A Youthful Tide
Since March, Zhou Jiyuan has been volunteering in Haizhu District of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, to assist residents taking COVID-19 nucleic acid tests. Leveraging his ability to speak five languages other than standard Chinese, namely English, French, German, Japanese and Hungarian, plus Guangzhou’s local dialect, Cantonese, he has helped many people from different nationalities to complete the procedure without trouble in this international city with around 117,000 expats.
“I enjoy being a volunteer and serving people in need. I think it’s a good thing to do for my city,” the 28-year-old said.
The hope of the country rests on the youth, President Xi Jinping said on
