Five years ago, I went to America and stayed in Kansas City for two months.
KC is located in the central United States and belongs to Missouri and Kansas.
With a population of about 500,000, this city is the seventh largest city in the midwest. The beautiful Missouri River passes through the city, and Kancheng forms twin cities with Xi 'an, Changsha, Tainan and Yan 'an in China.
Plaza is the bustling commercial center of KC, and the urban style is mostly Spanish style. It is said that it was a pig farm a hundred years ago. KC Art Museum is very grand, and it is one of the largest art museums in America. I have been there twice, and there are many Chinese calligraphy and painting, furniture, ceramics and so on on the whole floor, which is dizzying. KC's urban sculptures and urban landscapes are quite distinctive. Impressively, the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Red Lantern city landscape with China cultural characteristics was placed in a prominent position in the square city and the library center, which showed the local people's admiration and admiration for China's oriental culture.
There are more than 100 urban parks in KC. Squirrels and rabbits can often be seen, and there are also many Canadian wild geese in streams and lakes. Once, I was fishing in a lake near Independence City, and a group of Canadian geese strolled by me. I give them bread. The geese were so happy that they didn't want to leave for a long time. Because there was bread crumbs on my finger, a goose swallowed it with my finger. ...
KC also witnessed an international competition. 197 1 In July, President Nixon delivered a famous "Five Centers" speech in KC. At this time, Kissinger was secretly going to China, and Premier Zhou Enlai skillfully used President Nixon's public conversation in Kansas City to turn an enemy into a friend. To this end, experts on international issues agree that President Nixon's speech in Kansas City opened an ice-breaking trip to Sino-US relations that affected the world pattern.
There are many churches in KC. One weekend morning, we visited a Christian church led by local American friends. I remember that we attended an activity held in the church in the second half of the morning. When we arrived, the activity had ended in the first half, and those who left the party and those waiting for admission gathered in the church hall to chat. I noticed that almost all the people attending church activities were white, and most of them were dressed in formal clothes, well-dressed and relaxed. I'm not surprised to see our Asian faces. People keep greeting us. Oral English in the morning is on people's lips, and I replied good morning, thank you. Everyone exchanged greetings, polite and peaceful. When entering the church, about 50 people were present, with church staff presiding at the front desk and a small band and singer composed of several people on the left. I guess they are Christians, too The content of playing and singing may be related to Christ, but it sounds beautiful, especially the singer's bel canto is very professional, comparable to Mohong and Wang Xia. Because we are not Christians, we did not attend the Eucharist and other related ceremonies, so no one questioned our observation. On the contrary, we feel the relaxed atmosphere of tolerance between different nationalities and cultures everywhere.
It is said that there are also black churches in places where black people live in the east of KC, but the security there is not good and the police are unwilling to deal with some serious murders. In KC, people are often seen wandering and begging, especially under the bridge and in some secluded places. Tramps often stay there, and hippies often kill time in front of some bars.
KC people are kind and sincere. One day, I went out for a walk as usual, intending to walk to the supermarket a little farther away. I'm new here and I'm not familiar with some places. After walking for a while, I still didn't see the supermarket. I wanted to ask someone for directions, but there were few pedestrians. Finally, I met an old lady walking in the same direction. I turned on my mobile phone and asked where the supermarket nearby was. After looking at it, the old man pointed to the left, indicating the direction of the supermarket. After I understood, the old man walked on. When I came to the first fork in the road, I saw an old lady waiting for me at one of the forks. She motioned to turn left with her hand, and then walked on to the supermarket. To this end, I deeply feel the warm and selfless help of KC and the sincerity and kindness of the American people!
In those days in KC, being kind to others, helping each other and helping others seemed to be a normal state in people's lives. There, purify your mind and help others as much as you can. One day, I went fishing in the Missouri River by bus. There are not many passengers on the bus. After a while, I saw what an 80-year-old man put on the cart next to him, probably canned food, suddenly fell into the car and scattered it everywhere. The car is driving, the old man can't get up and pick it up, and other passengers are indifferent. Seeing this, I want to help, but on second thought, as a foreigner, I don't know the language and customs. In addition, I dare not stand up and help, because the consequences of China's "help or not" during that time may even be a "pit" of deception. The bus continues to drive, and the scattered items are still tumbling on the bus. My heart has been fighting. Finally, there can be no mistake in helping the elderly! I believe the law won't blame me, even if I go to court for this, even though the language is unreasonable! That is, I quickly got up, picked up the scattered items one by one, put them back in the old man's plastic bag and tied the bag. Other passengers have no language or expression. I thought, thank god, it's not a pit! When the bus arrived at the station before the finish line, the old man was ready to get off. I got out of the car through the back door and stood at the front door waiting for the telescopic baffle to lower. The old man helped the cart to get off slowly, and I helped the cart step by step to let the old man get off safely. After seeing it, the driver said to me sincerely, "Thank you! Thank you very much! "
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