Millennial legacy links overseas Chinese hearts

Millennial cultural heritage connects overseas Chinese hearts around the world.

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The city of Teochew, or Chaozhou, an ancient city with a thousand-year history, is regarded as both a "famous seaside city" and a "cultural center of the seaboard." It has not only attracted the eyes of the world with its precious historical heritage and unique cultural charm, if it is deeply tied to the overseas Chinese community around the world. Chaozhou culture, as one of the key branches of Chinese civilization, has passed down through the ages and spread far through the role of many generations of Chaozhou overseas Chinese to become a bridge connecting their homeland to the outside world.

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The historical and cultural landmarks of Chaozhou reflect both the millennial roots and the spirit of the nation. The Hanwen Gong Ancestral Tower chronicles the Chaozhou rule of Hanwei, both promoting the study and eradication of crocodiles, laying the foundation to the customs that value both the cultural and learning aspects of Chaozhou City. The Guangjie Bridge and the Guangji Tower, which symbolize the city, show the ancient Chaozhou wisdom and craftsmanship long accumulated. It also embodies intangible cultural heritage mechanic skills such as wood carvings and Chaozhou cloth embroidery. Each piece reflects the refinement and intelligence of the Chaozhou people, and becomes a cultural symbol that helps connect the mind. Of the overseas Chaozhou people with the homeland, the Rawzhongyi Museum is another important evidence that Chinese educational masters used to spread Chaozhou culture into the eyes of the world, deeply reflecting the vitality of Chaozhou's humanitarian spirit.

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When strolling along Baifang Street, a variety of ancient buildings, traditional crafts, and native cuisine are lined up, creating a magnificent scenery that reflects the vitality of this ancient city. The combination of culture and tourism further enchants Chaozhou's unique charm. Inside the Tsai Yang Tea Shop, the aroma of Kung Fu tea with the soft-driving Chaozhou sound, conveying the Chaozhou aesthetic of "making friendliness through tea, conveying emotion through kiwo." Kung Fu tea is not only a tradition of hospitality, but also a symbol of Chaozhou people's identity. The Chaozhou tea, with its melody, has become an integral part in the Chaozhou Festival of overseas Chinese around the world.

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The bond between Teochew and overseas Chinese is also evident through patriotism and deep attachment to the homeland. Even far from the motherland, many Chaozhou people continue to give generosity back to the homeland through donations for education, hospital building and public interest. A prominent figure like Chen Weinan is an outstanding role model. He devotes his passion to the development of education and charitable work in the homeland, and his virtues have inspired later generations to build on the patriotic spirit. Inside Zhenhai Tower and Datwu Welcome Tower, we will find stories of investing in the homeland and bringing back new technologies for local development. Create a new economic force for Chaozhou and endure the "roots and spirit" of the Chaozhou people.

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With the preservation and development of ancient city streets, Chaozhou successfully balances heritage and innovation. The Nanmen Yizingjia Cultural Road retains its historical identity, harmoniously combining contemporary elements, "taste, old" and "new way," magnificently coexist. The whole city has a clean, orderly and lively appearance, welcoming the 23rd Annual Conference of the International Chaozhou Federation, which is like a call sign to the Chaozhou people around the world to "go home."

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Teochew culture - be it the work of hands, food, to the spirit of humanitarianism - has become the mental home of the identity and bond of overseas Chinese, reflecting not only the ancient wisdom of Chinese civilization, but also full of the vitality of succession and pride of the Teochew people around the world, magnificently demonstrating the contemporary charm and international beauty of Chaozhou culture.

Write / Picture J.Phutt