“china red” lights up chinatown, overseas chinese celebrate national day in “fancy” style
2024-10-03
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chinatowns around the world have witnessed generations of overseas chinese working hard and striving for self-improvement. they are not only a haven for overseas chinese to explore their homeland and heal their homesickness, but also a photo album that showcases multicultural exchanges.
over the past few days, overseas chinese from all over the world have held various celebration activities to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china, wishing their ancestral (home) country prosperity, peace and prosperity. the festive and warm atmosphere has also added a touch of touching "china" to the local chinatown. red".
the all-canada chinese association (ontario district) in toronto, canada, held an open-air performance. photo by china news service reporter yu ruidong
in canada, major overseas chinese groups in montreal held a flag-raising ceremony in zhongshan park in chinatown. accompanied by the "march of the volunteers", the five-star red flag slowly rose; in the uk, london's chinatown was decorated with lights and colors, and chinese associations sang and danced to celebrate the festival; in italy, the chinese in milan the beating of gongs and drums and the leaping of dragons and lions on the streets attracted many italian people to watch; in the united states, the display of cheongsam and hanfu in the chicago chinatown parade vividly demonstrated the use of strength to "encourage fans"...
looking back at the past, overseas chinese are all witnesses to the exciting historical moments in china. as a major province for overseas chinese affairs, zhejiang’s overseas chinese are also indispensable participants, propagandists and helpers in every wonderful moment of china’s development and progress.
"on important chinese festivals, we hold celebrations in chinatown every year. after decades of development, some celebrations have transformed from small community events into important public cultural events in london." president of the british zhejiang friendship association and business association, huang ping, secretary-general of the london chinatown chamber of commerce, said that this not only gives overseas chinese from all over the world the opportunity to gather together, let chinese cultural traditions take root in the hearts of young people, and have a close emotional connection with their ancestral (home) country, but also by sharing china with the local people. the charm of traditional culture helps london become a more diverse and better city, thereby enhancing the reputation and status of overseas chinese.
"the motherland has always been the strongest support for overseas chinese, giving us warmth and strength." wu shimin, honorary president of the france-china friendship and mutual assistance association, said that standing on the new starting point of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china and the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between china and france, we will continue to play the role of bridge, actively spread chinese culture, promote exchanges and cooperation between china and foreign countries, unite overseas chinese, contribute to the development of the motherland, and continue to create new brilliance for china-france relations in the new era and new era.
ji zhihai, chairman of the italian association for friendship with china, said that looking back at the 75th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china, overseas chinese are deeply admired and proud of the great historical changes that have taken place in china, especially in the economic aspect, from poverty and weakness to the second largest economy in the world. the leap of a large economy is from subsistence and clothing to building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, and then to the goal of promoting common prosperity for all people.
"although we are currently in a critical period of transformation and upgrading, we believe that china's high level of opening up and high-quality development will bring more new opportunities to overseas chinese, and we firmly believe that the future of our motherland will be more prosperous and stronger," ji zhihai said.
