Beijing Olympic voluteers show China's new image: Ecuadorian paper
21/8/2008 18:02
Ecuadorian newspaper, El Comercio, said yesterday that numerous young
Chinese volunteers serving the ongoing Beijing Olympics have formed an
impressive scene in the city, and are presenting China's new image to the
world.
Some 100,000 volunteers in blue T-shirts are working at every corner
of Beijing. Some are helping with security check at sports venues, others are
directing passengers at subway stations, still others are offering language
service to foreign tourists, the newspaper said in an article.
These
volunteers, mostly college students at their 20s, seem energetic and capable of
everything. With friendly smiles forever on their faces, they offer every
possible service to foreign athletes and visitors.
The world is impressed by
the host country's strong momentum in collecting gold medals, its magnificent
sports venues and wide use of hi-tech, but undoubtedly the young volunteers have
left the world people an equally fond memory. They are the best image
ambassadors for a rapidly rising China, said the paper.
A female Olympic
volunteer, who is a student from China Foreign Affairs University, said during a
brief interview by the paper that she is proud of being able to do her share for
her country though her daily workload of 10 hours is hard indeed, but she will
always treasure that unique experience in her life.
Xinhua
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