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来自斯里兰卡的乌普尔是斯里兰卡最大僧伽罗语报社Lankadeepa的记者，《踏上龙的国土》是他所创作的第一本书。2018年，乌普尔来到中国。近10个月的时间里，他访问了海南、四川、云南、贵州、甘肃、湖北、福建、山西、江苏、上海、天津等地。
As a journalist, the author spent 10 months in China in 2018 and visited more than 11 provinces such as Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Gansu, Guandong, Hubei, Fujian, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Tianjin, etc. the experiences of those visits are mentioned in the book.
其间，乌普尔到访了位于中国西南，被誉为植物王国、动物王国的云南省。他参加了第五届中国—南亚博览会暨第25届中国昆明进出口商品交易会，来到了气候宜人的省会昆明市和玉溪市。昆明被认为是中国的花城，这里种植着各种各样的鲜花。参观神奇迷人的石林景区给乌普尔留下了深刻的印象。2007年，石林被联合国教科文组织列入“世界自然遗产”名录；在石林，可以看到各种各样的岩石，高度从5米到30米不等，还可以听到动人的阿诗玛的传说……这些美丽的故事，都被他写进了《踏上龙的国土》一书中。
The author had an opportunity to visit Yunnan province called the Kingdom of Flora,and the Kingdom of Fauna, which is located in Southwest China. The purpose of the visit was to attend the China-South Asia Exposition and the 25th China Kunming Import–Export Fair. Kunming the capital of Yunnan and Yuxi cities where the author had gone are cool cities. Kunming can be considered a flower city of China with various flower plantations. I still can remember our visit to Shilin for seeing the limestone forest. It is an amazing place. The stone forest is listed as the UNESCO world heritage in 2007. The author was impressed by this place because of its location. There can be seen various limestone which are height from 5 m to 30m. Also, the author could hear Ashima's love story that derived from this stone forest century ago. Those beautiful stories are mentioned in the book.
乌普尔在书中描述了中国文化自然的多样性和中国发展模式。他在书中生动介绍了许多中国传统文化和活动，如端午节、川剧等；还描写了自己参观长城、三峡大坝等经历。同时，还介绍了地铁、高铁等中国高速发展的综合交通体系。
作为中国的老朋友，斯里兰卡读者希望更多地了解中国。这本书的出版将有助于斯里兰卡读者更好了解中国文化和中国经济社会发展。
In addition, many cultural events such as Dragon Boat Festival, Sichuan Opera, etc. that seen by the author during his China stay have also been described in the book. Furthermore, the development of the Chinese public transport system including the Subway, High-speed railway has also been described. During his stay in China, the author could visit the Great Wall and the Three Gorges Dam which can be described as two of China's miracles and the information about those places has also been mentioned in the book.In this book, the author attempts to describe the Chinese cultural diversity and development model. The people in Sri Lanka are glad to know more about China as theirs's long-lasting friend. The author believes that this book helps readers see and understand China's beautiful culture and economic development.
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