China News Service Ningde, August 5 (Lu Qiaoqin, Lin Rongsheng) The 2022 Overseas Chinese Family Friends·Fujian Overseas Chinese Food Style Culture Festival Ningde Pingnan Special Event was launched in Pingnan County, Ningde City on the evening of the 4th, further promoting the fine tradition of overseas Chinese patriotism and love for their hometowns, cultivating new brands for overseas Chinese, serving the rural revitalization strategy, and driving common prosperity for the people in the overseas Chinese community.
"Overseas, Fujian traditional food embodies the strong hometown feelings and patriotism of countless overseas Chinese." Ruan Shiwei, vice chairman of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said that this event not only allows everyone to glimpse the vastness of the food culture of Fujian through Pingnan's special dishes, but also allows overseas Chinese, Taiwanese compatriots and the people of Fujian to share the feast of the gathering of food from the four seas, and share the beautiful life given to us by the new era.
Guests visit the food exhibition area. Photo by Lin Rongsheng
Ruan Shiwei said that he hopes that Ningde will use "overseas Chinese" as a medium, use "integration" to promote fate, further expand the friendship between overseas Chinese at home and abroad, deepen the love and integrated development of Fujian and Taiwan; he hopes that Pingnan will combine its own advantages and characteristics to further carry forward the fine tradition of overseas Chinese in patriotism and love for the country and hometown, gather the hearts and strengths of overseas Chinese, serve to attract investment and wisdom, help rural revitalization, and promote the construction of a first-class county with strong people and rich ecological development in mountainous areas.
China News Network reporters saw on the spot that in the square in the central area under the neon lights, the bustling overseas Chinese community gathered together to taste food, enjoy singing and dancing, and watch overseas Chinese history, showing the strong custom of overseas Chinese hometown and attracting many tourists to linger.
Fujian Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese Chairman Chen Shihai said that holding a series of activities for the Overseas Chinese Food Style Cultural Festival is a concrete measure for the Provincial Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese to adhere to party building and to thoroughly implement the important deployment of the Central Committee and the Provincial Party Committee on rural revitalization, implement the "Admission of Overseas Chinese Investment, Gathering Overseas Chinese Wisdom, and Gathering Overseas Chinese Power" project, assisting local governments to explore the cultural characteristics and advantages of overseas Chinese hometowns, and expand rural tourism and leisure agriculture. Pingnan is a key overseas Chinese hometown in Fujian and a township of ten counties in Fuzhou. It is committed to developing a cultural and tourism-specific economy. The hosting of the overseas Chinese food style is in line with the development direction of Pingnan County. We hope that by holding events, Pingnan will help promote holiday consumption and drive the overseas Chinese community to build a beautiful new hometown of overseas Chinese for living, business and business.
The merchant is wearing stylish clothes. Photo by Wu Yunjie
At the opening ceremony, Zhang Yao, Vice Chairman of the Fujian Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, Lin Yanfeng, Vice Chairman of the Ningde Municipal CPPCC, and Chen Weiliang, Chairman of the Ningde Municipal Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, jointly awarded the "Eight Fujian Overseas Chinese Family Home" brand to three units in Ningde City, encouraging local governments to attract popularity and strengthen catering brands to leverage cultural and tourism consumption; overseas overseas Chinese and Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao compatriots spoke through the "cloud" video; China News Service Fujian Branch supported the establishment of "News Help Rural Revitalization" Southeast Asia Food Zone, the Southeast Asia Food Zone, was launched, and held a signing ceremony with Pingnan County Chamber of Commerce and County New Elements Union to broaden product sales channels and help rural revitalization.
According to reports, the event lasts for four days, with three functional areas: Southeast Asian and local specialty food appreciation zone, overseas Chinese specialty agricultural and sideline products (snack food) exhibition and sales zone, Pingnan overseas Chinese love for the hometown, care about the deeds of hometown, and Donghutang Overseas Chinese Farm Overseas Chinese History Exhibition. Through the display of special food, drive the exhibition and sales of special agricultural products in overseas Chinese hometowns, sing the "Overseas Brand", promote consumption driving, help rural revitalization, and contribute to the overseas Chinese community's strength to Ningde's high-quality development and surpass.
Lin Yanfeng said that he hopes overseas Chinese, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao compatriots will continue to play the role of overseas Chinese investment and overseas Chinese, continue to promote the integration of Ningde, pay attention to Ningde's various undertakings, contribute more ideas and efforts to Ningde's development, and jointly build a beautiful home with peace and contentment.
Special food in the overseas Chinese hometown attracts tourists. Photo by Wu Yunjie
, the hometown of overseas Chinese, Ningde City, currently has more than 458,000 overseas Chinese, mainly distributed in 73 countries and regions. According to incomplete statistics, there are currently more than 150 overseas Chinese (Hong Kong and Macao) enterprises in Ningde, mainly engaged in new energy, pharmaceutical and biological, real estate, petrochemical, motor, hotel and other industries. In recent years, Ningde has developed rapidly, providing a broader stage for the vast number of compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, overseas Chinese and returning overseas students to grow and make achievements.
Pingnan County has a profound historical context and beautiful natural scenery, with more than 80,000 fellow villagers abroad.Pingnan County Party Secretary Dang Shuai said that he will take this event as an opportunity to deepen cultural exchanges between Pingnan and overseas Chinese and compatriots in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao, and strive to create more original, differentiated rural revitalization results and brands with regional influence and Pingnan recognition, and embark on a new path of rural revitalization development with Pingnan characteristics. (End)
