里經(jīng)常播放中國(guó)歌曲，雖然當(dāng)時(shí)年紀(jì)小，他還是學(xué)會(huì)了一些。

有一年，他母親生病，看了很多醫(yī)生都不見好，最后被援助馬里的一位中國(guó)醫(yī)生治好了。打聽后才知道，這位醫(yī)生來(lái)自“金華”，那是他第一次在心里記下了“金華”這座城市的名字。

2011年，約羅 · 迪亞洛第一次來(lái)到金華，就參觀了浙江師范大學(xué)的非洲博物館?！爱?dāng)時(shí)館內(nèi)藏品還不多，我發(fā)現(xiàn)沒有自己家鄉(xiāng)馬里的藏品，就向?qū)W校表達(dá)了捐贈(zèng)意愿?！奔s羅 · 迪亞洛回憶道。為了實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的愿望，2014年，當(dāng)他再次因?yàn)楣ぷ鹘涣鱽?lái)到浙江師范大學(xué)時(shí)，就向非洲博物館捐贈(zèng)了收藏多年的5件馬里藝術(shù)品，“我捐贈(zèng)的這些工藝品也填補(bǔ)了該館馬里藏品的空白，我很自豪”。

來(lái)到浙師大任職后，他梳理和豐富了博物館內(nèi)的藏品，研究來(lái)了它們的文化內(nèi)涵，時(shí)常向中國(guó)的學(xué)生介紹這些國(guó)家的地理、人口、族群、語(yǔ)言，以及藝術(shù)與傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗，促進(jìn)中非兩國(guó)文化交流。

來(lái)自坦桑尼亞的王曉樂，現(xiàn)在是浙師大漢語(yǔ)國(guó)際教育專業(yè)的一名學(xué)生。從小，他就對(duì)中國(guó)和漢字充滿好奇?！拔壹以谔官濊F路邊，鐵路是中國(guó)援建的，鐵路旁超市里的商品上很多都是漢字?！毙r(shí)候，他和很多非洲人一樣愛看李小龍的電影，向往去中國(guó)。

2017年，來(lái)到浙師大學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)國(guó)際教育，這也成了他夢(mèng)想的起點(diǎn)?！霸诮鹑A5年多時(shí)間里，好多金華朋友夸我漢語(yǔ)說(shuō)得好，說(shuō)我是個(gè)‘老金華?！钡鯐詷凡⒉粷M足，他更想學(xué)習(xí)中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)文化，融入中國(guó)人的生活，變成一個(gè)能讀懂中國(guó)的老外，做一個(gè)“中國(guó)通”。除了在課堂上學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)，他還走進(jìn)金華的大街小巷，交中國(guó)朋友。他學(xué)習(xí)了中國(guó)剪紙、參加劃龍舟比賽，還常去雷鋒文化館做志愿者。

“我愿是一座金華橋，連接金華與非洲的文化交流?！?021年，他用母語(yǔ)斯瓦希里語(yǔ)翻譯中國(guó)防疫注意事項(xiàng)宣傳語(yǔ)，為在華外籍人士提供語(yǔ)言服務(wù)；他開抖音號(hào)，幫助很多在坦桑尼亞學(xué)習(xí)工作的中國(guó)朋友學(xué)習(xí)斯語(yǔ)；他參與浙師大學(xué)術(shù)公共紀(jì)錄片《重走坦贊鐵路》的拍攝，為紀(jì)錄片創(chuàng)作歌曲；他聽說(shuō)了陳望道的故事，還嘗試用斯語(yǔ)翻譯《共產(chǎn)黨宣言》……

如今，有不少外國(guó)朋友問(wèn)他金華怎么樣？他總會(huì)不厭其煩地向他們“種草”，并邀請(qǐng)他們來(lái)金華、來(lái)中國(guó)?！拔蚁胱尭喾侵奕肆私庵袊?guó)文化，看到真實(shí)美好的中國(guó)?！睂?lái)，他希望自己能成為記者或文化傳播者，為中非文化交流貢獻(xiàn)力量。明年，學(xué)校還準(zhǔn)備讓他去給即將赴非洲孔子學(xué)院當(dāng)志愿者的老師們上課，教授斯語(yǔ)和非洲文化。

據(jù)悉，10多年來(lái)，浙江師范大學(xué)培養(yǎng)了中非研究博士、碩士300多人，還承辦了數(shù)十期國(guó)家級(jí)別的涉非高端人才研修班，累計(jì)培訓(xùn)非洲高端人才4000人次，其中不少學(xué)員已成為在非洲各國(guó)非常有影響力的人物。

African Friendship Spanning Twenty-Six Years

By He Xianjun Xue Wenchun

An African friend said， as part of the quintessential Chinese culture， the Hehe culture has been widely spread and carried forward in many parts of Africa. Zhejiang Normal University （ZJNU） brought the Hehe culture to Africa in 1996 from an academic highland in China for country-specific African studies， a think tank for African affairs consulting， a base for Africa-related training and as a force in non-governmental diplomacy with Africa.

In a spacious four-story building by the Crescent Lake in ZJNU， with its brown-black couplet-style door number plate engraved with the words “Institute of African Studies， Zhejiang Normal University” in a golden color， you can find a new force in African studies in China. The university creatively proposed a system of common knowledge and action for China-Africa co-construction and sharing， whose main practice platforms are Institute of African Studies， Africa Museum and China-Africa Think Tank Forum， so that ZJNU has embarked on a new path for running a local university.

Liu Hongwu， chief of the institution which plays the role of a think tank to serve China-Africa cooperation， recalled how in 2007， as an African research expert at Yunnan University， he moved to ZJNU and proposed the idea of a “five-in-one” think tank with discipline construction as the main body， think tank service as the functional operator， media communication as the means， rooting in Africa as the foundation， and China-Africa cooperation as the path. After years of hard work， this entity has formed a complete system of curriculum， teaching materials， teachers and talent training with programs from bachelors to masters and doctoral degrees. A group of enthusiastic and professional Chinese and African scholars have grown up and produced a series of publications. The Institute of Africa Studies has focused on African development and China-Africa cooperation， and in 2020， it became the national “Research Center for African Studies and China-Africa Innovative and Synergetic Cooperation.”

As the first comprehensive museum on Africa in China， the Africa Museum has become a “3D textbook” for the dissemination of African culture. The museum has more than 1，000 pieces of African art; it has received more than 100，000 domestic and foreign visitors; it has held a dozen touring exhibitions in Shanghai， Ningbo， Hangzhou and other cities. Now， the second-phase project， China-Africa Exchange Museum is scheduled to open soon.

“Africa is an important cradle of human artistic life， a place that turns life into art and art back into life，” said Yang Wenjia， deputy dean in charge of museum work. Walking into the museum， one would be immediately attracted by enthusiastic and dynamic African music. Against the gentle orange light， various artworks with exaggerated shapes and in different styles are placed on the display stands， exuding a strong exotic atmosphere. The friendship between countries lies in their peoples mutual affinity. The Africa Museum reshapes the visitors perception of Africa and brings the feeling of a “home from home” to African friends.

In order to provide the academia， thinkers and think tanks in both China and Africa and the entire developing countries with a platform to set topics， create concepts， contribute knowledge and ideas， the China-Africa Think Tank Forum led by ZJNU was born in 2011. Since its inception， the forum has been held in China and Africa respectively every year. Important topics like “China-Africa relations in the second decade of the new century”， “How do China and Africa maintain and expand common interests in the new situation” and “The promotion of China-Africa relations and the construction of China-Africa soft power” have contributed enormously to China-Africa cooperation. Thousands of scholars from China and Africa have brainstormed and exchanged ideas through this dialogue platform， and promoted the cooperation between the academic and ideological circles in China and Africa. In 2012， the China-Africa Think Tank Forum was formally incorporated into the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation as a fixed mechanism for China-Africa people-to-people dialogues.

In 1996， ZJNU sent language teachers to Cameroon to teach Chinese and spread Chinese culture. Over the years， it has devoted itself to Chinese teaching in Africa through the platform of the Confucius Institute. Professor Xu Lihua， director of the International Office and executive director of the African Base for International Chinese Education Practice and Research， said that the Confucius Institute has played a role of a bridge and window in China-Africa humanistic exchanges.

Since 2007， ZJNU has established four Confucius Institutes in cooperation with the University of Yaoundé II in Cameroon， Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique， the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. It has dispatched hundreds of Chinese teachers and trained tens of thousands of African “China hands” who are proficient in Chinese， including nearly 1，000 graduates majoring in Chinese language.

Mai Xiaoqing is a volunteer Chinese teacher at the Confucius Institute at the University of Yaoundé II in Cameroon. “Hello， this is the Confucius Institute at the University of Yaoundé II ...” One afternoon， when she was sitting in a taxi in Cameroon for the first time， she suddenly heard familiar Chinese， and she was so excited at the time. Being in a foreign country， she could not only hear Chinese， but also a program that teaches Chinese and popularizes Chinese culture. For her， who is involved in Chinese education， she felt a sense of pride： “Its worth it to go as far as Cameroon.” What surprised her even more was that the driver suddenly started a conversation with her in Chinese. “Hello！ The weather is so nice today！” Although the pronunciation was not so good， she could feel the drivers love for Chinese. In this small car， accompanied by the singing of Chinese songs on the radio and the hosts practical Chinese teaching， Mai Xiaoqing， driver and passengers also started a lively Chinese class. The driver asked Mai Xiaoqing where to learn Chinese， “He wanted his son to learn Chinese and then study in China.” The smile on the drivers face speaking about Chinese is unforgettable to this day. In addition to cultivating Chinese majors， with the help of ZJNU， these four Confucius Institutes have radiated Chinese learning to a wider range through the “one institute with multiple campuses” approach.

Zhejiang Normal University also cultivates African-related talents on multiple platforms and helps people to connect with people along the Belt and Road. Over a thousand African students enroll here every year. It has undertaken over 200 human resources training programs for Africa in a dozen years， enrolling more than 4，000 senior education officials and presidents of universities， middle and primary schools， think tank experts and teachers from 49 African countries and regions， and many of them have become important figures in African political and academic circles， including the current President of the Central African Republic Faustin Archange Touadera. In 2010， ZJNU established the first China-Africa International Business School that integrates training， academic research and business consulting in a Chinese university， as well as undergraduate and masters programs for international education in Chinese for Africa at its College of International Culture and Education. In cooperation with Stellenbosch University in South Africa， it established overseas training bases in three African countries and enrolled undergraduate and postgraduate students from China and African countries. So far， more than 10，000 Chinese “Africa hands” and African “China hands” have been trained.

Yoro Diallo is from Mali and graduated from University of Paris I. He came to China as a diplomat in 2013 and is now a Mali senior researcher at the Institute of African Studies， director of the Africa Museum， executive director of the Center for the Studies of African French-speaking Countries. Since childhood， he has had a special affection for China. His father is the principal of a school in Mali， which was built with Chinese aid. Chinese songs were frequently played in the school and he learned some of them. One year， his mother fell ill， and after seeing many doctors， she was finally cured by a Chinese doctor in Mali. He managed to find out that the doctor was from “Jinhua”， and that was the first time he wrote down the name of the city in his mind.

In 2011， when Yoro Diallo first came to Jinhua， he visited the Africa Museum. “At that time， there were not many collections in the museum. I found nothing from my hometown of Mali， so I expressed my willingness to donate to the university.” In 2014， when he came to ZJNU again for work exchange， he donated five pieces of Malian art that he had collected many years ago. “I am proud that these handicrafts I donated fill the gap in the museums collection of Mali.” After coming to teach at the University， he sorted out and enriched the collections in the museum， and studied their cultural connotations. He often introduced the geography， population， ethnic groups， languages， as well as arts and traditional customs of these countries to Chinese students to promote China-Africa Cultural exchanges.

Ayube Tewele Damiani， who goes by his Chinese name Wang Xiaole， from Tanzania is currently a student majoring in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages. Since childhood， he has been curious about China and Chinese characters. “My home is by the Tanzania-Zambia Railway， built with assistance from China. Many commodities in the supermarkets next to the railway have Chinese characters on them.” Like many Africans， he loved watching Bruce Lees movies and longed to go to China. In 2017， he came to Zhejiang Normal University， which became the starting point of his dream.

“For more than 5 years in Jinhua， many Jinhua friends praised me for speaking Chinese well， saying that I am an ‘old Jinhua.” But Wang Xiaole was not satisfied. He wanted to learn traditional Chinese culture， integrate into Chinese life， and become a foreigner who can read China as a “China hand”. In addition to learning Chinese in class， he also walked into the streets of Jinhua and made Chinese friends. He learned Chinese paper cutting， participated in dragon boat races， and often volunteered at the Lei Feng Cultural Center.

“I would like to be a bridge connecting the cultural exchanges between Jinhua and Africa.” In 2021， he translated the slogans of Chinas epidemic prevention precautions into his native language Swahili， providing language services for foreigners in China; he opened a TikTok account to help Chinese friends who are studying and working in Tanzania to learn his language. He participated in the filming of ZJNUs public documentary Traveling Along the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Again and composed songs. After hearing the story of Chen Wangdao， he also tried to translate The Communist Manifest into Swahili.

Nowadays， many foreign friends ask him what Jinhua is like？ He would always go out of his way to share information and invite them to Jinhua and China. “I want more Africans to understand Chinese culture and see the real and beautiful China.” In the future， he hopes to become a journalist or cultural communicator and contribute to China-Africa cultural exchanges. Next year， ZJNU plans to ask him to tutor the teachers who will be volunteering at the Confucius Institutes in Africa， teaching them Swahili and African culture.

It is reported that over the past 10 years， Zhejiang Normal University has trained more than 300 doctors and masters in Chinese and African studies， and has hosted dozens of training courses for Africa-related officials from Chinese central ministries and commissions， and has trained 4，000 African professionals， many of whom have become influential figures in African countries.