英语翻译
He'salreadyvisitedtheplacewherehisancestorslived.
Haveyoubeenbacktotheplacewhereyourancestorslived,worked,studiedandplayed?RobertQian,aChineseCanadian,alreadyhas.NowinChina,hehasfoundthathisfamilyislikeatalltreewithlongroots.
RobertisjustoneyoungoverseasChinesewhohascometovisithisancestors'homeland,aspartoftheInSearchofRootssummercampprogram.TheprogramisorganizedbythelocalgovernmentofGuangdongProvince.Thisprogramstartedin1980,andsofarhasbroughtthousandsofoverseasChinesestudentstoChinatolookfortheirfamilies'roots.Theyoungpeopleareusuallybetween16and25yearsold.Most,likeRobert,canhardlyspeakanyChinese,andhaveneverbeentoChinabefore.
ThestudentsmainlyvisitpartsofGuangdongProvinceinsouthernChina.Duringthetwo-weekcamp,theystudyChineseculture,seechangesthathavehappenedinthatarea,andvisitinterestingsights.Goingtotheirancestors'villageisoftenthemostexcitingpartofthetrip.Thestudentsfeelthattheyarepartofthevillage,andexperiencevillagelife.Theydrinkfromthevillagewell,goforwalksthroughthecountryside,andwatchthevillagersdotheirdailyactivities.
CathyQin,ayoungAmericanstudent,hadthistosay,"ThankstoInSearchofRoots,IambeginningtounderstandmyChineseroots,andwhoIam.Ithasbeenagreattrip,andIhavesomanymemoriesofChinatotakewithme"
Theprogramleadersbelievestronglyintheprogram,andsaythatthepurposeofitistogiveyoungoverseasChinesethechancetolearnmoreaboutthemselves."I'vereallyenjoyedthetripsofar,"saysRobert."Thishasbeenabigstepforme,andI'mlookingforwardtofindingoutmoreaboutmyrootsduringmytimehere:'
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