The 2024 "China Roots Seeking Journey · Charm of Southern Guangdong" Overseas Chinese Youth Summer Camp (Guangdong Jiangmen Camp), hosted by the All China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and organized by the Guangdong Provincial Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, Wuyi University, Municipal Overseas Chinese Affairs Bureau, and Municipal Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, opened at Wuyi University. Nearly 40 overseas Chinese youth from the United States, France, Belgium, Greece, and other countries came to Jiangmen, the overseas Chinese capital, to embark on a "roots seeking journey".
It is reported that the theme of this overseas Chinese youth summer camp is "Youth Together, Building Dreams for the Future", with "Overseas Chinese" elements as the core. Chinese youth participating in the summer camp will visit the Overseas Chinese Museum in China's Overseas Chinese Capital and the Liang Qichao Memorial Hall. Through a series of courses and activities rich in "Overseas Chinese" cultural characteristics, they will immerse themselves in Lingnan culture and overseas Chinese hometown culture, and personally experience the achievements of China's reform and opening up development.
Camper Zeng Xiaowen from New York, USA, is looking forward to returning to her hometown Taishan to take a look and walk around. She hopes to go back and learn more about the stories of her hometown through this summer camp.
Chinese traditional culture is becoming increasingly popular overseas, "said Gao Shang, the leader teacher of the National Association of Chinese Schools." This summer camp activity provides a very rare and meaningful opportunity for overseas Chinese youth to learn and experience Chinese culture up close, enhance their understanding and emotions towards the "roots of culture," and "I believe that these personal experiences will deepen the understanding of China among overseas Chinese tourists, and make them proud of their Chinese roots
It is understood that the "China Roots Seeking Journey" summer camp is a foreign cultural exchange brand sponsored by the China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, and it is also an important link to strengthen emotional connections with overseas Chinese youth. Jiangmen is known as the capital of overseas Chinese in China and is an important window for overseas Chinese to observe Guangdong and even China. Since 2017, the Jiangmen Overseas Chinese Federation has organized over 500 overseas Chinese youth from 20 countries and regions to participate in the "China Roots Seeking Journey" summer camp through various forms for eight consecutive years.