Arslan Ul Hassan, an international student from Pakistan, is a second-year master's student majoring in cardiovascular science at Ningxia Medical University.

In 2017, Hassan first came to China. He moved to the Ningxia Hui autonomous region four years later for further studies. There, Hassan met knowledgeable teachers, friendly classmates, and warm-hearted locals. In Ningxia, he experienced the profound "iron brother" friendship. When Hassan learned the term "iron brothers" and realized that China uses this phrase to describe the strong bond between China and Pakistan, he exclaimed that this description is very apt.

Hassan mentioned that as a student, he has acquired professional knowledge in Ningxia and experienced the similarities in culture between the city and his hometown's culture.

He intends to learn more about Ningxia's stories and share them with his compatriots in Pakistan.

[Video by Miao Liqiuyu, Liu Tianyi and Li Haonan]