What do Iranians think of China? Many people speak Chinese with a clear accent and like Huawei phones.

China and Iran signed a 25-year strategic agreement. We Chinese actually need to know more about Iran. Understand a little bit about how Iranians view China. I dare say that we Chinese know very little about this aspect. Including many experts on international issues, I’m afraid they don’t know much more than us ordinary people. Of course there must be some very specialized experts who know more.

The first video talks about the 2,000-year history of exchanges between Iran and China. This section starts from Imam Square in Isfahan. Isfahan was the original capital of Persia and the capital of the Safavid dynasty. This place was also the center where merchants from China, Europe and the Middle East gathered in ancient times. Arrive at Isfahan. Merchants from China stopped moving forward and sold their goods to European and Middle Eastern merchants. This place is quite beautiful. Therefore, this media person said that when Chinese businessmen traveled through the hot desert for several months, they arrived at this place. When I see such a beautiful place, I feel like I am in heaven.

He has an Imam Square here, which is considered a very large square in the world. The area of ????this square is similar to where? It’s similar to Moscow’s Red Square. Of course it is much smaller than Tianmen Square in China. The formal discussion of relations between Iran and China began in this square. He hired a guide, a lady, a lecturer at Azad University in Iran.

In other words, 400 years ago, Chinese craftsmen participated in the construction of this Imam Square. Of course, the history of China’s exchanges with Iran goes far beyond this. The lecturer said that the earliest exchanges between China and Iran should be traced back to 200 BC, which is more than 2,000 years ago.

Then the lecturer took him to see a place with paintings from China. She said paintings from China, but let me look at this painting. In terms of painting style, it doesn’t look like Chinese paintings, but there are Chinese people on it.

In addition to this paragraph, the media person also talked about Iranian girls learning Chinese martial arts.

In addition, it is learning Chinese. Many Iranians learn Chinese. Moreover, the economic and trade relations between China and Iran are getting closer and closer. Iran has a huge demand for talents who can speak Chinese. The demand simply exceeds supply, so many young Iranians say they are willing to learn Chinese because they can earn a lot of money. You will find that these Iranians speak Chinese with a smooth accent, which is no different from us speaking Chinese, except for their faces.

All in all, Iran is still a very economically dynamic country. This may be different from what everyone imagines. We all think about Iran being so tightly blocked by the United States. People's livelihood should be very poor. As you can see from this film, it’s really not the case.

Well, Iran’s economic vitality actually has a lot to do with China. The Chinese really do a lot of business there. Quite big actually. For example, many Iranians like to buy Huawei mobile phones. According to local sales staff, the best-selling mobile phones are Huawei mobile phones, followed by Apple mobile phones.

In fact, Iran is better than many of us Chinese people imagine. The history and culture of Iran are greater than we Chinese imagine. In fact, we Chinese are quite self-centered. Of course, China also has reverse racism. But China’s reverse racism mainly kneels before Europe and European civilization. Our Chinese people tend to think less of Iran and Middle Eastern countries. Now it seems that is not the case.

Including Isfahan, this media person said that the level of Isfahan is higher than London and Paris, and can be compared with Istanbul and Constantinople. Also includes Iran-China relations. The Iran-China relations imagined by us Chinese, including those circulated on the Internet, may not be as good as they actually are. It's actually better than the one spread in China. What's the main reason here? Some people in China have taken advantage of some domestic contradictions. It is projected on the countries in the Middle East, not only on Iran, but also on other countries in the Middle East.

Whether it is Iran or Saudi Arabia, the countries in the Middle East are not of the same faction. Everyone knows that one is Shia and the other Sunni. They all expressed support for China in handling China's domestic issues. In the face of this important international relationship and international situation. I think some people in China are quite narrow-minded. Let me repeat, their statements and actions are not in line with China's national interests.

Text/Wang Xiaodong