On October 18, 23 foreign students from China Three Gorges University are excited to take a group photo in front of the Yichang Planning Exhibition Hall.

　　With the rolling of the wheels, tall buildings and stretched avenues out of the window are constantly changing.

　　The temperament of Yichang after it has experienced many vicissitudes is everywhere the vision goes. After forty years, does the growth of this open and innovative city corroborate people's imagination? Does her bloom satisfy people's expectations?

　　This time, we give the foreign students the right to "mark the papers". On October 18, 23 foreign students from China Three Gorges University went to factories and enterprises and visited the exhibition hall to explore the changes in the development of the city.

　　Faced with this "marking of papers" from foreign friends, had Yichang handed in a satisfying paper? When the foreign students had gone to more places and seen more,they were surprised at the shocking changes that had taken place.

　　At their first stop—Yichang Humanwell Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., the fluent English interpretation of the technicians portrayed how an unknown drug sales enterprise developed into the largest production, research and development base of narcotic drugs in Asia.

Foreign students visit Humanwell Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

　　On the wall inthe center of the company hall, a sparkling map attracted everyone's attention. This is a map of the company’s globalization strategy. Dozens of red lights indicate that the products and technologies of the Humanwell Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. have entered into 22 countries and regions in the world and the company will soon break into even broader international market.

　　"Look,there is a light on my homeland!" Keneni Worku Tesema, from Ethiopia, pointed to the red light of his country on the map with pleasant surprise.To address the concerns of African friends on the development of their countries’ medicine and public health, Zhong Lijun, vice president of the company said:"Our group has established factories in Mali and Ethiopia in Africa,and weare committed to improving the medical environment and letting advanced pharmaceutical technologies and concepts benefit the African people."

　　In May last year, the technology of Fentanyl citrate injection developed by Yichang Humanwell Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. was transferred to MBF in Indonesia officially. This was the first time that China had exported the narcotic drug technology. When Maung Myint Soe, a Myanmar boy who was seeing the promotional film, learned that the next step of the company in the Southeast Asian market was to export technology and products to Myanmar, he was very happy to tell the staff: "We do welcome you to bring more and better products and technologies to the Myanmar people."

　　With the relaxing and melodious sound of the piano, foreign students walked into the Parsons MusicPiano Museum. Barnabas Fekete, an expert on automatic performance system at Parsons Music Corporation, was playing the famous music Jasmine Flower. The flowing melody attracted people's attention.

Allen Raju plays the Yangtze River piano.

　　Allen Raju, a piano-loving Indian, is no stranger to the "large objects" labeled with the "Yangtze River"tag. He said:"I've played this brand of piano and the sound is wonderful."

　　The Yangtze River piano was of course not a new name! The docent introduced that the Parsons Music Corporation, ranking among the top three piano companies in the world, developed the "Yangtze River" pianos and sold them to more than 40 countries and regions around the world. For every seven pianos in the world, there was one Yangtze River made in Yichang. Everyone at the scene was amazed.

　　In the piano workshop, the selection of materials, assembling,tuning, etc. drew questions from a large number of curious visitors. There was no player, but the black and white keys were flying up and down and the melodious melody flew slowly. In the exhibition hall, the piano automatic performance system, which was like bewitched, took the students’breath away in astonishment.

　　Yosef Biguesse Birhane from Ethiopia marveled at the complicated process of piano production."It's shocking that such fine production depends on manual operation. How complicated and difficult it is! I love the Yangtze River piano," he said.

Foreign students touch Yichang.

　　In the Yichang Planning Exhibition Hall, the foreign students,with different nationalities and different skin colors, either watched the exhibition board attentively or participated actively in intelligent interaction

　　Here, the history of Yichang, the frontier of the world and the pulse of the times are now within reach: the old city is changing,the new district is glowing,a large number of modern industrial clusters are constantly rising and"the cleverest brains"of innovation and entrepreneurship are bringing their talents into full play. With 21,000 square kilometers, this riverside city of Yichang is displaying its most beautiful scenery and the more than 4 million positive and kind citizens, who live a well-off life, are cherishing new desires and reaping a more happy life in the ever-changing development of the city.

　　Md Salequar Rahaman Masum from Bangladesh stood in front of the model of Yichang Tianran Tower and said: "I was once here!" Then, he touched the screen lightly, the scenery of this city changed. The comparison between the same place now and in the past could be seen clearly. "I didn't expect such a big change in Yichang," He exclaimed.

　　On the second floor, the 1,550-square-meter huge digital sand table showcased the master plan of Yichang. Students bent over the railing and looked for landmarks and places that they had been to.

Foreign students take pictures.

　　Roy Dwipayan from Bangladesh, who loves cycling, rodea VR-inspired bicycle and enjoyed the joy of a live bike ride. He said he often biked around in Yichang. He used the word "charming" to express his love for Xialaoxi. "I had camped there for two days. It was wonderful! "

　　"Having been to many places in China, I feel that Yichang is very beautiful and Yichang people are very warm and friendly."Roy Dwipayan said that whenever he missed his hometown, he would ride a bicycle to climb Moji mountain.The beautiful sight would refresh him and comfort his homesickness.

　　Agape Chola from Zambia is with the same feeling. He has been in Yichang for 4 years. When he first arrived in Yichang without any knowledge about Chinese, he felt helpless and hopeless.But the friendly Yichang people helped him get used to an exotic life quickly. Now, he often studies, hangs out and goes shopping with Chinese friends and his life is rich.

　　Talking about the changes of Yichang,Agape Chola said that in recent years Yichang had built many more high-rise buildings,the city was prettier andthe once congested traffic had become smooth. When here turns to his motherland after he finishes his study,he will tell the stories of Yichang to the people of his hometown. "I am very glad that Ihave left my footprints in these changes. I love Yichang and it is my second hometown,"he said.