On the afternoon of November 6, the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou City solemnly held the unveiling ceremony for the “China Overseas Chinese International Cultural Exchange Base.” Attending the event were Luo Lido, member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Federation of Overseas Chinese; Liu Zhonghua, Vice Chairman of the Fuzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of the Municipal Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang; Fu Fang, a second-level researcher in the Department of Cultural Exchange and Information Dissemination of the Provincial Federation of Overseas Chinese; Zheng Yule, member of the Party Leadership Group and full-time Vice Chairman of the Municipal Federation of Overseas Chinese; Wang Leyong, an overseas committee member of the Municipal Federation of Overseas Chinese and Executive Vice President of the UAE China Peaceful Unification Promotion Association; as well as leaders from various relevant units. The unveiling ceremony was chaired by Rao Fang, Director of the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou City.
Luo Lidu, on behalf of the Provincial Federation of Overseas Chinese, extended her congratulations to the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall on its designation as a member of the seventh batch of “China’s Overseas Chinese International Cultural Exchange Bases.” She emphasized that these bases serve as vital platforms for the federation to pool social resources, foster complementary strengths, and jointly promote cultural exchanges both at home and abroad. The Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall has repeatedly organized themed cultural events, actively showcasing and upholding China’s fine cultural heritage to overseas Chinese communities, thereby making significant contributions to the dissemination and development of Linchuan culture and to cross‑border cultural exchange. She expressed the hope that the memorial hall will continue to leverage the platform and resource advantages of its status as a “China’s Overseas Chinese International Cultural Exchange Base,” enabling more overseas Chinese to appreciate and experience the boundless charm of Tang Xianzu’s dramatic art.
In his address, Liu Zhonghua pointed out that Fuzhou is a city with a long-standing tradition of Chinese opera. In recent years, our city has steadfastly integrated the exchange and cultural dialogue surrounding Tang Xianzu’s dramas into the Belt and Road Initiative and the strategy of promoting Chinese culture abroad, thereby fostering mutual learning and cultural exchanges between China and other countries. The Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall’s designation as a “China Overseas Chinese International Cultural Exchange Base” is both an honor and a responsibility. It is hoped that, taking this opportunity, the Memorial Hall will further strengthen its ties with the overseas Chinese community, pool social resources, and advance complementary strengths, thus becoming an excellent window and platform for disseminating operatic culture and traditional Chinese culture, and continuously enhancing Fuzhou’s international profile and influence.
At the unveiling ceremony, Rao Fang, on behalf of the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou City, extended a warm welcome and heartfelt gratitude to all the distinguished leaders in attendance. She also stated that the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall will leverage the platform and resource advantages of the “China Overseas Chinese International Cultural Exchange Base,” with the promotion of China’s fine traditional culture as its core and overseas Chinese culture as a connecting link, to strengthen international exchanges and outreach, attract Chinese nationals and overseas Chinese to visit and tour Jiangxi Province—particularly Fuzhou, the hometown of Tang Xianzu—and engage in cultural heritage‑seeking activities. By harnessing their contributions, the Memorial Hall aims to carry forward Chinese culture, support the building of a culturally strong nation and province, and further advance the global reach of Chinese culture.
Following the unveiling ceremony, Luo Lido, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial Federation of Overseas Chinese, and her delegation toured the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall, accompanied by its director, Rao Fang.
