Recently, the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Office of Gansu Province in China has invited Mr. Samuel Lee Uy, President of the Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc. (CFBCI), together with other 20 Chinese community group leaders from eight countries to visit their province. From August 7 to 13, 2024, this “Overseas Chinese Delegation” enthusiastically participated in a series of thematic lectures and local attraction visits thus gaining a deeper understanding of the economy, culture, and humanities of the province.
The twenty members of the delegation came from the Philippines, Malaysia, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Italy, Canada, Australia, Europe and the United States. The members from the Philippines who visited the tour together with President Uy include: Mr. Yao Jinzhen, Chairman of the Jinjiang Clansmen Association of the Philippines; Mr. Wang Shuhou, Honorary Chairman of the Hongmen Federation of the Philippines; and Mr. Shi Zhifang, President of the Gansu Federation of the Philippines.
In the morning of August 8, the organizer held a grand kick-off ceremony in Lanzhou, an important area on the Silk Road Economic Belt, followed by lectures on “An Introduction to the Thought of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era of Xi Jinping” and “One Belt, One Road”. In the afternoon of the same day, the participants visited the Gansu Provincial Museum, the First Bridge over the Huanghe River, the Zhongshan Iron Bridge, and the Waterwheel Park in Lanzhou, as well as the exhibition hall of “The Yellow River Chorus.”
In the morning of August 9, the delegation, accompanied by the organizer, went to Wuwei City, known as “the key point of the world” and “national defender”, where they visited the ruins of the White Pagoda Temple, the Liangzhou Alliance Memorial Museum, and the Leitai Han Cultural Museum. In the afternoon of the same day, they went to Jinchang City, which is known as the “nickel capital” of China, and in the evening they took a miniature train to appreciate the 500 acres of purple and gold flowers in the seascape area of Jinchang City.
In the morning of August 10, the delegation also visited the former site of Jinchuan open-pit mine in Jinchang City (a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit in Gansu Province) and in the afternoon, they arrived at Zhangjian City, which is named as “Zhangguo Arms & Eyes to Connect with the Western Regions”, and visited the multi-cultural agricultural fruit farms. The local government officials of Zhangye City also warmly accommodated the delegation and gave them a historical tour.
On the morning of August 11,the delegation drove from Zhangye City to the Red Gaotai Martyrs' Mausoleum to pay homage to the Heroes' Memorial Hall of the West Road Army of the Chinese Peasant and Red Army. In the afternoon, the delegation headed to the northwestern part of the Zhangye area in Gaotai County. Afterwards, the delegation returned to Wuwei City and held a seminar with local municipal government officials to learn more about the city's industrial strengths and economic developments.
In the morning of August 12, the delegation members began their return trip to Lanzhou where they participated in lectures on Xi Jinping's “One Belt and One Road” and the Human Destiny Commonwealth, which was given by Prof. Zhu Yongbiao, the Dean of the School of Politics and International Relations of Lanzhou University, and Gansu on “One Belt and One Road”, which was given by Mr. Cai Wenhao, the former president of Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics; and the Deputy Director of the United Front Work Department of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee, Mr. Yu Chuanhu, summarized the details of this activity.
After the lectures, the members of the delegation spoke one after another about their experiences in the trip. In the evening, the delegation toured the Yellow River scenic route, which brought the trip to Gansu to a successful conclusion. CFBCI would like to thank Mr. Yu Chuanhu, Vice Minister of the United Front Work Department of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee, Mr. Wang Yongguang, Deputy Director General of the Department of Reunion and Cooperation of the Ninth Bureau of the Central United Front Work Department (CUFWD), Mr. Zhou Qiang, Director General of the Ninth Department of the CUFWD of Gansu, and Mr. Zhao Yongry, Researcher of the Ninth Department of the CUFWD of Gansu, for accompanying the delegation throughout the whole trip and providing them with a great hospitality.
Gansu Province is located in Northwest China, on the upper reaches of the Yellow River, with an area of 450,000 square kilometers, and its capital is Lanzhou City. The province has a rich historical and cultural heritage, especially the ancient monuments related to the world-famous Silk Road. Gansu is rich in natural resources, with considerable mineral reserves, forests, wind and solar energy. Utilizing its resource advantages, Gansu's industrial system is currently led by the petroleum, metallurgy, chemical and food processing industries.
菲華工商總會訊：本會理事長黃書瑋，於八月七日至八月十三日應甘肅省人民政府僑務辦公室的邀請，由國僑辦主辦，甘肅省僑辦承辦，與來自八個國家的二十位僑團領袖組成了「海外華僑華人參訪團」對中國甘肅進行參訪。本次承辦方精心安排的研習課程及參訪行程非常豐富，除了有多場專員專題講座外，還參觀了當地多個名勝古蹟及市級博物館，讓所有參訪團成員對甘肅省各地的風貌、經濟、社會生活及人文等各方面有了更進一步的認識及瞭解，成果豐碩。
本次參訪團的二十位僑團領袖分別來自：菲律濱、馬來西亞、吉爾吉斯斯坦、柬埔寨、意大利、加拿大、澳洲及歐美等國。這次與本會理事長黃書瑋一同參訪的菲律濱成員尚有：菲律濱晉江同鄉會理事長姚金鎮、菲律濱洪門聯合總會名譽理事長王書侯及菲律濱甘肅總會會長施志芳。
八月八日上午，主辦單位在絲綢之路經濟帶重要節點城市蘭州舉辦一場隆重的啟動儀式，緊隨安排了「習近平新時代中國特色社會主義思想概論」及「一帶一路」專題講座；同日下午，參觀甘肅省博物館、觀看蘭州黃河第一大橋，中山鐵橋及蘭州水車園及西北民族大學《黃河大合唱》展覽館。
八月九日上午，參訪團在主辦方人員的陪同下前往有「天下要衝」、「國家蕃衛」之稱的武威市，並且在該地參觀了白塔寺遺址，凉州會盟紀念館及雷台漢文化博物館；同日下午，前往被譽為「中國鎳都」的金昌市參訪，當晚乘坐小火車欣賞金昌市五百畝紫金花海景區。
八月十日上午，來自各地的二十位海外華僑華人參訪團也在接待方的帶領下，參觀金昌市金川露天礦坑舊址（甘肅省省級文物保護單位）及中國鎳都，國家級經濟技術開發區，世界五百強，金昌市金川集團鎳合金有限公司；同日下午，到達以「張國臂掖，以通西域」而得名的張棭市，參觀多成農業果農場。張掖市委統戰部副部長杜春英及果園負責人介紹早酥梨種植發展過程，目前培植梨樹占地五百畝，每畝產量四千斤，水果之鄉。當晚參加學習河西學院甘肅省高校紅西路軍研究院副院長蔣超博士講解，重溫習近平總書記視察甘肅張掖重要講話和指示精神系列活動之「學習英雄事蹟 傳承紅色精神力量」——長征中的紅軍英雄事蹟專題講座。
八月十一日上午，上午從張棭市驅車到紅色高臺烈士陵園，瞻仰中國工農紅軍西路軍英雄紀念館，紀念碑上，「紅軍西路軍烈士永遠活在我們心中」的鎏金大字熠熠生輝，訴說著那段可歌可泣的革命歷史。並考察宣化鎮弱水蒹葭鄉村示範點；下午繼續參觀位於張掖地區西北部高臺縣的祟文樓。之後返回武威市，並與當地市政府要員舉行交流座談會，以進一步瞭解該市的產業優勢與經濟發展。
八月十二日上午，本會理事長黃書瑋等參訪團成員就開始蘭州回程之行；同日下午，參加專題講座：習近平論「一帶一路」與人類命運共同體，由蘭州大學政治與國際關係學院院長朱永彪教授主講，與「一帶一路」上的甘肅，由蘭州財經大學原校長蔡文浩主講；甘肅省委統戰部副部長郁川虎總結這次活動的詳細說明，參訪團成員亦紛紛發言，訴說此行心得。晚間也在承辦方人員的陪同下遊覽黃河風情線，為此次甘肅行圓滿劃下句點。在此特別感謝：甘肅省委統戰部副部長郁川虎，中央統戰部九局宗合處副處長，二級調研員王永光，甘肅省委統戰部九處處長周強，甘肅省委統戰部九處四級調研員趙暘，全程實地陪同，並招待周全。
甘肅省，是位於中國西北地區、黃河上游，省會為蘭州市，面積四十五萬平方公里。該省擁有豐厚的歷史文化遺產，特別是和絲綢之路有關的古蹟，更是世界聞名。甘肅自然資源富饒，擁有可觀的礦物儲量、森林、風能和太陽能資源。基於資源優勢，甘肅的工業系統以石油業、冶金業、化工業和食品加工業為首。二零二一年甘肅省全省GDP突破了一萬億水平，達10243.3億元人民幣，二零二二年甘肅省全省GDP為11201.6億元。前景可期。
「海外華僑華人參訪團」造訪甘肅期間，主辦單位精心安排導覽行程，參觀自然景觀與具有特色的地方文化，讓團員們大開眼界，對甘肅各地的蓬勃發展讚賞有加；數場專題講座與座談會，也讓成員充分瞭解到甘肅的進步與各個產業的優勢及未來的發展。七天的甘肅考察，收穫滿滿，不虛此行。
圖片說明：理事長黃書瑋七天甘肅參訪行程圖輯。
下左圖：向主辦方贈送本會會徽及二十週年紀念特刊。（左起）甘肅省委統戰部副部長郁川虎，理事長黃書瑋，中央統戰部九局局長劉春鋒代表接受。
