Zhongxin.com, Taiyuan, May 4 Question: A thank-you letter from the Australian Chinese School: Hello Datong, Datong
Author Yang Jieying
"Hello, Datong." This is a thank-you letter from Datong Chinese School in Sydney, Australia, to Datong, Shanxi Province.
Due to a donation, these two "friends" of the same name met in Sydney Datong Chinese School and Datong City.
"We received a mask from your government. All the teachers and students and parents were deeply moved and deeply appreciated the care and support of the motherland for the teachers and students of overseas Chinese schools." The letter of thanks from Sydney Datong Chinese School wrote: Our school and Datong With the same name, in the past 30 years, in the pursuit of the concept of "Great Harmony in the World", he has unswervingly promoted Chinese education overseas.
Han Feng (second from left) took a group photo with Zhang Xuefeng (third from left), principal of Sydney Datong Chinese School. Photo courtesy of interviewees
As a matchmaker and witness for this special fate, Australian overseas Chinese Han Feng told reporters, "I went out from Shanxi Datong and have a deep feeling for my hometown."
Since the outbreak, the Overseas Friendship Department of the Overseas Chinese Federation of Datong City has led the establishment of an overseas liaison office to fight the epidemic, organizing donations and donations from overseas Chinese to contribute to the fight against the outbreak. Han Feng, an overseas committee member of the Overseas Chinese Federation of Datong City, became a member of the WeChat group of the Overseas Liaison Office for the fight against the epidemic in Datong City.
So far, the Shanxi Overseas Chinese Federation has donated nearly one million yuan worth of anti-epidemic materials overseas, including traditional Chinese medicine preventives, KN95 masks, disposable masks and protective clothing. Among them, Datong Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and Overseas Chinese Federation donated 300 sets of protective clothing and 16,500 masks to three countries including Australia, Singapore and Canada through the Shanxi Overseas Chinese Charity Foundation.
As the situation of overseas epidemic situation becomes more and more serious, Datong Overseas Chinese Federation actively collects epidemic prevention materials and donates to overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese groups. After receiving the epidemic prevention materials, Han Feng donated to Sydney international students, overseas Chinese and other groups, and Sydney Datong Chinese School was among them.
Sydney Datong Chinese School was founded in 1992 by Dr. Zhang Lizhong and his wife Zhang Yueqin from the University of Sydney School of Education. The school was selected by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council of China as the first batch of "Overseas Chinese Demonstration Schools" in Sydney.
For a long time, Sydney Datong Chinese School upholds the concept of "Datong in the world" and is committed to the promotion of overseas Chinese education and traditional Chinese culture.
Since the outbreak, Datong Overseas Chinese Association actively organized donations and donations from overseas Chinese to contribute to the fight against the outbreak. Datong City Overseas Chinese Union Supply Map
Shanxi Datong, which is 10,000 kilometers away, also regards "World Datong" as its business card.
"The Great Harmony in the World" is Confucius's ideal. He advocated that "there are brothers all over the world." Ge Dejun, secretary of the Party Group of the Datong Overseas Chinese Federation, said that Datong has always adopted "World Datong" as the city's cultural brand and promoted it to the world.
"After the epidemic is over, we hope to invite the Datong Chinese School in Sydney to visit Datong for inspection and exchanges, and hope that the two sides can have some discussion and cooperation in school running and education." Ge Dejun said that in the future, the relationship with overseas Chinese groups and overseas Chinese leaders will be strengthened To expand Datong's external communication channels and continue to be a strong overseas "Chinese education" brand undertaken by the same city.
Han Feng introduced that Sydney Datong Chinese School has rich experience in running schools and is the most active community school for local Chinese education and cultural activities. The school also has branches, and the number of students currently reaches more than 600. The school has organized students to participate in winter and summer camp activities in Shanxi Province many times.
"This is a fate. Datong Chinese School in Sydney and Datong City in Shanxi, we hope this is just the beginning." Talking about the future, Han Feng hopes that after the epidemic is over, it will facilitate the exchange of visits between the school and his hometown and strengthen the two sides. Exchange and cooperation.
The school stated that it will further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Shanxi in the future, and will organize teachers and students to participate in the root-seeking tour after the epidemic.
As a Shanxi-based overseas Chinese living in Sydney, Han Feng has been actively using the advantages of the overseas Chinese community to match the investment of his hometown and attract talents.
"We are looking forward to meeting Datong and Datong." Han Feng said. (Finish)