China News Service, Beijing, January 29 (Reporter Shangguan Yun) Quanzhou is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with the sea as its source and as its neighbor. Over a long period of time, it has accumulated rich cultural heritage, which makes people forget to leave.
Recently, the online theme event "Why China? Xianghai Quanzhou" was held. People walk into Quanzhou, feel the extraordinary charm of the thousand-year-old city, and appreciate the human wisdom condensed in every brick and stone.
For thousands of years, Quanzhou's path of pioneering and enterprising has been rooted in the fertile soil of Chinese civilization, demonstrating the humanistic concept of "sharing beauty and beauty". Born towards the sea, playing a colorful movement of friendly exchanges; cutting through the waves, contributing wisdom and strength to the world's marine civilization.
Quanzhou, which has a long history, was called "Citong" in ancient times and was an important node of the ancient "Maritime Silk Road".
In terms of navigation conditions, Quanzhou has a unique geographical advantage. The working people living here dared to think and work hard, and became the pioneers of ancient China's "ladder navigation to all countries".
Quanzhou, courage to pioneer. The ancestors built the "Luoyang Bridge", a long bridge across the sea. It was built at the mouth of the Luoyang River. There were many innovations in bridge construction technology and craftsmanship. After the bridge was completed, it was "risky but safe, and the people were not disadvantaged."
Not only that, some people have pointed out that the shipbuilding industry in Quanzhou is highly developed. The Fu Chuan, which has the technical characteristics of streamlined ship shape and watertight compartments, has traveled across the oceans and traveled across the world, becoming a classic representative of ancient Chinese ocean-going trading ships.
In accordance with the weather, Quanzhou people create wealth with their hands. The marketing footprint of Dehua white porcelain has spread from East Asia, Southeast Asia, to South Asia, West Asia, and then to Europe, and has penetrated into the European continent, and its reputation has spread far and wide.
Quanzhou is friendly and tolerant. It plays an important role and unique position in maritime trade. Ethnic groups with different skin colors, beliefs and languages can coexist harmoniously in Quanzhou City. Kaiyuan Temple, Qingjing Temple...the cultural heritage is rich and diverse.
Quanzhou Shipping Department also witnessed the glory of Quanzhou in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Overseas trade is becoming increasingly prosperous and the scale of the city is gradually expanding. Quanzhou, the famous "largest port in the East", has a prosperous scene of "people from all over the world" and "foreigners arriving in the city".
The development process of ancient Quanzhou reflects the spiritual core of hard work, openness and tolerance.
As the seasons change and the years pass by, Quanzhou’s enterprising, pioneering and innovative urban character spans time and continues to this day. The people of Quanzhou in the new era believe in "Dare to be the first in the world, and you will win only if you work hard", which makes this ancient city full of vitality.
Continue to make efforts to inject new momentum into the economic development. At the beginning of the reform and opening up, all kinds of industries were waiting for development. Quanzhou seized the opportunity and created good results one after another in China's private economy.
As the birthplace of the "Jinjiang Experience", Quanzhou has a developed private economy, with the emergence of a number of benchmark domestic companies such as Erke, Anta, Lilang, and Xtep. It is also known as the "City of National Trends."
Plan a layout to add new vitality to urban development. Quanzhou has formed a large number of industrial clusters such as textiles and clothing, footwear, and machinery and equipment. It attaches great importance to scientific and technological innovation, empowers "Made in Quanzhou", and promotes high-quality economic development.
Previously, a liner loaded with 66 TEUs of cargo departed from Shishi Shihu Port and sailed to Dubai. This is Quanzhou’s 18th new “Belt and Road” foreign trade route and the first container liner route to the Middle East.
As a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in China, Quanzhou has more than 9.5 million overseas Chinese in more than 170 countries and regions. By leveraging the advantages of overseas Chinese, Quanzhou continues to explore the model of exporting high-quality products overseas and strives to promote Quanzhou products to "sail overseas."
The sun and the moon are flying, and the steps are non-stop. The development of Quanzhou continues to improve, and the "Maritime Silk Road" relationship between the thousand-year-old ancient port still continues, showing a new atmosphere of hard work and progress. (over)