【Comprehensive Report】On June 5, Singaporean President Halimah threw out heavy news on the Eid al-Fitr Open Day of the Presidential Palace: In order to commemorate the 200th anniversary of singapore's opening of the port, the Monetary Authority of Singapore will launch a new banknote of 20 yuan next Monday. It is reported that this is the first time that the Singapore Monetary Authority has launched a 20 yuan commemorative banknote, with a total of 2 million pieces for the public to exchange for the equivalent value.
According to the Fujian Daily, the new banknote condenses 200 years of Singapore's history of opening ports, with a portrait of Singapore's first president, Yusof Ishak, as well as the then Supreme Court and City Hall (now the National Gallery of Singapore).
On the back are eight pioneers who came to Singapore in the early 19th century. The lower right corner of the new banknote represents the busy and thriving Singapore at the time of the opening of the port, and on the left is Singapore, the financial center lined with skyscrapers today. Ancient and modern are connected by a meandering Singapore River, symbolizing the long history.
The 8 pioneers are all very promising. The Singapore government has also made a special list:
Chen Jiageng, a pioneer in Chinese education
Teresa Hsu chih, known as Mother Teresa of Singapore
Outstanding female educator Dr. Wang Huiqing
Munshi abdullah, the father of modern Malay literature
Henry Nicholas Ridley, first director of the Botanical Garden
Indian philanthropist P. Govindasamy pillai
Outstanding female sportswoman Alice Pennefather
Malay anti-Japanese hero Adnan saidi
Among them Chinese the most familiar
Nothing more than Chen Jiageng.
On August 13, 2015, the Fujian Museum and The Chen Jiageng Memorial Hall jointly exhibited "Beacon String Song" - an exhibition of the history of the anti-Japanese war in Jimei School. China News Service
On October 21, 1874, Chen Jiageng was born in a small fishing village in southern Fujian, and then founded his own business in Southeast Asia, becoming the "rubber king". His life is legendary, destroying his family and learning, no ancients, few people come, and he is known as "the banner of overseas Chinese and the glory of the nation".
"Rubber King"
The commercial footprint expanded to five continents
Mr. Chen Jiageng is a famous industrialist, known as the "rubber king" of Nanyang. At its peak, Chen Jiageng's direct agents distributed in the world spread across five continents, including Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, the Americas, etc., forming an international sales and trade network. Its representatives are vigilant to revitalize the chinese nation's industrial and commercial registered trademarks, the Chinese bell label, and are also recognized by the people of the world with the circulation of goods.
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Jiageng students are all over the world
Chen Jiageng has founded and funded various types of schools in Jimei, Xiamen and southern Fujian, as well as Singapore, with a total of 118 schools. In today's Jimei School Village and Xiamen University, Chen Jiageng is revered by teachers and students as the "school master". Jiageng students are all over the world. Mr. JiaGeng founded Xiamen University has 87 alumni associations at home and abroad, of which nearly 30 are overseas.
Jimei School is the general name of many schools founded by Chen Jiageng in Jimei that year, including Jimei Kindergarten, Jimei Primary School, Jimei Middle School, Jimei Light Industry School, Huaqiao University Chinese College, Jimei University and Jimei School Committee. All those who have studied in these places and served and taught will be regarded as Jimei alumni, according to incomplete statistics, Jimei School has more than 70 alumni around the world, of which there are more than a dozen overseas.
Jiageng spirit
The impact of spreading around the world is far-reaching
When it comes to Chen Jiageng, many people first think of him founding Xiamen University and Jimei School. In fact, Mr. Jiageng's contribution and influence are far from being limited to Jimei and Xiamen, but in many parts of the country and even in the world, they have left a deep imprint of Chen Jiageng or Jiageng's spiritual influence, and even in space, there is a planet named "Jiageng Star". Jiageng Star, Jiageng Jellyfish, Jiageng Road, Jiageng Park, "Jiageng" Research Ship, Jiageng Road, Jiageng Park, etc. named after him, and Jiageng Building of the University of California, Berkeley, etc., all reflect the world's admiration and nostalgia for him.
Overseas, Mr. Jiageng is more known for "tan kah kee", that is, the Xiamen pronunciation of "Chen Jiageng", such as "Chen Jiageng Subway Station" in Singapore, or "Chen Jiageng Building" at the University of California, Berkeley, whose English is marked with "tan kahkee", and the influence of Mr. Jiageng and the spirit of Jiageng spread around the world in such a way that it is full of "Xiamen flavor", which makes Mr. Jiageng's hometown people feel very kind. (End)