JAFIE Holds “Cherry Blossom Bonds: Connecting Hearts and Narrating Nanjing’s Stories” Theme-based Event

Mar 26, 2025

On March 23rd, the Jiangsu Association for Friendship and International Exchanges (JAFIE) held a theme-based event titled “Cherry Blossom Bonds: Connecting Hearts and Narrating Nanjing’s Stories” in the Garden of Peace and Friendship through Cherry Blossoms. Vice President Si Jinquan attended the event and delivered a speech. More than one hundred international friends from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, and other countries, as well as friends from all walks of life in Nanjing, participated in the event.

In his speech, Vice President Si Jinquan stated that JAFIE has always been committed to building a bridge for dialogue between Jiangsu and the world. It consistently fulfills its mission of “conveyingJiangsu’s voice and telling China’s stories,” promoting cultural mutual learning, economic and trade exchanges, and people-to-people affinity. Hestated that hosting the event at the Garden of Peace and Friendship through Cherry Blossoms, the Foreign Friendship Exchange Base of JAFIE, is aimed to use the cherry blossom garden as a link to build a “Flowery Bridge” connecting China and the world. This would further promote friendly interactions among civilians, advance Jiangsu’s external friendship exchanges, and enable the “Nanjing’s Story” to reach more people’s hearts through the vein of cherry blossoms.

Xu Xueqin, Executive Director of theJiangsuProvincial Foreign Affairs Service Center, delivered a speech.

Liu Hongyou,OverseasDirector of JAFIE, the owner of the Garden of Peace and Friendship through Cherry Blossoms, and a famous calligrapher, delivered a welcome speech. He stated that in his 35 years of engaging in calligraphy education, he has always been committed to spreading and promoting China’s excellent traditional culture and facilitating cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. With over 20 years of dedicated efforts, he has meticulously crafted the Garden. This garden serves functions such as traditional cultural teaching, calligraphy education, and joint cultural activities between China and foreign countries. It has become a comprehensive friendly exchange platform that uses cherry blossoms as the medium and friendship as the bond.

Liu Hongyou presented a calligraphy work specially created for JAFIE.

As the first batch of “Foreign Friendship Exchange Base” established by JAFIE, the Garden of Peace and Friendship through Cherry Blossoms is not only a great place to admire cherry blossoms but also an important platform for cultural exchange and emotional resonance. JAFIE will fully leverage the role of the “Foreign Friendship Exchange Base,” continue to carry out foreign friendship exchange activities, make friends from all over the world, spread the good voice of Jiangsu, and tell the good stories of China.

Guo Minwen,Secretary of the Partybranch of JAFIE, Secretary-General Wang Jian,Director Yang Yonghong,Director Yin Lei andDirectorXu Beichen, Sun Man, Deputy Director ofForeign Affairs Office of Nanjing Municipal People’s Government, Tan Lin, Director of the Jiangning District Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Xu Xueqin, Executive Director of theJiangsuProvincial Foreign Affairs Service Center, and Huang Zongwei, Secretary of theJiangsuProvincial Foreign Affairs Service Center,etc.attended the event.

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