CGTN published this video item, entitled “Iranian Embassy in China quotes lines of Chinese poetry after defeat in World Cup” – below is their description.
The official account of the Iranian Embassy in China shared a post on Weibo quoting a poem by Li Bai after Iran’s 0-1 loss to the United States at the Qatar World Cup on Tuesday.
“Hard is the way, hard is the way. Don’t go astray! Whither today? A time will come to ride the wind and cleave the waves; I’ll set my cloud-like sail to cross the sea which raves.”
These lines expressed Li’s disappointment with the “difficult road” in the world. Meanwhile, with a positive attitude, Li believed his time would finally come shortly, letting him move forward like a brave sailor.
With this poem, the Iranian Embassy in China expressed Iran’s positive attitude towards football and a deep understanding of traditional Chinese culture. #Iran #worldcup #unitedstates #poem #poetry #libai
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China is the third largest country in the world by area and the largest country in the world by population. Properly known as the People’s Republic of China, the political territory of the country includes Tibet and Hong Kong. The capital is Beijing.
Iran, also called Persia, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in Western Asia. Its central location in Eurasia and proximity to the Strait of Hormuz give it significant geostrategic importance. Tehran is the capital and largest city.
Iran is home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. The Iranian Revolution established the current Islamic Republic in 1979.
Iran’s political system combines elements of a presidential democracy and an Islamic theocracy. Iran is a founding member of the UN, ECO, OIC, and OPEC. It is a major regional and middle power and has large reserves of fossil fuels — including the world’s largest natural gas supply and the third largest proven oil reserves.
The country’s rich cultural legacy is reflected in part by its 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Historically a multi-ethnic country, Iran remains a pluralistic society comprising numerous ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups, the largest being Persians, Azeris, Kurds, Mazandaranis and Lurs.
Qatar is a peninsular Arab country whose terrain comprises arid desert and a long Persian (Arab) Gulf shoreline of beaches and dunes. Also on the coast is the capital, Doha, known for its futuristic skyscrapers and other ultramodern architecture inspired by ancient Islamic design, such as the limestone Museum of Islamic Art. The museum sits on the city’s Corniche waterfront promenade.
The United States is a country also known as the United States of America, USA, US or just America. There are fifty states in the union, which is a federal republic ruled by a representative democracy. Nearly ten million square kilometres are inhabited by over 300 million people. The majority of Americans speak English.
