By Qian Ruisha
Xinhua - 2014-11-01
There is a street, called "Beijing Road" in downtown Algiers, which
zigzags uphill about one kilometer, linking the presidential office at
one end, and the city's bustling commercial district at the other.
Many old locals are familiar with the "China story" on the road, and
there are always visitors coming from distant China to pay a visit to
this road and have a photo with it.
Walking in a sunny October day along the road to trace its history
and Chinese element, you will meet a lot of local residents greeting you
naturally with Chinese "ni hao", equivalent to "hello" in English.
In a coffee bar on the road, an old man in his 70s, who grew up there, was very delighted when he saw Chinese visitors.
He put his index fingers together, a gesture meaning that Algeria and China are "good brothers."
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