continue the friendship between china and the united states! this middle school in changsha joins the "flying tigers friendship school"
2024-09-09
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changsha evening news changsha on palm september 9th (all-media reporter zhang yanyan) this morning, a delegation of the american flying tigers, composed of members of the us-china aviation heritage foundation and descendants of flying tigers veterans, came to changsha for exchanges and visits. at the opening ceremony of the "remember history-flying tigers theme historical photo exhibition (changsha station)", changsha lushan international experimental school officially became a flying tigers friendship school with a middle school in iowa, usa. this is also the first school in changsha to join the "flying tigers friendship school and youth leadership program".
in 1941, general chennault founded the "american volunteer group of the chinese air force", also known as the "flying tigers", and fought together with the chinese military and civilians against the japanese invaders, making immortal contributions to the world's victory against fascism. the us-china aviation heritage foundation was established in 1998 and is an american non-governmental friendship group that promotes the study and commemoration of historical aviation events between china and the united states. in 2022, the us-china aviation heritage foundation launched the "flying tigers friendship school and youth leaders program", which facilitated the establishment of "flying tigers friendship schools" between many schools in the two countries, and built a platform for chinese and american students to enhance traditional friendship and strengthen learning exchanges.
at today's awarding ceremony, jeffrey green, chairman of the us-china aviation heritage foundation, presented lushan international experimental school with a flight jacket of the same style as the flying tigers. afterwards, the us flying tigers delegation walked into lushan international experimental school and had cordial exchanges with the school's teachers and students.
during the event, students from lushan international experimental school performed folk music, martial arts and dance with unique chinese cultural characteristics, which left a deep impression on the delegation. after each performance, green and his delegation stood up and applauded excitedly.
lushan international experimental school is located at the foot of the beautiful yuelu mountain and on the bank of the xiangjiang river. it is a well-known basic education school in hunan. internationalization is the school's characteristic. the school has established sister schools with schools in france, new zealand and other countries. green and the team members of the us-china aviation heritage foundation have visited the school for many times and highly praised the school's beautiful campus environment and international education.
the enduring "flying tigers friendship" is an unforgettable memory of the friendly relations between china and the united states. yang gefei, principal of lushan international experimental school, said that becoming a "flying tigers friendship school" is not only the beginning of the fate of lushan international and american middle schools, but also a kind of inheritance of the heroic spirit of the flying tigers regardless of national boundaries, and a vision for the young people of the two countries to remember history and work together towards the future.
in lushan international campus, the heroic stories of the flying tigers are also familiar to students. xia yizi, a junior high school student, is a military fan. he was particularly excited when he learned that the descendants of the flying tigers veterans came to the school: "history is worth remembering forever. our current happy life is the result of the precious lives of countless chinese revolutionary predecessors and international friends such as the american flying tigers." zeng liang, a senior high school student, told reporters that the flying tigers had aided her hometown hengyang during the anti-japanese war. she is full of gratitude for this history of sino-us friendship and hopes to have the opportunity to communicate with more american youth in the future.
"the flying tigers once joined hands with the chinese people in hunan to fight against the japanese aggression. during the most difficult period of world war ii, the chinese and american people established an immortal friendship." green said that the flying tigers friendship school has built a bridge between the youth of china and the united states, and the story of the flying tigers is a good topic for the youth of the two countries to engage in dialogue. "in the future, we will work hard to promote more american students to come to china for exchange and study, and also invite chinese students to go to the united states." in the communication with the students, green and the descendants of the flying tigers veterans extended an invitation to everyone: "you are 'civilian diplomatic ambassadors' and the future of china and the united states."
