摩洛哥：古老的人类与新的友谊

Hello everyone, welcome to today's podcast.

Today we are going to tell two stories.

Both stories are about one country.

This country is called Morocco.

Morocco is in the north of Africa.

It is a very beautiful place.

Our first story is about history.

This is history from a long, long time ago.

Do you know where humans come from?

Before, scientists thought humans came from East Africa.

But, now there is a new discovery.

This discovery changed our thinking.

In Morocco, scientists found fossils.

What is a fossil?

A fossil is the bone of an ancient living thing.

These fossils are very old.

They have a history of 800,000 years.

This is a very big number.

What does this show?

This shows that Morocco is very important.

It is one of the centers of human evolution.

These fossils were found in Casablanca.

There is a quarry there.

Scientists found the remains of human ancestors there.

These ancestors were like us.

But they were also very different.

This is a great discovery.

Next, let's look at the second key point.

Scientists also found other secrets.

In the caves of Morocco, there are many things.

For example, they found beads.

These beads were made from seashells.

They are the oldest beads in the world.

This shows ancient people were smart.

They liked beautiful things.

They used beads to make ornaments.

This was not for eating, it was for beauty.

In addition, scientists also found burials.

Ancient people would bury the dead.

They also placed food beside them.

There were even bird bones.

This shows they had feelings.

They had their own social activities.

This is called "ritual".

These discoveries tell us many things.

North Africa is not a marginal place.

It is a cradle of human culture.

Now, let's change the topic.

We want to go from ancient times back to modern times.

We will tell the third story.

This is a story about China and Morocco.

The time is February 2026.

This is the Chinese Spring Festival.

In Morocco, everyone is also celebrating Spring Festival.

The Chinese Ambassador to Morocco is named Yu Jinsong.

He attended a big party.

This party was called "Happy Spring Festival".

There were many people there.

There were Chinese people, and also Moroccan people.

Everyone watched performances together.

There was singing, and also dancing.

Everyone was very happy.

Ambassador Yu Jinsong said many words.

He said China and Morocco are good friends.

This friendship has been for a long time.

This year is a special year.

It is the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the strategic partnership between the two countries.

What is a strategic partner?

It means a very important friend.

Everyone cooperates together, and improves together.

Moroccan officials also spoke.

He said Morocco is willing to walk with China.

They want to move towards modernization together.

This is just like the ancient Silk Road.

Although we are in different places.

But our hearts are together.

These are the two stories for today.

One is about the past 800,000 years ago.

Morocco is the home of humans.

One is about the present in 2026.

Morocco is China's partner.

History is interesting, the future is even better.

Hope you like today's podcast.

See you next time.