马诺（Manol Manolov，保加利亚），中央广播电视总台保加利亚部专家，致力于报道中国的科学技术进步和日常生活中的创新。

我的“中国梦”始于10年前拿着全额奖学金到中国攻读硕士课程。那时，我对中国到底是怎样的并没有丝毫概念。我总听闻这个国家科技的发展、经济的繁荣和人民生活水平的改善，但在保加利亚这个位于东欧的小国，当时其实没有多少人真正了解中国的情况。

中国带我踏上了长达10年的旅程，去重新发现社会，重新发现现代化世界与现代技术，以及重新发现我自己。我乘高铁旅行，在北京市中心绕着摩天大楼散步……这与我在欧洲的生活大有不同。我喜欢这里，于是我留了下来。

获得硕士学位后，我决定留在北京工作，继续追求我的幸福。现在我从业于中国最大的媒体——中央广播电视总台。是的，这座城市正在改变和成长，而我也在随之成长。过去10年里，中国教会了我什么是 “敢于有梦、勇于追梦、勤于圆梦”。在我们这个时代，只要努力工作、不惧艰难，任何人都可以在日常生活、家庭生活和事业中大放异彩。中国改变了我的观念，改变了我的价值观，改变了我自己。我看到了中华民族伟大复兴的开始，但对我而言更重要的是，我看到了我自己的“复兴”。

过去10年里，我目睹了中国坚定自信、增强实力和开辟新天地的非凡历程。我仍然对中国人民在百年不遇的全球变化中团结奋斗、全面建设现代社会主义国家的伟大成就而钦佩不已。

中国正在推动生活中各个领域的高质量发展。我们看到中国在技术、公共福利、社会和商业生活方面取得了鼓舞人心的成就，最重要的是，在重新凝聚共同价值观方面成绩斐然。中国还通过 “一带一路”倡议引领世界，为世界上其他发展中国家的发展和繁荣提供机会。

中国的技术发展是最吸引我的地方。在中央广播电视总台，我专门负责报道围绕现代生活的技术与创新。虽然我曾经认为自己对该领域的最新发展非常了解，但一头扎进其中后，我每天都能发现新的有趣的故事。中国通过规模宏大的能源项目、月球和火星探测、深海和深地探测、超级计算机、卫星导航、量子信息、核电技术等，在科技方面建立了自力更生的实力。但对我来说，这种发展的魅力在于其他方面。我看到普通人只需在手机上点击几下，就能轻松地在网上看全国最好的医生；我看到来自云南丛林的普通农民在社交媒体上出名，缩小了大城市和最小村庄之间的认知差距；我看到农民工在抖音上分享他们对音乐或艺术的热情，打破了常人对他们的成见；我看到新作物和谷物品种为数百万人解决温饱问题。是的，这些都是因为技术革新。这种创新，激发并促进了社会中人与人之间更紧密的联系。

中国正在全面建设社会主义现代化国家。我钦佩的正是这种开拓精神——在砥砺前行的同时，不忘初心，牢记使命，同时不忘社会应有的核心价值观，牢记浩瀚历史中的经验与教训。

中国在过去十年中通过巨大努力取得了惊人的成就。这是在建设一个人人平等且重要的社会，这也是我想成为其中一员的社会。从怀抱着对中国的梦想，到实现我的“小康”，我也在坚定不移地为我的家人和我所爱之人的平安幸福而奋斗着。

My “China dream” started ten years ago.I came to China on a full scholarship for my master’s program.I honestly didn’t have the slightest idea of what China was.Of course,I’ve been hearing about the country’s development,the science and technology growth,the economic boom,and the people’s living standards.But honestly,not many people knew anything about China than Bulgaria,a small country in Eastern Europe.

And this is when China took me on this ten-year journey to rediscover society,the modern world,modern technologies,and as a whole - rediscovering myself.I traveled on highspeed trains and walked downtown Beijing around these vast skyscrapers.China was so much different from my life back in Europe.And I liked it.And I stayed.

I flnished my master’s degree,stayed to work in Beijing in my pursuit of happiness,and now I am part of the China Media Group - the most signiflcant media in the country.And yes -the city changed and grew,and with it,I grew too.In the last ten years,China taught me to “dare to dream and work assiduously to fulflll the dreams.” In our era,anyone can shine in his everyday life,family life,and career as long as he works hard and is not afraid of the struggle to develop.China changed my perceptions,changed my values,and changed me.I saw the beginning of the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” but more importantly for me - I saw the rejuvenation of myself.

In the last ten years,I witnessed the remarkable journey of China staying confldent,building strength,and breaking new ground.I am still in awe of the Chinese people’s outstanding achievement of striving in unity to create a modern socialist country in all respects amid global changes of a magnitude not seen in a century.

China is promoting high - quality development in every area of life.As a result,we see inspirational achievements in technology,public well-being,social and commercial life,and most of all - in reuniting the familiar spirit.China is also reaching out to the world with its “Belt and Road Initiative,”providing chances for the growth and prosperity of other developing countries worldwide.

China’s technological development is what fascinates me the most.I have been working in the Bulgarian department of the China Media Group,and I specialize in covering the newest technologies and innovations around all sectors of modern life.And while I used to think I knew a lot about recent developments in the fleld,I am plunging headflrst into the details.I am flnding new exciting stories every day.Of course,China built self-reliance and strength in science and technology with its enormous energy projects,lunar and Martian exploration,deep sea and deep earth probes,supercomputers,satellite navigation,quantum information,nuclear power technology,etc.But for me,the beauty of this development is in something else.I see ordinary people going to see the best doctors in the country easily online just with a few clicks of a button on their mobile phones.I see simple farmers from the jungles of Yunnan getting famous on social media and closing the gap of prejudices between the big cities and the smallest villages.I see migrant workers sharing their passion for music or art on TikTok,breaking our stereotypes about them.I see new crops and grain varieties feeding millions of people.And yes - this is because of technological innovation.The kind of innovation which builds,evolves,and inspires a closer human bond between the people in a society.

The country is building itself into a modern socialist country in all respects.I admire this pioneering spirit - striving for success while never forgetting its original aspiration and founding mission,while never forgetting the core values of a functioning society and holding close to the historical lessons learned over its vast history.

China has made spectacular achievements through its great endeavors over the past decade.It is building a society in which every single person is essential.This is the kind of society I want to be part of.So I went from dreaming about China to building my “Xiaokang” and successfully striving for prosperity,security,and stability for my family and loved ones.