Zhenjiang, May 5 (Xue Cheng and Xu Shanshan) From May 21 to 5, the third Jiangsu Development Conference was held in Zhenjiang. Zhenjiang villagers at home and abroad gathered together to talk about their hometowns, seek common development, and work together to draw the largest concentric circle.

Sang Zi talks about homesickness, and the end of the world is like a neighbor. The most common thing said by the village sages at the scene was "going home", and while reliving the rural feelings, they expressed their urgent desire to promote the development of their hometowns.

"I want to work with you to contribute to the development of my hometown." Mao Yulin, chairman of Beijing Mao Yisheng Science and Technology Education Foundation and honorary president of Zhenjiang Xiangxian Culture Promotion Association, said that today's Zhenjiang has distinctive industrial characteristics, obvious location advantages, deep cultural heritage, rich scientific and technological resources, and unique natural endowments, which is a good place to invest in entrepreneurship and the best place to develop its grand plans.

Chen Lusheng, former deputy director of the National Museum of China and president of the Zhenjiang Xiangxian Culture Promotion Association, said that the Xiangxian culture is unique, regional and diverse, and hopes that the Zhenjiang sages at home and abroad will work together to build the Xiangxian Culture Promotion Association better and further give play to the role and influence of the Xiangxian culture.

The inaugural meeting of Zhenjiang Township Sage Culture Promotion Association. Photo by Xie Daoyun

During the event, the Zhenjiang Township Sage Culture Promotion Association was inaugurated. Ma Minglong, Secretary of the Zhenjiang Municipal Party Committee, said that he hoped that the Xiangxian Culture Promotion Association would uphold the theme of "three services and one promotion" of serving national rejuvenation, serving the growth of rural sages, serving cultural prosperity, and promoting the high-quality development of hometowns, and build the Xiangxian Culture Promotion Association into a beautiful business card of Zhenjiang.

"The establishment of the Village Sage Culture Promotion Association builds a platform for the vast number of village sages to understand their hometown and serve their hometown, and tightens the bond for the wanderers to watch over each other and walk side by side, and adapt to the situation and have far-reaching significance." Wang Liheng, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and honorary president of the Zhenjiang Xiangxian Culture Promotion Association, said in his congratulatory letter.

The establishment of the Xiangxian Culture Promotion Association has built a "strong magnetic field" that runs in both directions. Zhu Wenxi, general manager of Zhejiang Runfei Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., said that he has always had the idea of returning to his hometown to start a business, and the establishment of the Zhenjiang Xiangxian Culture Promotion Association has provided a better communication platform for Zhenjiang people who are working abroad, and has begun preliminary contact, hoping to contribute to the development of Zhenjiang pension industry.

Guo Jian, chairman of the Zhenjiang CPPCC, said that the Xiangxian Culture Promotion Association aims to enhance the great unity and alliance construction carrier, build a platform for promoting the rural sage culture in the new era, and provide a channel for the villagers and their hometowns to watch and help each other. The Zhenjiang CPPCC will fully support the work of the Association for the Promotion of Rural Sage Culture, give full play to the advantages of the CPPCC, gather the strength of all parties, and promote the high-quality development of the township sage and hometown cause. (End)