In 2003, Gu Ailing was born in San Francisco, USA. Her father is a native American who graduated from Harvard University, and her mother is a well-connected person. She graduated from Peking University and Stanford University, and is a native of China.
It is no exaggeration to say that as far as Gu Ailing's family background is concerned, it is also the existence of the American elite, so it is not bad at all.
Then why did she give up her American citizenship and choose to join China instead of enjoying the upper-class life in the United States?
"I'm not a doll, I'm a Beijing girl."
When it comes to the story of Gu Ailing's naturalization in China, we have to start with Gu Yan, her mother. Gu Yan was originally from Beijing and immigrated to the United States after marrying her husband.
In 2003, Gu Ailing was born, and Gu Yan never stopped educating her about China traditional culture.
As long as Gu Ailing can remember, her mother Gu Yan began to teach her Tang poetry and Song poetry, recite multiplication formulas, eat Chinese food at family dinners, celebrate traditional festivals in China in Chinatown, and even asked to communicate with her mother in Chinese. Gu Yan kept telling Ai-ling Gu:
"In your body, half is China."
When she was a little older, Gu Yan often took Gu Ailing back to Beijing for a period of time during the summer vacation, punching in the Forbidden City, eating candied haws in old Beijing, mutton kebabs in Xinjiang and hot pots in Sichuan. ......
Gu Yan has integrated China culture into Gu Ailing's blood from spirit to appetite.
So that when Gu Ailing first saw the words on the Tiananmen Gate, she was able to read them with fluent Beijing films, and she was curious to ask her friends, "I haven't taken Chinese classes, but do I still have to learn Chinese?"
It is under the influence of time that Gu Ailing, who was born in the United States, is at least better than some people in China and China in terms of cultural identity, and much better than some "American-born Chinese" who got a green card.
"Every time someone says I am a doll, I will correct them. I am not a doll. I am from China like you. " Gu ailing said in an interview with the media.
You can endure hardship or be proud. In short, many characteristics of China people can be found in Gu Eileen Chang.
How many people yearn for American citizenship, but Gu Ailing, who was born with everything, can give up smartly and join China to fight for the culture she believes in, which is admirable!
However, as we all know, China nationality is notoriously difficult to obtain all over the world, and Gu Ailing's mother has already been naturalized in the United States, which simply does not meet the naturalization requirements of Articles 4 and 5 of the Nationality Law, in which one parent is a citizen of China.
Therefore, the shortcut of Gu Ailing's naturalization in China was blocked. If she wants to join China, there is only one way to go: Huashan, that is, she needs to make special contributions to China.
02, strict with yourself, genius form a plan.
In 20 19, 16-year-old Gu Ailing won the 50th freestyle skiing gold medal in her life, which became the most important milestone in her career.
How did Gu Ailing win so many medals at a young age?
Gu Ailing's mother Gu Yan was a ski instructor as early as Beijing. Influenced by her mother, Gu Ailing began to contact ski resorts at the age of 3.
The snow-white color reflects the light of hope under the sunlight. The moment she stepped on the snowboard, Gu Ailing felt that she had an indissoluble bond with it. Because soon, when she was young, she showed her talent.
Only one year later, 4-year-old Gu Ailing was able to skillfully shuttle through the Woods with her mother.
When she was a little older, Gu Ailing was tired of basic skiing, and she began to pursue a more difficult challenge: fancy skiing.
On 20 1 1 year, 8-year-old Gu Ailing began to formally learn freestyle skiing, and joined the Taihu professional skiing team, becoming the only girl in the team.
Another year later, Gu Ailing won the junior champion of freestyle skiing in the United States, which was the first champion in her life and the beginning of her brilliant career path.
12 years old, officially participated in the adult group competition. In four years, he won 50 gold medals in various competitions, big and small.
At the Olympic Games in Hollywood, Lausanne, Switzerland in June+10, 5438, Gu Ailing won two gold medals and one silver medal in freestyle U-ski resort, freestyle ski platform and freestyle ski slope obstacle skill.
How many professional athletes dream of winning the championship, Gu Ailing is simply a soft egg. The most important thing is that he is only 17 years old this year. At such a beautiful age, his future is limitless.
But if everyone thinks that this is the result of Gu Ailing's hard training every day, it is all wet.
"Today I am very happy to win the gold medal in the freestyle skiing U-track competition of the 2020 Lausanne Holly Olympic Games. I don't need to say more. I have to go back and do my homework. " On October 20th, 65438/kloc-0, Gu Ailing posted a message on the social Weibo, because she had to go back to catch up on her homework and didn't have time to celebrate. ......
Yes, Gu Ailing is only 17 years old, so she is still a high school student. As a student, Gu Ailing only trains two days a week on Saturday and Sunday, while professional athletes train five to seven days a week.
This means that Gu Ailing has achieved such impressive results only by relying on one-third of the training of other athletes. More importantly, she still studies and exercises correctly, just like a schoolmaster.
As early as primary school, Gu Ailing's performance has been among the best. Now, in order to prepare for the 2022 Winter Olympics, Gu Ailing is going to spend 1 year to complete two years of high school courses, hoping to spare more time for training.
"Aileen's strong self-management made me and her father feel ashamed," Gu Yan, who was born in the Ivy League, talked about her daughter in front of the media.
At home, Gu Ailing is good at drawing up a study plan and timetable for herself and doing it strictly according to the plan.
For example, in skiing training, she doesn't need questions from her family at all: when to train, when to rest, and what goals to accomplish have a clear timetable.
It is precisely because of this serious attitude towards life that Gu Ailing always has more spare time to do than ordinary people.
Hobbies are the best teachers.
"I like skiing. Besides eating and sleeping, skiing is the most important thing. " For Gu Ailing, it is purely out of interest to embark on the path of skiers.
As the saying goes, interest is the best teacher. Unlike many professional athletes who regard sports as a means to make a living, Gu Ailing is very active in skiing training.
In America, Gu Ailing often sees some lazy athletes on ski resorts, but she doesn't, because Gu Ailing likes skiing, which brings her the greatest happiness in life.
Gu Ailing's success under low-intensity training depends on her high concentration due to her interest.
"I will make good use of every minute on the snowfield to practice seriously and study the movements." Because of my love, I even reached the obsessive stage of sleepless nights.
At home, Gu Yan often takes not letting Gu Ailing go skiing as a "threat" and "forces" her to do some housework such as washing dishes and sweeping the floor, much like we used to work at home to earn pocket money, but obviously, Gu Ailing's level is higher than ours.
For Gu Ailing, skiing is her most important interest, but it is not the only one. Actually, Gu Ailing has a wide range of interests.
With the support and training of her mother, Gu Ailing is also good at equestrian, track and field, basketball and many other sports, and even has a lot of experience in adventure projects such as surfing and rock climbing.
In the present words, the whole standard "energetic girl". Of course, for these interests, Gu Ailing also paid a lot. She once broke her collarbone and even her ankle. However, these did not stop Gu Ailing from moving forward.
In addition to sports, Gu Ailing also developed in literature and art in an all-round way. American newspapers and magazines published short stories, passed the piano exam, and even the model show of fashion magazines was spared. I have been called "other people's children" by my parents since I was a child.
However, according to Gu Ailing's own words, skiing can't last forever. After she is 30 years old, interest will become the main means of livelihood.
Since 1978, many China people have settled abroad through studying and working, because there were material conditions that China could not match.
However, with the country's growing prosperity, the older generation of China people regained their confidence in our nation, and more and more overseas travelers began to return to China, including Gu Ailing, an outstanding second-generation China elite.
At present, China is in a golden age, and a revived Chinese nation will surely rally and go global.