Speech by President xi jinping at the opening ceremony (photo: xinhua)
On May 14, President xi jinping in Beijing to attend the "area" of international cooperation summit opening ceremony of the BBS and published titled "promoting the construction of" area "hand in hand" keynote speech..
Distinguished heads of state, heads of government,
Heads of international organizations,
Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends,
"On the day of mencius, all things and shows." During this beautiful season, guests from more than 100 countries gathered in Beijing for the cooperation of "One Belt And One Road", which is of great significance. Today, we are in a group of people, and I am looking forward to your thoughts and ideas. We will make Suggestions on the development of "One Belt And One Road" for the benefit of the people of all countries in this century.
Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends,
More than 2,000 years ago, our forefathers made a great deal of hardships and went through the grassland desert to create a land silk road connecting Asia and Europe. Our forefathers sailed through the rough seas and sailed out the maritime silk road connecting the east and the west. The ancient silk road opened a new window of friendly exchanges between countries and wrote a new chapter in human development and progress. The thousand-year "gilding copper silkworm", which is a treasure of the shaanxi museum of history in shaanxi province, has witnessed the history of the thousand-year sunken ship, the black stone, which was found in Indonesia.
The ancient silk road continued for a thousand years and accumulated the spirit of silk road featuring peaceful cooperation, openness, inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit. This is a precious legacy of human civilization.
-- peaceful cooperation. BC 140 years of han dynasty in China, a peace corps from changan, through the access to the west, east road, completed the "forced" tour, this is the famous zhang qian to the western regions. China yuan dynasties of tang and song dynasty, hand in hand with the development of land and sea silk road, China, Italy, the Moroccan traveler Du Huan, Marco Polo, ibn battuta in land and sea silk road history left a mark. During the Ming dynasty in the early 15th century, zheng he, the famous Chinese navigator, sailed the seas seven times, leaving behind a thousand words. These pioneering careers are famous because they are not used for war horses and spears, but for camel and good will. It is not the strong ships and the guns, but the treasure ships and the friendship. Generations of "silk road people" have built a bridge of cooperation between east and west.
-- openness and inclusiveness. The ancient silk road across the Nile river, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the Indus and the Ganges river, Yellow River and the Yangtze river, across the Egyptian civilization, the babylonian civilization, Indian civilization, the birthplace of Chinese civilization, across Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, flock together, across different countries and skin color the settlement of the people. Different civilizations, religions and ethnicities seek common ground while reserving differences, openness and inclusiveness, writing mutually respectful and magnificent poems side by side, and hand in hand to draw a beautiful picture of common development. Jiuquan, dunhuang, turpan, the ancient city of kashgar, samarkand, Baghdad, Constantinople, ningbo, quanzhou, guangzhou, the north sea, the ancient port of Colombo, jeddah, Alexander, is recorded in the "living fossil" of this period of history. History teaches us that civilizations thrive in openness, and nations coexist in integration.
-- learn from each other. The ancient silk road is not only a way to exchange goods, but also a way to communicate knowledge. Along the ancient silk road, China brought silk, porcelain, lacquerware and iron ware to the west, also bringing pepper, flax, spices, grapes and pomegranates to China. Along the ancient silk road, Buddhism, Islam and the Arabian astronomical, calendar and medicine were introduced into China, and the four great inventions of China and the technology of silkworm rearing were also transmitted to the world. More importantly, the exchange of goods and knowledge leads to conceptual innovation. For example, Buddhism originated in India and was carried forward in China and passed down in southeast Asia. Confucian culture originated in China, which was praised by thinkers such as leibniz, voltaire and other thinkers in Europe. This is the charm of communication and the results of mutual learning.
-- mutual benefit. The ancient silk road witnessed the prosperity of the land "emissaries on the road, the journey of business," and witnessed the prosperity of the sea "in the sea, not knowing its number". In this artery, capital, technology, personnel and other factors of production free movement, goods, resources, achievements and other realization sharing. Almaty, samarkand, chang 'an and other key cities such as the port of surang and guangzhou were thriving, and ancient countries such as Rome, rest and frost were flourishing. The ancient silk road created a great development and prosperity in the region.
History is the best teacher. This period of history shows that no matter how far apart, as long as we brave take the first step, adhere to each other, can out of a way to meet to know each other and common development, to a harmonious well-being good distance.
Release date: 14:20, July 14, 2017 source: China's belt and road network