Current affairs micro video | Ah! Guling! Folk | Guling | Current Politics
On June 28, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the "Guling Edge" Sino-US Civil Friendship Forum. Xi Jinping recalled in the letter that in 1992, I invited Mrs. Gardner to visit Guling and helped her fulfill her husband's dream of returning to her homeland.
This is a true story spanning a century.
In 1901, American Gardner came to Fujian, China with his father and spent a joyful and unforgettable childhood. In 1911, the Gardner family returned to California, USA. Later, Gardner became a physics professor at the University of California.
Time flies, and Gardner often misses Guling, but for various reasons, he cannot return to China. Before his death, he repeatedly said "Kuliang, Kuliang", but Mrs. Gardner didn't know exactly where "Kuliang" was.
This story was later published in Chinese newspapers by a Chinese international student.He immediately instructed the Fuzhou Foreign Affairs Office to contact the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and invite Mrs. Gardner to Fujian in a civilian manner.
This elderly American finally represents her husband in realizing his dreams of China and Guling.
This story has become a beautiful tale in the folk exchanges between China and the United States.
The foundation of the development of national relations lies in the people of both countries. We must inherit and carry forward the story and love of Guling, so that the friendship between the Chinese and American people, like the thousand year old willow trees on Guling, can grow and thrive.
Producer | Geng Zhimin, Ma Lijun
Director | Wang Shuang