In 1963, my country took advantage of its historical relationship with Japanese Buddhist inheritance to commemorate the 1,200th anniversary of Jianzhen’s death as the key to opening the door to Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations. In response to Tokyo and Nara, China organized grand symposiums in Beijing and Yangzhou Commemorative activities, the foundation stone of the Jianzhen Memorial Hall was also laid that year; in 1980, in order to further promote friendly exchanges between China and Japan, grand "visiting relatives" activities were held in Beijing and Yangzhou to welcome the seated statue of Master Jianzhen back home. These two events are of great significance in the history of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations and are important events in the history of Yangzhou’s religious culture.
Fukuoka: From History to Tomorrow
Looking at Fukuoka from the map, it is just a coastal city far away from Tokyo and at the southwestern tip of Japan. As I got closer, a mysterious and friendly atmosphere rushed towards me.
On the first day we arrived in Fukuoka, our Japanese friends took us to visit the Fukuoka City Museum. Fukuoka, known as "Hakata Tsu" in ancient times, has been an important window for Japan to open to the Asian continent since ancient times. The large and detailed collection of cultural relics vividly tells the long history of Fukuoka as Japan's international exchange base; and the history of exchanges with mainland China has become the most precious and dazzling page: Japan's earliest rice planting technology was around 4 BC. It was first introduced to Fukuoka from China in the century; a gold seal given to the Japanese king of Fukuoka by Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty in 57 AD. It was regarded as a national treasure when it was unearthed on the nearby Kashi Island in 1989; an exquisite envoy ship sent to the Tang Dynasty The model hangs a sail, recording the unforgettable history of Japan sending Tang envoys and studying monks to China more than 10 times from the end of the 6th century to the end of the 9th century, and introducing advanced systems and technologies; pieces of ceramic vessels left over from the end of the Heian period to the Kamakura period are hooked and sunk. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, a large number of Chinese merchants settled in Hakata, and Hakata became a distribution center for imported goods from China...
The trip to Saga Prefecture once again allowed us to appreciate the beauty of Sino-Japanese friendship.
On November 23, it was drizzling. Early in the morning we drove from Fukuoka to neighboring Saga Prefecture to visit the famous Yoshinogari Heritage Park. It was Sunday, Japan's "Hardworking Appreciation Day", but the staff in Yoshinori had been waiting for a long time. This is a national first-level protected relic covering an area of ??54 hectares, covering historical relics from different periods of Japan from 20,000 years ago to the 16th century. Since its discovery in 1988, it has received 12.5 million visitors from home and abroad. The important archaeological discovery that the owner solemnly recommended was the ruins of the Huanhao tribe from the Yayoi period, which was the period from the Qin Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period in my country. In these earliest Japanese social structures, imprints from China can be seen everywhere. Walking around Yoshinoli, you will see the tribes with trench-like structures, low semi-cellar dwellings, and unique clay pot coffins, all of which resemble China's Xi'an Banpo ruins. There are 400 white bones left in more than 3,000 clay jar coffins, and according to archaeological discoveries, many of them belong to the Chinese who crossed the sea and settled here during the Three Kingdoms period. What makes Japanese friends talk about it even more is that the mysterious Queen Haemi in Japanese history most likely lived in the Yoshino area. Writing had not yet appeared in Japan during the Yayoi period. The historical record cited by the locals as important historical evidence comes from "Wei Zhi·Biography of the Japanese" in China's "Three Kingdoms"!
Hakata brocade, introduced from China more than 750 years ago, has been designated as Japan’s national traditional handicraft and is still the best gift for guests in Fukuoka; the blue and white porcelain that was introduced to China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties is deeply loved. Influenced by art, Arita ware in Saga Prefecture has become the source of Japanese ceramic craftsmanship. Arita Town and Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital of China, also became sister cities a few years ago, and technical exchanges continue to strengthen...
Wandering in Western Japan In just a few days, we have been intoxicated and pondered by the everlasting and lasting stories of China-Japan friendly exchanges. When we walked into Nishi Nippon Shimbun and visited the largest newspaper group in the Kyushu region, we felt a lot of emotions.
West Nippon News Agency is located in the most prosperous Tenjin area of ??Fukuoka City. As the most influential newspaper in the Kyushu region, Nishi Nippon Shimbun's history can be traced back to more than 120 years ago.
The current 32-edition daily newspaper has a circulation of 410,000 copies and a readership of 2.5 million people. In addition, it also publishes evening newspapers and sports newspapers. Due to the special history of exchanges between Kyushu, Fukuoka and China, Nishi Nippon News Agency pays special attention to news from China and has devoted itself to the spread of Sino-Japanese friendship for many years. They were also very enthusiastic about our visit. President Shimizu and Tamagawa Editorial Bureau Director attended the symposium specially designed for us, and Secretary and Director Kazuyuki Shimizu accompanied us throughout the visit. What interests the Chinese counterparts even more is Nishi Nippon News Agency's aggressive attitude in the increasingly fierce industry competition. In order to improve the speed of publishing newspapers, Nishi Nippon Shimbun was the first among major newspapers in the country to adopt the new technology of NWS and DWS linkage, which integrated the editorial team and pages and greatly enhanced its competitiveness. Deng Xiaoping, the chief architect of China's reform and opening up, passed away on February 19, 1997. Yasukawa, currently the economics minister of the editorial bureau, was serving as the reporter of West Nippon News Agency in Beijing at the time. After receiving the news broadcast by Xinhua News Agency in the early morning of the 20th, he quickly sent it back to his headquarters. At this time, it was 3:46 Japan time, which was past the deadline. Due to the adoption of advanced editing and production technology, West Nippon News Agency quickly inserted three full pages of relevant reports into the prepared pages, and went to print at 4:10, becoming the first newspaper in Japan to accurately report the news. This won the Japan Press Association Award that year.
Contributing to regional development is the consistent mission of West Japan News. As early as more than 100 years ago, the Nishi Nippon News Agency proposed the establishment of the Kyushu National Museum, hoping to keep this precious memory from the past to tomorrow, preserve it for a long time, and keep it alive forever. After a hundred years of promotion, the original intention has not changed.
As we were about to bid farewell to Fukuoka, we were happy to learn that the Japanese government had finally made the decision to start construction of the Kyushu National Museum in 2001, and the preparatory committee had been formally established... At the turn of the century, our long-cherished wish was fulfilled, and everyone who has experienced it has All Chinese people in Western Japan sincerely wish this.