The International Tourism Resort in Chikan Ancient Town, Guangdong Province (hereinafter referred to as "Chikan Ancient Town of Overseas Chinese") was put into trial operation, with the participation of Deputy Mayor Lin Jiansheng.
Lin Jiansheng said that the Chikan Ancient Town of Overseas Chinese is an important embodiment of the creative transformation and innovative development of the culture of the hometown of overseas Chinese, and has injected new powerful impetus into building Jiangmen into a new era of overseas Chinese economic and cultural cooperation demonstration zone. Next, Jiangmen will make every effort to promote the implementation of the strategic deployment of the 20th CPC National Congress, accelerate the promotion of the function of Chinese cultural exchange and communication in the capital of overseas Chinese, carefully organize the Second Overseas Chinese Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Conference and the World Youth Conference, promote the comprehensive opening and operation of Chikan Ancient Town of Overseas Chinese, strive to do a good job in the article of "overseas Chinese" in the new era, and transform Jiangmen's unique resource advantage into a strong urban competitive advantage, We will promote the high-quality development of the city's cultural and tourism undertakings and its economy and society.
Chikan Ancient Overseas Chinese Town is located on the bank of Tanjiang River in the middle of Kaiping City, with a history of 370 years. Chikan, an ancient town of overseas Chinese, has a large number of people. More than 600 century-old arcades have formed the largest, most continuous and well-preserved arcade building group in the country. It has emerged from a group of celebrities such as the famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader Situ Meitang. Chikan Ancient Town of Overseas Chinese will be restored as old as old, renovate old historical buildings, protect, inherit and carry forward local culture, and create a new benchmark for cultural protection and inheritance, which will make new contributions to the construction of a national platform for cultural exchange and cooperation between overseas Chinese and Chinese in Jiangmen.