第一篇：世界的成都(演講稿)[定稿]

世界的成都

話說網上一直流傳著這樣一個段子：坐飛機，如果你在空中聽到嘩啦嘩啦的麻將聲，那么，成都到了。在許多人眼里，成都是一座喝喝茶、看看戲、品嘗數不勝數的美食，再擺會兒龍門陣的那座悠閑城市。成都也是那座流盡文人墨客的清韻，風騷才子的惆悵的那座歷史名城。古有詩云：成都海棠千萬株，繁華盛麗天下無。曉看紅濕處，花重錦官城。但成都美景，遠比贊美它的詩詞更多。那三千年的金沙太陽神鳥，飽含追思的杜甫草堂，雄偉的三國圣地武侯祠，被多少人魂牽夢繞。更不用說那風光旖旎的青城山、都江堰，憨態可掬的國際名片大熊貓，蜀味兒濃郁的寬窄巷子、琴臺故徑...“休閑之都”、“美食之都”、“最佳旅游城市”、“宜居城市”，成都，名副其實的一座來了就不想走的魅力之城。

如果你以為成都只是那雍華靜婉的歷史名城，只有那美人遲暮的落寞凄涼，那是你不曾見識成都的現代與活力。蜀中“首街”東大街上，IFS國際金融中心拔地而起，千年古剎大慈寺邊，國際范兒的遠洋太古里讓您感受古韻與潮流的震撼沖擊。“百年金街”春熙路，依舊是逛街、購物、看美女的最佳去處，燈火璀璨的九眼橋邊，那極富創意、個性的酒吧一條街，更是充滿青春、熱情，飽含音樂才華的文藝青年的摯愛之地。數百萬平米的甲級以上高端寫字樓，迎接八方來客的高星級賓館，品類齊全的國際、國內一線品牌消費品，極具美感和舒適度的現代化高端住宅，都給成都的時尚感和現代化添上濃墨重彩的一筆。在成都，快節奏與慢生活，優雅從容與前衛時尚就這樣和諧相融。就在去年，全球知名城市評級機構GaWC發布了四年一次的最新版世界城市評級報告，我們的大成都躋身全球化城市百強，國內排名僅次于北、上、廣、深，“國際蓉”名不虛傳！

世界的成都，有著求賢若渴、充滿包容的城市態度，有著鼓勵“創新、創業、創造”的高瞻遠矚。新興產業發展勢頭強勁，形成了新的產業格局和全新的經濟增長點，讓年輕的成都飛速崛起。你聽，人們在茶余飯后饒有興致地談論互聯網金融、大數據、智慧城市等新名詞；你看，電子支付、共享經濟、健康養老、移動醫療等新概念已惠及普通百姓，與他們的生活息息相關。近日，在成都舉行的“國家中心城市產業發展大會”上，成都更是提出了自己的人才方略，實行全日制大學本科及以上畢業生憑畢業證落戶制度，對國際頂尖人才團隊來蓉創新創業給予最高1億元綜合資助，設立青年人才驛站，外地本科及以上應屆畢業生來蓉應聘可免費入住7天等諸多人才計劃，令數百萬計的各行業高端人才成為“蓉漂”，并最終在這里落地生根。優厚完善的人才政策、充滿活力的創新、創業氛圍。全球人才遷徒的地圖，將被無數“蓉漂”們重新繪制！

愛生活、有品位的成都人自古便促進著蜀地商業的發展，如今更是由于人均收入的逐年提高，使得成都成為具有強大消費能力、前衛消費觀念的人群聚集地。伴隨著成都商業的繁榮，各類傳統金融機構及配套服務產業持續蓬勃發展，尤其在具有集聚優勢的錦江區，銀行機構占全市比重達63%，保險機構占全市比重達43%，東大街金融街被納入省、市西部金融中心建設規劃，更有新興的互聯網金融、文化金融等特色金融機構遍地開花。

現如今的成都，早已告別了“蜀道難，難于上青天”的過去，成為內陸連接“一帶一路”和“長江經濟帶”的天然交匯點，她是中國內陸最大的航空樞紐，已形成“國際多直達、國內滿覆蓋”的航空運輸體系，尤其是新機場的籌建、國際鐵路項目的推進，運營能力將大幅度提升。預計在十三五期間，成都將實現建成泛亞班列、148高鐵交通圈、超過100條國際航線、入境游客達到480萬人次的目標。客運力、物流飛速發展，更加方便成都與外界相互交流、發展貿易。便利和發展潛力讓世界紛紛看好成都，駐蓉領事機構多達18家，另有24個國家和地區在成都設立因私簽證申請中心。成都還吸引了超過278家的世界500強企業在蓉落戶，僅錦江區就有178家之多。很多重量級國家元首也都在成都留下過腳步，不僅如此，成都年度舉辦國際會展多達175次，且越來越多的國際級論壇、會議、博覽會等在成都召開，“新經濟高地，國際化城區”的錦江更是一直以開放的資態、優越的服務，吸引著國際友人，成為成都最具魅力的“對外交往門戶區”，成功承接《財富》全球論壇、全球華商大會、G20財長會議等重大國際交往活動。越來越多的國際級論壇、會議、博覽會等在成都召開，成都在國際中的影響力與日俱增。

如今的成都，她款款走過悠悠千年，又搖身變作一個妙齡少女，既有風韻，又充滿活力，多次被《環球時報》評選為“最具發展潛力城市”、“最具投資吸引力城市”、“最佳營商環境城市”、“最具活力城市”，更是連續多年被評選為“中國最具幸福感城市”之首。成都的開放和發展潛力吸引了眾多世界500強企業爭相在蓉落戶，數百萬計的各行業高端人才也紛紛涌入成都，在這兒安家、落戶，工作、創業，謀求發展。

成績斐然的成都卻懷著更加謙卑的態度和不斷進取的決心，本著可持續發展的理念進一步優化拓展城市空間，提出“東進、南拓、西控、北改、中優”的戰略部署，促進城市空間與城市功能的同步優化和提升。承擔著“中優”使命的錦江區將始終對優秀的企業和人才敞開懷抱，傾盡全力提供全鏈條、一站式、零障礙的溫暖服務機制。為了更好地服務企業和人才，錦江區投促局制定了“僅跑一次”服務事項清單，全面提升服務效率和質量，力爭讓企業和人才“真正的留下來，并發展得好”。政府在保持經濟良性、快速發展的同時，更不忘人文資源的建設和生態環境的保護。新建成的成都博物館、四川省圖書館、四川美術館等坐落在天府廣場周圍，成為成都新的文化地標。北大首個環保研究院落戶錦江，白鷺灣城市濕地公園獲批“國家城市濕地公園”，成都市錦江區成為中西部首個榮批國家級生態區的大中城市主城區，整座城市的宜居度和舒適度得到進一步提升，更讓成都成為一座眾望所歸的宜居、宜商之城。

成都這么好，你還不快來？

第二篇：成都演講稿

Chengdu Hello guys, I’m very appreciated to have this opportunity to give you a speech.Now, let’s start.Have you ever heard about a song called Chengdu? Yes, I want to talk about the city, Chengdu.I have been to Chengdu for once.With my best friend , and we stayed there for a week, after we took our college entrance examination.When I got off the train, the first feeling came to my mind is that, why so hot? I just want to take off my clothes and jump into a swimming pool.Let’s get down to our business, Chengdu is called the Country of Heaven, there is very hot and humid.And it’s famous for its spicy food, such as my favorite Haidilao hotpot and Mapotofu.Haidilao hotpot is very great and delicious, and another thing about it makes me unforgettable is people there serve very well, when you are waiting in line for food, they provide free fruits and girl’s favorite activity manicure.And we went to some famous sights, such as Jinli, Kuanzhai Alley , and DuFu Cottage.Jinli is a popular commercial and dining area and there are many traditional architecture.Jinli means “ Making perfection more perfect”.Another sight is Kuanzhai Alley, it is an retro alley, it combines old-styled and fashion elements.You can stay at a small hotel in Qing dynasty style and enjoy your Wi-Fi and unique local snacks.It’s amazing!Chengdu is a special city, and it worth going.I love Chengdu, and l hope you benefit from my speech.Thanks for your listening!

完成度:崔海鳳 25%紀云園 25% 魯文潔25% 王榮萍 25%

第三篇：成都的“性格”——建設世界田園城市演講稿

成都的“性格”

城市特有的魅力來自于她獨特的個性，作為一種歷史的產物和文化的凝結，城市的性格更像人的天性，歲月的變遷只會磨損她的容顏，而不會消蝕她的脾性。

2008年5月12日，汶川大地震發生后，當人們都驚魂未定、不知所措時，他們聽到了一個熟悉的聲音：“剛才大家都嚇著了吧，我也感覺到了搖晃。”這是女主播孫靜坐進成都人民廣播電臺交通頻道直播間說的第一句話，“我想告訴大家的是，請千萬不要害怕，更不要慌張。不管你在哪個區域，千萬別把自己暴露在不安全的地方??” 孫靜的聲音隨電波傳遍城市的大街小巷，在這個特殊時段，她就成為了傳遞珍貴信息的使者，這個普通的節目也變成了表達問候和傳遞平安的平臺，溫情的電波在這座城市的四面八方脈脈流淌。就這樣，孫靜在搖晃的大樓內堅持播音，整整50小時，幾近失聲。“永不消逝的電波”這是成都的性格--“奉獻”！

2009年9月21日，黃昏的成都寬巷子街口，一輛違章轎車被在此執勤的交警胡玲攔了下來。胡玲請違章司機出示駕駛證，可違章司機稱他認識“某某局長”，要求胡玲放他一馬，拒絕處罰，可胡玲始終面帶微笑站在車旁，說幾句話、敬一個禮，再說、再敬禮。直到她敬完第13次禮后，該司機終于慚愧的走下車，并“心甘情愿”地接受了處罰。和風細雨的溫柔，敢于較真的固執。“溫柔執法”這是成都的性格--“執著”！

2010年7月25日，天空中飄著濛濛細雨，兩位白發蒼蒼的老人--劉謀杰和王武群一如往昔地來到自己居住的干休所門前的小橋上，拿起長期放在橋頭的工具——兩根安裝了大網兜的長竹竿，開始“攔截”從東風渠河面上漂流而來的各類垃圾。近三年來，幾乎每天都可以看到69歲的劉謀杰和66歲的王武群打撈水面垃圾的身影。為啥撈？不為錢、不為名，這對老夫妻的想法很質樸：“用自己的行動清潔了環境，還鍛煉了身體，就堅持下來了。”而且，“只要動得了，還要繼續撈下去”。“三年的堅守”這也是成都的性格--“無私”！

“錦江春色來天地，玉壘浮云變古今。”這就是成都，一座來了就不想離開的歷史名城。各行各業爭先創優，每一項榮譽和桂冠都是歷代成都人智慧和汗水的結晶，是全體成都人自強不息、奮力拼搏的結果。雖然不是每個人都有驚天動地的表現，“奉獻、執著、無私”還有更多的性格卻在這些看似平凡的點點滴滴中也能表現得淋漓盡致。

就在我所工作的學校，校長助理為了讓孩子們養成好的文明禮貌習慣，每天在學校門口主動向一千多名孩子一一問好，這是“言傳不如身教”的教育真諦；年青的班主任陳老師，為了幫助班上患有小兒麻痹的孩子，每天將他背進背出，這是“樂于助人”的美德；老教師

李老師，為了上好每一節課每天提前半小時到學校研讀教材，三十年如一日，這是“愛崗敬業”的品質??

看著身邊，我逐漸明白了，其實“和諧包容，智慧誠信，務實創新”的城市性格已經深深地融入了我們每一個成都人生活的點點滴滴，成為了我們的城市名片。

風潮洶涌，自當揚帆破浪；任重道遠，更需策馬加鞭。同為成都市民，我們有義務、同時也有信心在各自的崗位上為“建世界田園城市、創優美城鄉環境”做出自己的貢獻！“活著，是一面旗幟；倒下，是一座豐碑”，這是成都歷代建設者血淚譜寫出的誓言，也必然成為我們的座右銘，我們將無悔地追尋他們的腳步，踐行他們的誓言，因為這也是我們作為一名成都人的性格！

第四篇：成都演講稿600字2020

成都，歷史悠久，有“天府之國”“蜀中江南”“蜀中蘇杭”的美稱，是一座擁有三千年文明古都。一起來看看成都演講稿600字2020，歡迎查閱!

成都演講稿1

暑假，我們全家一起去四川成都旅行。我們去了樂山，峨眉山，都江堰，映秀，錦里，武侯祠，金沙遺址和熊貓基地。令我印象最深刻的是都江堰，映秀和熊貓基地。

我們先去了都江堰，都江堰是世界上唯一的無壩水利工程，秦國蜀郡太守李冰及其子率眾于公元前256年左右修建的。它是由寶瓶口，分水魚嘴和飛沙堰組成的。三者有機配合，相互制約，協調運行，引水灌田，分洪減災，具有“分四六，平潦旱”的功效。從此不僅解決了成都平原水患，又保證了當地農業生產的灌溉需要。當我們站在寶瓶口，看著腳下滔滔的江水，不禁感慨于我國古代勞動人民的聰明才智，古老的都江堰至今仍然造福著四川人民。

參觀完了都江堰，我們來到了汶川地震損失最嚴重的映秀，我看到一邊是一排排重建的有著羌族民居特色的新房子，另一邊是留作紀念的倒塌的漩口中學舊址。我聽了介紹，知道很多學生都死在汶川地震中，我心里很難受。我去捐了款，還獻了鮮花。我長大后要當一名研究地震的科學家，幫助人們減少地震的發生。

最后一天我們參觀了熊貓基地，我看到了一群活潑可愛的小熊貓，它們拖著棕黃色的長尾巴在活動場里自由自在的玩。有兩只小熊貓好像在說話呢!我還在熊貓動物園里看見了大熊貓，它們長得胖乎乎的，“穿”一件黑白相間的“外套”，鼓著又大又圓的肚子，真像個胖墩兒。雪白的臉龐上長著兩只黑亮的眼睛，又大又黑的眼眶，就像帶了一副墨鏡似的，憨態可掬，可愛極了。

這次旅游讓我開闊了眼界，增長了知識，收獲很多，過得很愉快。

成都演講稿2

經過了2小時的顛簸，終于來到了素有“天府之國”的成都。

來到了成都，自然忘不了那道教圣地------青城山。

來到了青城山，在一步又一步的腳印爬到了高聳入云的山頂。伴隨著一聲聲念經聲看到了那馳名中外的奇觀-----“云海”。在云海映襯下道觀給人一種飄飄欲仙的感覺。咦!那不就是傳說中太上老君住的地方嗎?

去了那風景秀麗的青城山，當然也不能忘記去我們祖國的偉大工程---都江堰。

都江堰是一個水壩工程。來到了寶瓶口，這里有一個美麗的傳說：傳說李冰的兒子是二郎神真君下凡，幫著李冰完成這個偉大事跡。古人竟然能在這洶涌磅礴的水中完成這世上獨一無二的創舉，真是不可思議，而且這邊有許多出土的烏本，珍貴的文物等古代文化。

我來到了杜甫祠堂，剛進門看到了青翠的柳樹小鳥在嘰嘰喳喳的叫個不停，這便我想起杜甫的千古絕句：“兩個黃鸝鳴翠柳，一行白鷺上青天”。這里陣列著杜甫的生活用品啊，詩集呀……

成都真是一個文人可愛、物資豐富、歷史悠久的小城。

成都演講稿3

清晨，涼爽舒適，因昨晚上剛下過一場中伏天的及時雨。我和媽媽踏上了去成都的旅程。

早上8：20，我們先坐油田—南陽的公交車。公交車穿行在油田的街道上，經過了很多商鋪。走出油田，就是一大片玉米地，一排排玉米桿子很像一個個威武的戰士挺立著。路旁有很多奇怪的叫不出名子的樹。有的矮胖矮胖的，好似一個個調皮的胖娃娃;有的把枝葉伸的很長，好像正歡迎我們的到來;有的長的彎彎曲曲，好似正跳著優美的舞蹈;有的長的筆直筆直，好似正在炫耀它那挺拔的身材。過了一會，又迎來了一大片白楊樹，它們長的又高又直，好似一個又一個大將軍，守衛著道路的安全。不知不覺，我睡著了，一覺醒來，已經到達了南陽汽車站。

早上11：36，我和媽媽等候了一個小時后，終于乘坐上了南陽—成都的火車。上了火車，找到了對應的車箱及床位，放好了行禮，我們總算可以歇口氣了。我起身往外看去，一座又一座大大小小的山從我眼前一閃而過，山上有許多高高低低的樹，半山腰上還住著稀稀疏疏的人家。忽然，周圍一片漆黑，原來是鉆山洞了。山洞里漆黑一片，只能看到黑色，只能聽見火車的嗚嗚聲和車上人們的聊天聲。我想失去光明的世界可能也是這樣的吧。出了山洞，我從窗戶往下看，軌道旁全是碎石。這時，我的眼睛已看累了，迷迷糊糊又睡著了。

第二天清晨6：00，我們到達了成都火車站，結束了這次愉快的旅程。

成都演講稿4

大年初三，我和爸爸、媽媽來到了“天府之國”四川的成都。

我們住的地方離成都有名的“寬窄巷子”很近，放下行李，我們直奔那里，雖然已經是晚上11點多了，但那里燈火通明、人聲鼎沸，各種小吃店、禮品店、茶社、酒吧讓我看的應接不暇。在那里我們品嘗了各種四川小吃，有川北涼粉、肥腸粉、酸辣粉、兔頭等，雖然很辣，但我還是忍不住都嘗了幾口，然后再不停地喝水，那種又麻又辣的味道真的很好吃。

接下來的幾天我們去了黃龍溪古鎮、四川大熊貓基地、武侯祠、都江堰……我最喜歡的是大熊貓基地。

我們沿著參觀指示牌首先來到成年大熊貓別墅：幾只胖嘟嘟的大熊貓在悠閑地散步，還有一只懶洋洋的趴在樹上睡大覺，那么多人吵吵嚷嚷的竟然吵不醒它。再往里走是熊貓“幼稚園”，這里的熊貓兩個一伙，三個一群的邊吃邊玩，有兩只熊貓為了搶竹子還打的起來，你推我一下，我推你一下，胖乎乎的身體東倒西歪特別好玩。最可愛的要數未成年的小熊貓了，因為它們太小，所以都在房間里呆著，有只在竹床上玩的小熊貓想下來，可是怎么才能下來呢?你看它，一會兒先把前爪放下來試試，覺得不行，一會兒又把后爪放下來試試，還是不行，這樣反復試了幾次，決定把后爪先下來，再把屁股挪下來，前爪抓住床幫“哧溜”一下，終于下來了，真是一只聰明的熊貓，我們都被它憨態可掬的樣子逗得哈哈大笑。

幾天快樂的旅行就要結束了，希望以后有機會再來成都游玩。

成都演講稿5

我的家鄉__成都，位于川西平原腹地5261，是四4102川省省會，是一座具有2300多年1653歷史的文化名城，擁有獨具魅力的巴蜀文化和豐富的情趣各異的旅游勝地，其中杜甫草堂、武侯祠、望江樓、永陵、金沙古蜀文化遺址等更是中外聞名。

成都榮膺中國十大休閑城市，是“一座來了就不想離開的城市”。

每到周末我們都會到各大公園去游玩，比如我從小就愛去的望江樓公園，它是為紀念唐代女詩人薛濤而建，薛濤一生愛竹，常以竹子的“蒼蒼勁節奇，虛心能自持”的美德來激勵自己，因樓身位于錦江邊，故名“望江樓”，現已成為成都市的標志物。

成都小吃特別多也特別好吃，其中較為著名的有夫妻肺片、賴湯元、龍抄手、鐘水餃、擔擔面、三大炮等，成都另一個好吃的是火鍋，我最喜歡吃!

我真誠地邀請所有熱愛生活的人們，到我的家鄉成都來感受生活、體驗休閑，分享成都的幸福和快樂!

成都演講稿6

俗話說：2113“誰不說俺家鄉好!”，我的家鄉就坐5261落在具有“天府之4102國”美譽的1653成都平原上，她不僅有燦爛的古蜀文明，豐富多樣的名勝古跡;而且還擁有許許多多高等院校和科研機構，現代化的電子、汽車工業興興向榮，四通八達的交通網絡聯接各大中小城市;還有風味獨特的成都美食譽滿全球……這些輝煌的成績的取得都與咱成都人的艱苦奮斗密不可分。

正如張藝謀導演所說：“成都是一個來了就不想走的地方。”我為家在成都而驕傲。

成都有非常多的高等院校，如四川大學、電子科技大學、西南財經大學等等。現在我正在小學五年級學習，課余時間非常喜歡電子方面的制作，爸爸媽媽都說我的動手能力強，將來就向這主面奮斗。所以，我的理想是考入電子科技大學，在哪里可以學到很多高科技知識，畢業后可以將所學的知識用到建設自己的家鄉，把成都建設成為中國西部的國際化大都市。雖然我還小，但在學習上要不斷地努力、勤奮好學，向自己的目標前進。

李白的一首詩中寫道“蜀道難，難與上青天”，說明了成都以前的交通有多落后。但現在的成都擁有了四通八達的交通，不僅有現代化的雙流國際航空港，還有寶成、成昆、成渝等鐵路與其它的省市相聯，更有許許多多高速公路聯系外界。歡迎全球各地的企業到成都投資，把我的家鄉變得更美麗。我的媽媽就在國航工作，每天都很辛苦，那里的叔叔阿姨為保證每天的飛機能正常運行而努力工作。用他們國航人的辛勤工作，熱情歡迎遠道而來的客人。

成都還有各種各樣的美食。特別是成都的火鍋，非常地道。不僅味美、色佳，而且麻辣鮮香，百吃不厭，夏天吃了熱騰騰，冬天吃了暖洋洋。每年過年時，我家新疆的二爺爺一家都會從大老遠的地方回成都，每次都會大吃而特吃火鍋、麻辣燙。成都還有麻婆豆腐、毛血旺、涼粉等，各具特色。寫到這里，我這個小饞貓的口水就直往肚里咽。你們呢?

成都還有一座著名的道教宮觀——青羊宮。它位于風景優美的成都市西南郊，臨近錦江。古代曾有兩位皇帝來過，就連中國的圣人——老子，也來到這里講學。另外還有中國著名的杜甫草堂，杜甫草堂是我國唐代大詩人杜甫流寓成都時的居所。杜甫為了躲避“安史之亂”，攜家來到成都。靠親友的幫助下，在成都西郊風景如畫的浣花溪畔修建茅屋居住。在這里詩人居住了四年，寫了大量詩歌。我為成都有這樣的偉大詩人而自豪。

如果你來成都，我還能向你介紹許多的旅游景點，如千古傳頌的都江堰、山清水秀的青城山、古色古香的洛帶古鎮、氣候迷人的碧峰峽、充滿科技知識的四川省科技館。。。

在去年的5。12，發生震驚世界的汶川大地震。我的家鄉成都也受到了很大的創傷，但在胡爺爺的領導下，在全國人民和全世界各國人民的支持下，在成都人民的艱苦奮斗的工作下，團結一心、抗震救災，在短短的一年中，取得了輝煌的成績。成都依然美麗，樂觀向上的成都人民將積極投入到災后重建中，以新的面貌歡迎各地的朋友!

正如一首歌所唱的“成都大門常打開，歡迎你常來!”

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第五篇：米歇爾成都七中演講稿

米歇爾在成都七中的演講稿

Chengdu, China

10:50 A.M.CST

MRS.OBAMA:(Applause.)Nihao.It is truly a pleasure to be here at theNumber Seven School.Thank you so muchfor your warm welcome.Now, before I get started, on behalf ofmyselfand my husband, I want to say that our hearts go out to all those withlovedones on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.As I said this past weekend when Ispoke at Peking University, we arevery much keeping allof them in our thoughts and our prayers at thistremendously difficult time.So now, let me start by thankingyourPrincipal, Principal Liu, and your classmate, Ju Chao, for thatwonderfulintroduction.Your English, Ju Chao, isexcellent, and you shouldbe very proud.Thank you so much.(Applause.)And I want tothankall of the students here today, both those of you here in person and thoseofyou joining remotely from across the region.I’m thrilled to be visiting yourwonderful school.Now, in preparation for this visit, beforeIleft the U.S.I visited the Yu Ying School.It’s a public school near the White House in Washington, D.C., andallof the students at this school study Chinese.And I met with thesixth-grade class, kids who are 11 and 12 yearsold.They had recentlytaken a trip hereto China,and they were bursting with excitement.They were eager to tell me abouteverythingabout what they had seen.But they admitted that before their trip,theyhad all kinds of misconceptions about China.They thought theywould see palaces andtemples everywhere they went, but instead they found massivecities filled withskyscrapers.They weren’t sure thatthey’d like the food here inChina, but they actually loved it, and theylearned how to use chopsticks.And inthe end, one of the students told me –-and thisis his quote--he said,“Coming home was reallyexciting, but was at the same time sad.”

Now, meeting these students reminded methatwhen we live so far away from each other, it’s easy to develop all kindsof misconceptions and stereotypes.It’seasy to focus on our differences –-how we speak different languages and eatdifferent foods andobserve different traditions.But as I travel the world, and I meetyoungpeople from so many countries, I’m always struckby how much more we have incommon.And that’sbeen particularlytrue during my visit here in China.You see, the truth is that I grew up likemanyof you.My mom, my dad, my brotherand I, we lived in a tiny apartment in Chicago, which is one of the largestcities in America.My father worked atthe local water plant.And we didn’thave much money, but our little homewas bursting with love.Every evening, my family would laugh andsharestories over dinner.We’d playcard games and havefun for hours.Andon summer nights, I remember, when our apartment gottoo hot, we’d all sleepoutside on our back porch.Family meant everything to us, includingourextended family.My grandparentslived nearby, and my elderly great auntand uncle lived in the apartmentdownstairs from us.And when theirhealthstarted to decline my parents stepped in, helping my uncle shave anddress eachmorning, dashing downstairs in the middle of the night to check onmy aunt.So in my family, like in so many ofyourfamilies, we took care of each other.And while we certainly weren’t rich, my parents had big dreams formeand my brother.They had only a highschool education themselves, butthey were determined to send us both touniversities.So they poured all of their love and alloftheir hope into us, and they worked hard.They saved every penny.And Iknow that wasn’t easyfor them, especially for my father.You see, my father had a seriousillnesscalled multiple sclerosis.And as he gotsicker, it got harder forhim to walk, and it took him longer to get dressed inthe morning.But no matter how tired he felt, no matterhowmuch pain he was in, my father hardly ever missed a day of work, because hewasdetermined to give me and my brother a better life.And every day, likeso many of you, I felt theweight of my parents’ sacrifices on my shoulders.Every day, I wanted to make themproud.So while most American kids attendpublicschools near their homes, when it was time for me to attend high school,I tookan exam and got into a special public high school where I could get abetter education.But the school was very far from my home, soI had toget up early every morning and ride a bus for an hour, sometimes anhour and ahalf if the weather was bad.And every afternoon, I’d ride that same bus back home andthenimmediately start my homework, often studying late into the night--andsometimes I would wake up at 4:30 or 5:00 in the morning to study even more.And it wasn’t easy.But whenever I got tired or discouraged, Iwould justthink about how hard my parents were working for me.And I would remembersomething my motheralways told me –-she said: “A goodeducation is something that no one can take away from you.”

And when it was time for me to applytouniversity, I had many options, because in America, there are many kindsofuniversities.There are four-yearuniversities.There aretwo-yearcommunity colleges which are less expensive.There areuniversities where you take classes at night while workingduring the day.So you don’t have to beatop student to attend a university.And even if your parents don’t have much money or you live in a tinytown in a rural area, inAmerica, you can still attend university.And you can get scholarshipsand governmentloans to help pay your tuition.So I attended Princeton University formyundergraduate degree, and I went on to Harvard University for mygraduatedegree in law.And with those degrees Iwas able to become alawyer at a large law firm, and then I worked as anexecutive at a cityhospital, and then I was the director of an organizationthat helped disadvantagedyoung people.And my story isn’t unusual in America.Some of our most famousathletes, like LeBronJames, and artists, like the singer Janelle Monae, camefrom strugglingfamilies like mine, as do many business leaders--like HowardSchultz.He’s the head of a company calledStarbucks,which many of you may have heard of.When Mr.Schultz was a boyhis father lost his job, leaving their familydestitute.But Mr.Schultzworkedhard.He got a scholarship to auniversity, and eventually built thelargest coffeehouse company in the world.And then there’s this other guy I know whowas raised by a single mother whosometimes struggled to afford food for theirfamily.But like me, this guygotscholarships and loans to attend universities.He became a lawyer and aprofessor, and then he was a state senator andthen a national senator.And then, hebecame President of the United States.This guy I’m talking about is my husband, Barack Obama.(Applause.)

These stories are the stories of somanyAmericans, and of America itself.Because in America, we believe thatno matter where you live or how muchmoney your parents have, or what race orreligion or ethnicity you are, if youwork hard and believe in yourself, thenyou should have a chance tosucceed.We also believe that everyoneisequal, and that we all have the right to say what we think and worship aswechoose, even when others don’t like what we say or don’t always agreewith whatwe believe.Now of course, living up to these idealsisn’t always easy.And there havebeentimes in our history where we have fallen short.Many decades ago,there were actually laws inAmerica that allowed discrimination against blackpeople like me, who are aminority in the United States.But overtime,ordinary citizens decided that those laws were unfair.So they heldpeaceful protests andmarches.They called on governmentofficials tochange those laws, and they voted to elect new officials whoshared their views.And slowly but surely, Americachanged.We got rid of those unjustlaws.And today, just 50 years later, myhusbandand I are President and First Lady of the United States.And that isreally the story of America –-how over the course of our short history, through so many trialsand struggles,we have become more equal, more inclusive, and more free.And today in America, people of everyrace,religion and ethnicity live together and work together to build a betterlifefor their children and grandchildren.And in the end, that deepyearning to leave something better for thosewho come after us, that issomething we all truly share.In fact, there’s a Chinese saying that I lovethatsays, “To achieve true happiness, help the nextgeneration.”

And like so many of your parents, myparentssacrificed so much so that I could have opportunities they neverdreamedof.And today, as a mothermyself, I want even more opportunities for myown daughters.But of course, as I always tell my daughters,withopportunities come obligations.And that is true for all of you aswell.You all have the opportunity toreceive an education from this wonderful school,and you all have an obligationto take the fullest advantage of thisopportunity.And I know that’s exactly what you all aredoing.You’re winning prizes in math andscience.Here, you are stagingmusicalperformances around the world.You’revolunteeringin your communities.Andmany of you are working hard to get an educationyour parents never dreamed of.So you all have so much to offer –-andthat’s agood thing, because the world needs your talent.The world needs yourcreativity and energymore than ever before.Because we facebig challengesthat know no borders –-like improving the quality ofour airand water, ensuring that people have good jobs, stopping the spreadofdisease.And soon, it will all fall toall of you to come together withpeople on every continent and solve theseproblems together.Now, fortunately, here at thiswonderfulschool, you’realready well on your way.For more than a decade, you’ve been building special relationships with aAmerican school in--an American high school, and many of you will attenduniversities in America orfind other ways to reach out beyond your borders.So in the years ahead, much like you and Iaredoing here today, you will be creating bonds of friendship across the globethatwill last for decades to come.Andover the past week, as I have seen boththe ancient wonders and the modernachievements of your fascinating country, andas I’ve met withextraordinary youngpeople like all of you, I am more confident than ever beforein our sharedfuture.And I cannot wait to seeeverything that you willachieve here in China and around the world.Thank you again for hosting me and myfamily atthis extraordinary school, and I wish you all the best of luck inyour journeyahead.Xie-Xie.(Applause.)