Haoliang Sun, founder of Xin Jin Shan Chinese Library, spoke about how passionate Ballarat citizens are about multiculturalism, especially Chinese culture.
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00:00 Bahrain is not a local village, it's an international city.
00:04 The local primary and secondary school students have no Chinese background.
00:09 But they are very enthusiastic about learning Chinese.
00:12 The adults are also very active in learning Chinese.
00:15 We have an 82-year-old English teacher.
00:18 She is in the education center.
00:20 Because she has a lot of Chinese immigrants,
00:26 she said she wanted to learn Chinese.
00:28 She comes to learn Chinese every Friday afternoon.
00:31 We are obliged to teach her Chinese.
00:35 There is also a bus driver here.
00:40 When I open the door, he stops and comes in.
00:43 He has been here many times.
00:44 He asked when I would teach Chinese.
00:46 He said he wanted to learn Chinese.
00:50 There is also an old man who is very touched.
00:53 He is in Pakistan.
00:54 It takes 40 kilometers to get here.
00:57 His legs are not comfortable.
00:59 He came to learn Chinese here.
01:01 I am very touched.
01:04 Have you observed the Moorish school?
01:06 Our Moorish school is mainly for Chinese children.
01:09 But I think Bahrain is a place that is very passionate about
01:15 diverse cultures, especially Chinese culture.
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