"Although I am wearing a foreign dress, my heart is still Chinese. My ancestors have already stamped everything about me with the Chinese seal. The Yangtze River, the Great Wall, Huangshan, and the Yellow River weigh a thousand pounds in my heart..."
The beautiful melody echoed in the campus. The students who were competing on the playground lawn could not help but close their eyes and listen to the music coming from the radio. Listening to the melody in their ears, Huangshan Mountain seemed to appear in their minds.
The misty clouds, the waves of the Yangtze River, the majesty of the Yellow River and the majesty of the Great Wall. Perhaps they have never returned to China, but through the Mandarin, geography and history books in Chinese schools, the imprint of China has long been imprinted on their souls
.
Whenever they see the homeland of China in the cinema or in movies, even if they are from Guangdong or Fujian, even though their parents have never seen the Yangtze River, the Great Wall, Huangshan, and the Yellow River, it does not hinder them.
They are excited about it and yearn for it.
China is the hometown deep in the soul of all Chinese people in the world, no matter where they are or where they are.
The Ninth Chinese School is the most common Chinese school in Havana.
"Culture is the soul of the nation, and Chinese schools are the cultural fortress of the Chinese people!"
Like all overseas Chinese schools, it has such a slogan written on its walls. This sentence is personally written by the emperor and is written in all Chinese schools to remind people of the importance of Chinese schools.
Everyone thought that this sentence came from Emperor Shengde, but no one knew that it was also "plagiarized" by Emperor Zhu Da. It was written by an overseas Chinese in Malaya - Mr. Lin Lianyu, who fought for the Chinese
His religious status and the rights of the Chinese people were unyielding and unyielding until his death. Because he was committed to safeguarding Chinese education, the Mayans deprived him of his citizenship and was forced to live in seclusion for twenty years.
It was under this circumstance that he made that cry - "Our culture is the soul of our nation, and our educational institutions are the cultural fortress of our nation... Chinese middle schools are the fortress of Chinese culture. Subsidies
The money can be taken away, but the independent middle school must be established."
What kind of oppression did he have to make such a cry? Culture is gone, everything is gone, and he is the so-called "banana man". In fact, this is "the foreigners will be foreigners", abandoning the cultural heritage of China,
What about the Chinese?
It is also due to his efforts that Chinese education in Malaya, the other world, has become the only region outside mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan that retains a complete Chinese education system. Those Chinese schools that rely on donations from Malaysian Chinese have made every Chinese child
You can enter them to learn Chinese. They can speak Chinese and retain Chinese culture intact.
All this is entirely due to the struggle and efforts of Lin Lianyu and many Malayan Chinese. It is precisely because of this that Mr. Lin Lianyu is respected as the "ethnic soul" by the Malayan Chinese. What is this "ethnic soul"? It is precisely for China
The persistence of civilization inheritance.
Culture is the soul of a nation!
Because of this, after his status was slightly improved, Emperor Zhu Da established the Overseas Chinese Education Department in the Ministry of Education, invested a lot of money in overseas Chinese education, and established hundreds of schools in the United States, Cuba, Mexico, Peru and Southeast Asia.
Chinese schools, what he wants to defend fiercely is the spiritual fortress of this nation.
Just like this time, although the school has been on holiday, students still return to school one after another. Because the Spring Festival is approaching, the school holds a "Spring Festival Calligraphy Competition". The competition is not only calligraphy, but more importantly, writing Spring Festival couplets.
Not only writing, but also couplets. As in previous years, when the students were writing Spring Festival couplets, there were many people standing around the playground. They were parents of the students and many ordinary people. After the game,
Fundraising is often held, and the funds raised are for the operation of the school, and of course, for all overseas Chinese children to receive Chinese education.
As in the past, this time of year is the most lively time in Chinese schools. Not only are students holding calligraphy competitions there, but there are also charity stalls organized by students around the playground, selling handicrafts made by students.
After arriving at the Chinese school, Li Chengcai made a special trip to the charity stall. As in previous years, he picked out the gadgets at the charity stall. After browsing around there, he found a lot of gadgets in his hands.
, just when he was about to leave, two boys walked towards him, bowed to him and said.
"Sir, do you need a corsage?"
The corsage is a very simple red corsage made of paper, with two words "Clan Soul" written inside the corsage.
"give me one."
Although a corsage only costs ten cents, when paying for it, Li Chengcai put a peso into the charity box.
"Thank you sir for your support of Chinese education!"
As the students bowed again to express their thanks, Li Chengcai smiled and then took a leaflet. The leaflet read in eye-catching bold letters "Support Chinese education!"
"Our culture is the soul of our nation, and our educational institutions are the cultural fortress of our nation!"
After that, it was time to inform people from all walks of life. In fact, Li Chengcai could memorize the contents of the flyer. After all, he graduated from this school. He had printed this flyer and would visit it every week.
It was posted in the store, but every time he saw it, he felt an uncontrollable excitement in his heart.
"Fellow compatriots..."
Just here, the principal's voice came over the radio.
“…The Chinese School Board is a school-running organization jointly composed of 11 Chinese associations in Havana. It is responsible for the management of 39 Chinese independent schools in Havana. These 39 schools provide opportunities for Chinese children to receive Chinese education and are also responsible for
shoulder the heavy responsibility of cultivating talents in the Chinese community and inheriting and promoting Chinese culture..."
When the principal was speaking, Li Chengcai silently recited this passage.
“Since the emperor came to Cuba in 1870, the overseas Chinese in Cuba were liberated from slavery, and Chinese education was also developed here. Although the Imperial Ministry of Education provided subsidies to Chinese schools every year, Chinese associations and people from all walks of life who were enthusiastic about education
They all generously supported the development of the Chinese school to the scale it is today..."
During the principal's speech and thanks, people once again donated generously and took out money one after another to register at the charity table. Every donation made by the Chinese school will be made public, and the annual accounts will also be made public and subject to supervision.
It is this kind of openness that makes all of them believe that every penny they donate will be used for the education of Chinese children. Of course, it is not just used for the education of Chinese children. The school will be used according to the
Each year, the number of students admitted is 10%, and students from other ethnic groups are admitted separately through examinations. This also allows thousands of outstanding students from other ethnic groups to receive secondary education every year, and of course, secondary education in Chinese schools.
Li Chengcai, who was of mixed European and Indian descent, benefited from this. He not only received a middle school education, but even entered university. With a scholarship, he had to go to university in the empire.
At this time, when he came to his alma mater again, Li Chengcai was in a relaxed mood, and everything he saw was full of memories.
My classroom is right there.
Just then, he heard someone shouting.
"Become a talent!"
Looking back, Li Chengcai saw a familiar person - Li Weizhi, his middle school classmate.
"Weizhi, why are you here..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Chengcai saw the school badge on the chest of his old classmate and said in surprise.
"Ah, you are now a teacher at the Chinese school."
This kind of school badge can only be worn by the school's teachers. Presumably, they are not only middle school classmates, but also students who went to the empire to study in the same period.
It's just that my old classmate went to a normal school. After graduating from the normal school, he became a teacher in a middle school. This is obviously a normal thing.
"Haha, I didn't expect that you would actually return to your alma mater."
Looking at his old classmate, Li Chengcai said with a smile.
"How about old classmate, do you have time? Let's get together."
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