我和你邂逅在延安
［ 巴基斯坦 ］ 娜姿 延安大学
“我一定要去中国学习。”我在心里一直告诉自己。
2018年，我离开巴基斯坦来到了向往已久的中国，我第一站抵达的城市是美丽的春城昆明，在这里我度过了一年美好的语言学习时光。2019年，我来到了写满革命历史的城市——延安。
她不像昆明那样漂亮、湿润，但她有自己独特的风格。你一定没有见过一个城市有那么多的窑洞建筑；你一定没有见过一个城市有那么多的革命旧址；你也一定没有见过一个城市有那么多的地下商场。没关系，跟我一起走进这座城市吧！
你要问我：延安是什么颜色的？我告诉你，是红色的。
延安是陕西省北部的一个小城市，她之所以那么有名，是因为她是红色的。她有红色的剪纸、红色的腰鼓、红色的秧歌、红色的革命，还有一颗颗红色的心。听说，党中央和毛主席曾在这里战斗和生活了13年，我有幸能在这里读书，可以随时去伟人们的故居拜访。我可以很骄傲地说，我的学校隔壁就是杨家岭旧址呢。因为特殊的历史，这里的人们也都是红色的，如果你在公园散步或者在广场游玩，你总会听到有人在讲毛主席在延安的日子，讲的时候还满脸骄傲，像是在讲自己熟悉的亲人一样。还有每到十月一日、七月一日，你会看到每个店铺、每座大桥上都有鲜艳的红旗，这大概就是标语里写的红色基因吧！
你要问我：延安是什么颜色的？我告诉你，是黄色的。
记得刚来这里的时候是三月，刚下火车，一阵大风夹杂着沙土向我吹来，可真是吓坏了我。除此之外，一眼望去都是黄褐色的山，所以我说延安是黄色的。这几年的学习让我对延安有了一个更深的了解，我也觉得她是黄色的。因为这里有雄伟的黄河壶口瀑布，有天下第一陵——黄帝陵，每年的清明节，这里都人山人海，人们来祭拜自己的祖先，所以，这里是所有黄皮肤中国人共同向往的地方。你说，它不是黄色的吗？
你要问我：延安是什么颜色的？我告诉你，是绿色的。
还记得刚来时候的大风，褐色的山吗？现在的延安可不是那样的了，满山都被树木覆盖着，像一顶顶绿色的大伞。再看看延河的水，再也不是以前的黄色了，经过治理，延河两边是供人们散步的小道，小道两边是各种各样的花儿，有时候还可以听到青蛙在里面叫呢，下午在这里散步真是太美妙了。我想，这就是习近平主席说的“绿水青山就是金山银山”，这就是延安的“金山银山”吧。
来中国已经三年了，我不仅看到了中国的发展，更通过延安看到了中国发展的迅速。我喜欢多彩的中国，多彩的延安，我在这里欢迎你噢！
Meet You in Yan’an
［Pakistan］ Naz Ureeba， Yan’an University
“I must go to China to study，” I had frequently told myself．
In 2018， I left Pakistan and set my feet on the land of China that I had been yearning for all the time． The first city I got to was Kunming， the beautiful “Spring City”， where I spent one year on language training． In 2019， I came to Yan’an， a city full of revolution history．
Though she is not as shining and humid as Kunming， Yan’an is unique in its landscape． You must have never seen a city with so many caves， with so many old revolutionary sites and so many underground shopping malls． It doesn’t matter． Come with me and I will show you around．
If you ask me what is the color of Yan’an， I will say it is red．
Yan’an is a small city located in the north of Shaanxi province． She is well－known for her red color． She has red paper－cuts， red waist drums， red Yangge Dance， red revolutionary events and red hearts． It was said that the CPC Central Committee and Chairman Mao fought and lived here for 13 years． I am very lucky to study here， so that I got chances to visit the former residences of these great men whenever and wherever possible． I feel proud that the next door of my school is the old site of Yangjialing． The special history makes the local people “red”． If you walk in a park or amuse yourself in a square， you can hear people talk about the old days when Chairman Mao lived here． It seems that they are talking about their families as the pride is all around their faces． And every October 1 and July 1， you will see bright red flags on every store and bridge． This is probably the red gene written in the slogan！
Yan’an is yellow too．
I remember it was March when I first got here． I was frightened by a burst of gale mixed with sand when I got off the train． Besides， the brown mountains are all in my eyes at a glance． That’s why I say Yan’an is yellow． The study in recent years has given me a deeper understanding of Yan’an． She is definitely yellow because she has the majestic Hukou waterfall of the Yellow River and the Huangdi （Yellow Emperor） Mausoleum， which is the top one mausoleum in the world． Every Qingming Festival， a sea of people come to worship their ancestors． Therefore， it is a place that all Chinese people with yellow skin long for． Don’t you agree it is yellow？
Yan’an is also green．
The strong wind and brown mountains on my first arrival have disappeared． The mountains are fully covered by trees like green umbrellas． The water of the Yanhe River is not yellow anymore． After forestation， there are pedestrian walks for people on both sides of the Yanhe River and various flowers blooming on both sides of the paths． Sometimes you can hear frogs croaking． It is quite enjoyable to go for a stroll in the afternoon by the flowing river． I think this is what Chinese PresidentXi Jinping said— “Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets．” I guess these are the invaluable assets of Yan’an．
It has been three years since I came to China． I have not only witnessed the development of China， but also felt the rapidness of China’s development through Yan’an． I like colorful China and colorful Yan’an． I welcome you here！
