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19 China·South Asia
Life in China is generally fulfilling
在中国生活很幸福
By Raj Kumar Khadka
The author Raj Kumar
Khadka has lived in China
for 12 years and is a mem-
ber of the China Internation- my Chinese and foreign friends know me as
al Chamber of Commerce,
a volunteer member of the
Yiwu City Construction
Beauty Promotion Asso-
ciation, and a Zero Waste
International Ambassador
of the Yiwu City.
作者拉吉·库马尔·卡德
卡（中文名：王子）在中国生
活了 12 年，现在不仅是中国国
际商会会员，也是义乌市建设
美丽义乌促进会志愿者和义乌
无废国际宣传大使。
□ 拉吉·库玛尔·卡德卡 / 文
Friendly people
友善的人民
My name is Raj Kumar Khadka, the down, but the driver didn’t slow down. We very friendly and helpful person. I also met
translation of this name in Chinese is prince brothers thought the driver was not good the gentleman Victor (Mr. He), who is the
(Wang Zi). In Yiwu City, China, most of and he might have deceived us. But in the most unforgettable person. They introduced
end, the driver only took the 300 yuan me to the market across from Yiwu and
my Chinese name Wang Zi (prince) rather displayed on the meter. In fact, the driver gave us a lot of help.
than Raj Kumar. When I was young, my big wants to go to his home near Shenzhen ear- I see every Chinese person working
brother always went to China, Malaysia, ly to meet his wife and newborn son. hard, and seeing this culture of hard work, I
Dubai, and Hong Kong to import goods and Remembering here. Thinking of the taxi also want to work hard in my own career. I
sell them in our store. This way, our store driver, we two brothers still laugh and feel have a very deep impression of the Chinese
can sell products from many countries. shy at times. After arriving in Guangzhou, people.
I first came to China in 2002. At that the driver told us about this matter and So, I searched for technology, pur-
time, there was only one flight from Kath- asked us for an excuse for that. chased machines and raw materials from
mandu to Shanghai. We must buy goods After 2-3 days of purchasing goods in Yiwu City, and opened a wallet factory in
from Guangzhou. But there were no flights Guangzhou, we both brothers arrived in Yiwu. Kathmandu. My factory has created over
from Kathmandu to Guangzhou at that When I arrived in Yiwu, I felt that I was 200 job opportunities. I also opened a very
time, so we needed to fly from Kathmandu not in a foreign land, but in my hometown. famous mineral water plant at that time,
to Hong Kong, and from Hong Kong to Because every Yiwu person is very friendly called “Mount Everest Spring Water”. The
Guangzhou, we needed to take a bus or and enthusiastic. Yiwu City also has the machines of this water plant came from the
taxi. I remembered—the first time I came same atmosphere as Kathmandu. This city United States, and all other small machines
to China, I took a taxi from Hong Kong to is also surrounded by mountains, just like and filters came from Yiwu City.
Guangzhou. Kathmandu. I remembered that Mr. Mao I come to Guangzhou and Yiwu every
At midnight that day, the driver drove was the first time I met a Chinese person. one or two months to purchase goods and
at a quick speed. I asked the driver to slow He is in the construction business. He is a then to Kathmandu.