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A special birthday tribute to China

Office workers in Jing’an and children from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have collaborated to make a special gift honoring the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

A 70-meter scroll featuring President Xi Jinping’s speeches and his quotations from the classics was unfurled in a Party education event at the former Shanghai Chamber of Commerce.

It features 5,000 characters, which symbolize the 5,000 kilometers separating Jing’an and Bachu County in Xinjiang.

Jing’an has been sending officials to poverty-stricken Bachu for years to assist in local development projects, and local people there have formed a deep friendship with Jing’an.

The site of the former Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, the first in China, sits on the northern bank of Suzhou Creek. It was the cradle of commerce and finance in the city about a century ago.

The chamber was founded in February 1912. Over the years, the building has been variously used as a school and factory. Last year, it reopened as a high-end dining venue after seven years of renovation.




 

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