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"When you see these old objects, you will remember my life of leaving my hometown and working hard 30 years ago, and the scene is like yesterday." Chen Yubo, a returned overseas Chinese from Jamaica, was overwhelmed with emotion when he visited the Guanlan Overseas Chinese Museum.
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Rubber knives and glasses used by overseas Chinese rubber cutting in the old days
A sewing machine bought from the other side of the ocean
An old bookcase full of historical vicissitudes
And it was full of books
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They come from history
Now it will once again lead people into the depths of history
Relive the history of Guanlan's struggle of overseas Chinese for more than 160 years
This is the scene of the Guanlan Overseas Chinese Museum
"There will continue to be objects donated by overseas Chinese and their descendants, and the content of the museum will become more and more abundant." Weng Yanfang, a member of the CppcC Longhua District COMMITTEE and one of the leaders of the Guanlan Overseas Chinese Literature Museum, said.
This is the first museum in Longhua District and even Shenzhen related to overseas Chinese culture. As a place to find the roots of overseas Chinese compatriots in the sea, a new carrier of patriotic education for young people, and a cultural platform to fill the cultural gap in the history of overseas Chinese in Shenzhen, it will become a new cultural business card.
From overseas Chinese, used for overseas Chinese
Look out from afar
Built among the houses, the Chinese Language Museum is unique
It has the local characteristics of Guanlan - watchtower
There are also Western construction features
The gate is carved in the air and in Chinese red
Highlights the combination of East and West
And Chinese cultural self-confidence
Mention the building to which the museum belongs
I have to talk about Guanlan's overseas Chinese culture
Guanlan overseas Chinese are located in more than 50 countries and regions around the world. According to the "Bao'an County Chronicle" in the 1950s, Guanlan already had 39,000 overseas Chinese and Compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
Since the early 1980s, overseas Chinese who have gone out from Guanlan have begun to return to China one after another to support the construction of their hometowns, including a number of overseas Chinese and Hong Kong compatriots such as Chen Shun'an, Huang Weixiong, and Chen Fo'an. In 1982, these enthusiastic people who cared about the construction of their hometown spontaneously donated 190,000 yuan to build a three-story guest house building of the Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, that is, the Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese Building, and then mobilized overseas Chinese to continue to invest in the construction of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese Industrial Park.
"From overseas Chinese, used for overseas Chinese." This sentence Weng Yanfang mentioned no less than 5 times in the interview. The Overseas Chinese Museum is transformed from one of the 1600-square-meter buildings in the Overseas Chinese Industrial Park, and the historical materials and objects collected in the museum are also from overseas Chinese.
Step inside the museum
Industrious and brave, self-improvement, family and country feelings
Three chapters
Separated on the first and second floors, the elements displayed inside are diverse
Strive to show Guanlan vividly and vividly
Landscapes and cultural characteristics
Inside the main exhibition hall on the first floor of the museum
Watchtower, Guanlan Bridge, Guanlan River
Printmaking, Guangpei School, etc
Showcase a culture of root-seeking
Reviewed the past of overseas Chinese
and the historical contribution of returning to the hometown to build Guanlan
Guangpei School
Letters and objects sent from all over the world
Full of emotion and positive energy
It shows the overseas Chinese who have gone out from Guanlan
A history of hard-working, courageous, self-improvement and unremitting struggle around the world
Letters sent back to their hometowns by overseas Chinese from different regions
There are also various medals, yellowing certificates, etc
It was Guanlan Who threw themselves into the revolution
A symbol of the heart of the naked child who participated in the anti-Japanese resistance
A hundred years of overseas Chinese, recording the history of overseas Chinese
As soon as she talked about the history of overseas Chinese, Weng Yanfang could not stop, and she had inextricable relations with overseas Chinese since she was a child. "I was born in Guanlan Guihua, and my grandfather's brother was a member of the team who went to Nanyang to work, but unfortunately he never came back after going out for decades. Grandpa's sister also married far away in Malaysia, and it was not until 60 years later that she returned to her homeland for the first time, and she was already a 78-year-old grandmother when she returned to her mother's house for the first time. ”
When I was a child, I listened to my parents talk about this history
Weng Yanfang was full of curiosity about these elders in Nanyang
What kind of life are they living outside?
What story has been experienced?
Later, she worked in overseas Chinese affairs
A series of overseas Chinese stories that remain in memory
Only then did it slowly have a clear vein
As early as the late Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the People's Republic, the Guanlan people sat on a sailing boat, left their hometown, and traveled far and wide to change their destiny. After the difficult foundation of the first and second generations, Guanlan overseas Chinese have gradually made achievements in trade, culture, education and other industries. "In the past, every household in our village was very poor, and almost all of them relied on the financial support of overseas Chinese who went out to make money, and they barely had enough to meet their food and clothing." Weng Yanfang said.
Daily necessities brought back home by returnees from India
"When we built this museum, we were also touched by the spirit of overseas Chinese. More than 100 years ago, they went out to struggle with this patriotic feeling of patriotism and love for the country, and they were not very surplus in food, clothing, shelter and transportation, and they also wanted to send money back to their hometown to build bridges and roads, develop education, teach the next generation to love the country and the hometown, and expand their cultural horizons. According to the relevant person in charge of Guanlan Street, the well-known Guangpei Primary School, Zhenneng Primary School, Guanlan Middle School, Guanlan Second Middle School, And Kukeng Primary School, etc., are all donated by overseas Chinese and Hong Kong and Macao compatriots.
Activate memories and continue to pass on
"I have been in charge of the work of the Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese for more than 10 years, and the connection with overseas Chinese has never been broken. When we heard that we were going to prepare for the Overseas Chinese Museum, some said that they would help translate the preface and explanatory text, and some sent objects that they had treasured for many years. Weng Yanfang said.
Chen Yubo is one of them. He has lived in Jamaica for more than 30 years, founded the Chinese Association in Kingston, Jamaica, and learned that the Guanlan Overseas Chinese Museum is in need, and he has repeatedly collected and collected historical materials and objects related to the struggle and life of overseas Chinese from the Chinese Association of Jamaica. "If the situation allows, I would like to select some more meaningful collections from the Chung Hua Association and put them in the Guanlan Museum." Chen Yubo said.
Chen Meiying, an overseas Chinese compatriot, was one of the Guanlan overseas Chinese who threw themselves into the revolution at that time. In 1948, Chen Meiying, a young Jamaican overseas Chinese who was studying, was very angry when she heard that Guanlan's hot-blooded youth had been brutally killed by the Kuomintang, and resolutely defected to the Guanlan Armed Workers' Brigade and was arranged to work in the propaganda group and the assault group. In the war, Chen Meiying repeatedly rubbed shoulders with death, but he did not hesitate. Hearing that Guanlan was going to build an overseas Chinese language museum, the 90-year-old donated some of the medals he had received that year.
This is a door to understand the Chinese overseas Chinese
A window into the past, the present, and the future
It is also a bridge connecting the Chinese and overseas Chinese
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"The second generation of overseas Chinese" and "the third generation of overseas Chinese"
Come back and feel the development of Guanlan
I also hope to pass on the culture through root-seeking
For locals, this is also a continuation and inheritance of the culture and spirit of overseas Chinese. "Take your child to visit a museum elsewhere, so you might as well bring it here first and learn about the history and culture of your hometown." Guanlan Street resident Chen Yu said.
Guanlan Overseas Chinese Museum
【Address】
(Gui Garden Villa) on the left
【Related Tips】
Admission: Free
Transportation reference: Metro Line 4 Songyuanxia Station walk about 1.3 kilometers
The content source | South + client (reporter Huang Sihua) Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Daily (reporter Xie Qingyun correspondent Weng Yanfang text/photo) Guanlan Cultural Town (public number)
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