The Seventh Step into Africa: Zhu Zhengming Visits Seychelles for the Promotion of the Reconstruction of Guandi Temple

World Guangong Culture News: Republic of Seychelles Republic of Seychelles boasts a beautiful scenery with blue sky and clear water, like a string of pearl scattered on the Indian Ocean on the east of Africa.

Beautiful beachscape of Seychelles

Seychelles Seaside Tobacco Company Chairman Zhou Jinhua (right) and Hubei Provincial Party Committee United Front Work Department Overseas Center Director Zhu Zhengming (left), presents the album of World Guangdi Culture and the Royal Guandi Portrait to Seychelles Ambassador Shi Zhongjun.

Vice-president of Hubei Provincial Overseas Friendship Association Sheng Guoyu (left) presents the album of World Guangdi Icons to Chairman of Seychelles Guandi Temple Mr. Wu Pingchang

The Delegation of Hubei Provincial Overseas Friendship Association surveys the construction site of Guandi Temple in Seychelles

Seychelles Guandi Temple, situated in the center of the capital city of Victoria, was built in 1902. Last October 27, the Chinese Embassy in Seychelles held a fund-raising ceremony together with the Seychelles Chinese Association to finance the reconstruction of the Guandi Temple. Ambassador Shi Zhongjun said at the ceremony that the Guandi Temple linked the Seychelles Chinese society as a Seychelles landmark and a symbol of Chinese culture. At the fund-raising ceremony, Zhou Jinhua, chairman of Seychelles Seaside Tobacco Co., Ltd. and an entrepreneur from Hubei, took the lead in donating more than 50 million SCR, equivalent to 20 million CNY.

The Delegation of Hubei Provincial Overseas Friendship Association was invited to the Chinese Embassy in Seychelles, when Hubei Provincial Party Committee United Front Work Department Overseas Center Director and Hubei Provincial Sino-Africa Business Council Secretary General Zhu Zhengming  presented the album of World Guangdi Culture and the Royal Guandi Portrait to Seychelles Ambassador Shi Zhongjun.

Guided by Mr. Zhou Jinhua, the delegation visited the reconstruction site of the Guandi Temple and communicated with Mr. Wu Pingchang, president of the Seychelles Chinese Association and chairman of the Guandi Temple. Head of the Delegation and vice-president of Hubei Provincial Overseas Friendship Association Mr. Sheng Guoyu presented the album of World Guangdi Icons to President Wu Pingchang.