AUSTRALIA-CHINA

FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY NSW Inc. est 1952 Patron Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO

Suite 524, 5th Floor, Pacific Trade Centre, 368 Sussex Street, SYDNEY NSW 2000

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Telephone: 02 9264 2830 Facsimile: 02 9267 4560

Bulletin No.399 December 2015

Season’s Greetings

& Best Wishes for the New

Year to all our members and friends !

Join us for our 2015 ACFS XMAS PARTY!

Special Guest: Dame Marie Bashir, Patron of ACFS NSW

Our Xmas party will be held at the Eight Modern Restaurant, Level 3, Market City, 9-13 Hay St, Haymarket, on Wednesday, 9th December 2015, 11.30am. $30

per person. Please bring along donations for our fun raffle/auction.

If you haven’t booked already and would like to know if any places are available, please call Margaret Kelly on 9810 4298.

2016 Membership Fees now due: Please renew your membership and help us continue this great friendship and people-to-people diplomacy

between Australia and China. We have made a resolution to double our membership in 2016 and with your help

we hope to do so! Please persuade a friend to join up and bring them along to one or all of our fabulous activities

or join us on one of our spectacular tours to China!

Our monthly Bulletin is a great way to keep up-to-date with what we do and what is current regarding China and

its people. If you would like to receive the Bulletin via email please let us know, email: acfsnsw@acfsnswi.com.au

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President's Report

I am very honoured to be at the helm of the Society again in

the coming year. Thanks to the support of the Committee

and all members I am confident that 2016 will be another

great year for ACFS NSW.

Our AGM was short and sweet and I would like to thank all

members who attended. It was especially lovely to see some

new members there. The President's Report and the

Secretary's Report are published in this Bulletin.

Dr Richard Wu was our last speaker for 2015, and everybody

enjoyed his brilliant talk on 'A New Look at the Chinese

Oracle Writing'. It was a talk on understanding ancient

Chinese social models through deciphering oracle and bronze

writing. The following topics were included:

- The story of the archaeological 'discovery' of this most

ancient Chinese writing.

- A visual-spatial understanding of the oracle writing.

- What ancient Chinese writings visually reveal of the

transformation from Clanship (Shang Dynasty) to Feudal

(Zhou Dynasty) China.

Hence, the unspoken motives behind the origins of Daoist

and Confucian social ideologies.

Dr Wu has promised to come to us in the new year and

continue his talk on this fascinating subject. Time and venue

will be published in our Bulletin.

Our sincere thanks to Mr Gordon Phillips of The Castlereagh

Club for making the Ruby Room available for our AGM and

the talk, and dinner from Joe's Kitchen was delicious. We

hope they will help us with our meetings next year.

Please remember our Christmas Party lunch on the 9th

December. For those who find they are able to attend but

have not already booked, please contact me immediately on

9810 4298, and we will try to fit you in. It will be our last

function for 2015. Our next meeting will be in February 2016.

Tours: Our Harbin Ice Sculptures Tour in January/February

2016 is fully booked, but keep in mind the 'Spirit of The Long

March Tour' in October 2016.

We would love to double our membership. Please

recommend us to family and friends, and with your help I am

sure it can be achieved.

Thank you for your loyal support, in the past, present and

future.

Wishing you all a most joyous Christmas and a New Year

filled with good health, love, happiness and lots of fun times.

Margaret Yung Kelly, December 2015

Welcome to New Members:

Janet & Victor Kuan, Robert & Jennifer Roseman

Donations

D E McGregor, Anthony Christie, May & Harry Sinclair,

Miranda Ho, Hedland Yee, Kevin McFadden, Judy Morley, RR

James.

VALE to the following ACFS members who passed away

recently:

Norma Jackson, who with husband John attended our

meetings and joined our overseas tours over past decades

Lois Jones, a longstanding member who travelled the world

on our ACFS tours.

Katherine Panin, who served on the ACFS Committee for

many years and also travelled with the Society on many

tours.

Our condolences to their families and friends, especially to

John Jackson who we hope will continue to support the

Society.

2015 AGM

followed by a

talk on ‘A New

look at

Chinese

Oracle

Writing’ by

our good

friend Dr

Richard Wu.

A great

evening!

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Dates for your Diary:

ACFS Regular Activities

Qigong: Every Wednesday, 10am, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney, exercise class $15. Call Miranda

Ho on 0402 918 383

Mandarin: Every Tuesday. General Language class 10.30am-12noon in our ACFS Rooms, $17. Contact Mark Seeto, ph. 0417

691 988 or email: mseeto@bigpond.net.au

2015 ACFS SECRETARY’S REPORT

2015 continued the Society's activities thanks to the work of

the committee and the participation of our membership.

Margaret Kelly’s President’s Report has covered most of the

activities and given thanks to committee members for their

individual contributions to the society.

Our monthly Bulletin continues to be invaluable in providing

members with information of upcoming events and tours as

well as articles generally China-related. Margaret has already

paid tribute to Georgina Black who has produced the

publication for many years but I’d like to thank Margaret as

well for her considerable input. I’d also like to express

gratitude to our members who assist with the Bulletin's

monthly mail out - folding, sticking, labelling and bundling in

preparation for the Australia Post pickup. These include but

are not limited to Margaret Kelly, Fay Briggs, Christine Wong,

Miranda Ho, Judy Tomlinson, Robert Dodgson, Mailis

Wakeham, Chung Kok Koh, Eileen Kwan and Gordon Cheng.

Apologies if I’ve left anybody out.

As far as our election this year, nominations received did not

exceed the number of positions on the Committee which

makes it very easy, and I have great pleasure in reporting

that the ACFS Committee for 2016 is as follows:

President: Margaret Yung Kelly

Vice Presidents: Georgina Black and Peng Tow

Secretary: Lesley Heath

Assistant Secretary: Mailis Wakeham

Treasurer: Christine Wong

Committee Members: Sue Allen, Peter Bannister, Fay Briggs,

Patricia Curtis, Robert Dodgson, Laurel Dyson, Miranda Ho,

Margaret Mason and Peter Weitzel.

So here's wishing the Society a happy and prosperous 2016.

And hope to see a big rollup at the Christmas Party. And

please subscribe a friend to boost our membership numbers.

And if you’re happy to receive the Bulletin by email rather

than snail-mail, please let us know.

Lesley Heath, Secretary, November 2015

The Bronze Age of the Altay Mountain

Professor Shui Tao, Deputy Director, Department of History,

Nanjing University, will present an illustrated lecture on the

archaeology of western China.

Professor Shui is a specialist in the Bronze Age of North-West

China. His talk will present important new data on recent

excavations in Xinjiang. This region, as a contact zone

between central China and Eurasia, is an area of increasing

focus for archaeologists seeking to understand the early

development of China’s links to the outside world. The story

is complex and this talk will provide fresh insights into this

process.

For more speaker bio and event information, please visit

http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/the-

bronze-age-of-the-altay-mountain

Wednesday 2 December 2015

2.00pm – 3.00pm, Room 310, Old Teachers College, Sydney

University

The ACFS Bulletin is kindly sponsored by: Ph: 1300 764 224; email: ctstours@chinatravel.com.au

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President’s Report to AGM 2015

We finished 2014 with a great Christmas Party Lunch

attended by over 60 members and VIP guests including our

Patron Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir who

gave a beautiful informal speech about her love of China and

her childhood memories. We hope she will grace our 2015

Christmas Party this year.

I am pleased to report that we have had another year of

interesting and enjoyable events for members in 2015. This

has been a very busy year for us, starting with our Essence of

North India Tour in January/February which was a most

wonderful enlightening experience.

Our sincere thanks to our guest speakers who gave so much

of their time to give us insights into their particular expertise

of Chinese culture and their experiences:

- Contessa Hajinikitas and Dr Vinee Chen on Wellbeing and

how to get a good night's sleep

- Lu Qinzhen playing the pipa

- Dr Kathie Blunt on Sniper Billy Sing, Forgotten Anzac Legend

- John Bryson on writing about 'Travel Among the Very

Foreign'

- Philip Luker on A Pageant of Peking

- Angela Tian Zhu on Medical Qigong

- Dr Paul Lam's book launch of 'Born Strong' and Tai Chi talk

and demonstration

- Robert Dodgson on his personal voyage through the

architecture sector in China

- Dr David Ng on eye health and his work in China

- Hans (Johnny) Schneider on Beijing 1963-4 'Between Past

and Future Troubles'

- And following this AGM, Dr Richard Wu will be giving a talk

on 'A new look at the Chinese Oracle Writing'

Other events attended were:

-The Premier's Seniors Week Gala Concert

-Jewish Refugees and Shanghai Exhibition at China Cultural

Centre in Sydney

-'Sydney's Chinatown in the Asian Century' A Symposium

Exploring Chinatown's transformation

-The Spring Festival at CCC

- 'Amazing Hunan' Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition

Also other events organized by Art Atrium, China Studies

Centre, Confucius Institute at Sydney University and UNSW,

Chinese Australian Historical Society, Chinese Heritage

Association of Australia, Australian Institute of International

Affairs, Australia China Relations Institute, Gleebooks.

Some highlights were:

-ACPPRC Gala Evening at The Westin to celebrate the Year of

the Ram and 15th Anniversary of the Foundation

AUSCOCO Gala Banquet for China's National Day

-Friends of ABC Annual Dinner

-Commemoration of Victory of World War II at the City

Recital Hall

-Reception at the Chinese Consulate to celebrate the 66th

Anniversary of the People's Republic of China

-Visit by a delegation from the Shanghai Women's Federation

In April, Georgina Black and Peng Tow accompanied me to

Shanghai as special guests of Shanghai People's Association

for Friendship with Foreign Countries (SPAFFC) to sign a

Memorandum of Understanding between our two

organizations to further our friendly relations and

cooperation. While there we renewed contact with the

Shanghai Women's Federation at a lunch hosted by them.

We are very grateful to China Travel Service for sponsoring

the printing of our Bulletins this year as they have done for

the past few years. Being a not for profit organization, run

entirely by volunteers with no other funding except for

membership subscriptions and donations, we are extremely

grateful to CTS for their continued support.

Our ACFS tours are excellent value for money and the

friendliest around. Our January 2016 Harbin Ice Sculptures

Tour with tour leader Christine Wong is fully booked, but

Miranda Ho plans to lead a 'Spirit of the Long March Tour' in

October 2016. Thanks to China Travel. Service's Amy Rae for

organizing the tours and to all members who support our

tours as it helps us run the Society.

My personal thanks to the 2015 ACFS Committee Members

who all contributed to make this year such a success. Special

thanks are due to Vice President Georgina Black who as

Editor of our monthly Bulletin plays a very important role in

our Society's survival, Vice President Peng Tow for his links

with our counterparts in China and who has just taken over

maintaining our website, Secretary Lesley Heath for so ably

dealing with the heavy workload, Assistant Secretary Mailis

Wakeman for stepping up whenever needed, Treasurer

Christine Wong who does such an excellent job looking after

our finances and also maintaining our membership data base

and printing out our Bulletin labels every month. Fay Briggs

for helping with banking etc., Sue Allen for her years of

looking after our ACFS website, Miranda Ho for her Qigong

exercise class, Peter Weitzel, Patricia Curtis, Laurel Dyson,

Robert Dodgson, Gina Kelly and Margaret Mason for their

dedication. Gina Kelly has not re-nominated due to other

commitments but I would like to record a vote of thanks to

her for her contribution (especially behind the scenes) as a

Committee Member over many years. Pete Bannister has

agreed to come on the Committee and we bid him welcome.

I would like to thank teacher Haiou Liu for continuing to

inspire her Tuesday Mandarin students, and to Lesley Heath

and Mark Seeto for organizing the class. Also thanks to Mark

for agreeing to look after the ACFS LIbrary. We have a

wonderful collection of books on China for members to

access.

Last, but not least, I would like to thank our hundreds of loyal

members who are not able to participate in our various

activities but support our aims of promoting friendship and

understanding between the peoples of Australia and China. I

would like to thank all our members who do come to our

meetings and other events. Without all of you, there would

be no ACFS NSW.

Margaret Yung Kelly, President, November

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China has contributed 5 'universal values' through rise

Chinese president Xi Jinping delivers a speech on reducing poverty at a

forum in Beijing, Oct. 16, 2015.

China has contributed at least five "universal values" to the world

through its rise into a global power and amid the decline of the United

States, says Duowei News, a US-based Chinese news outlet.

At a recent conference on post-party governance staged by the US-

based Berggruen Institute on Governance, Chinese political scientist

and commentator Zheng Yongnian noted that the governance of

Western democracies have been encountering major problems and

obstacles, regardless of whether it is in terms of internal or external

policies.

Duowei notes there have been very few voices opposing the US model

of governance since the end of the Cold War — until now.

Amid China's ongoing reforms, many of the problems plaguing the American system have become magnified, and Western

countries that have prided themselves on America-driven values such as "freedom" and "democracy" are starting to waver.

The Duowei report refers to the writings of American political scientist Francis Fukuyama, who first came to international

attention for his 1992 book The End of History and the Last Man, which argued that the worldwide spread of liberal

democracies and free market capitalism, the associated lifestyle, may signal the end point of humanity's sociocultural

evolution and become the final form of human government.

However, in Fukuyama's 2014 book, Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of

Democracy, Fukuyama has backed off his initial view, noting that the fact that a system was once stable and successful "does

not mean that it will remain so in perpetuity."

Over the past few decades American political development has gone into reverse, Fukuyama said, as its state has become

weaker, less efficient and more corrupt due to 3 key characteristics. The first is that the legislature and judiciary have too much

influence to the detriment of the executive. The second is that interest and lobby groups have grown too powerful, distorting

the democratic process and eroding the effectiveness of government. The third is that views over the federal government's

governance structure have become bi-polar, with checks and balances effectively being reduced to a veto system.

It is clear now, Duowei said, that the American system is not the end point humanity's sociocultural evolution or final form of

human government, adding that new emerging democracies like Ukraine, Libya, Syria, Egypt and Iraq all appear to be moving

in the wrong direction. China, on the other hand, is starting to lean towards the view that the country's prosperity should be

the main focal point of a nation's ideologies, a view that is in line with its rapid development since instituting its opening up

policies and reforms. This does not mean that China denies the importance of "US values" such as freedom and democracy,

Duowei added, noting that the two terms are in fact specifically mentioned in China's "core socialist values," which also

comprise prosperity, civility, harmony, equality, justice, the rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity and friendship.

Through its rise to power over the last 30 years, Duowei said, China has contributed at least five "universal values" to the

discussion of the future of humanity's sociocultural evolution.

-The first of these is the maintenance of strong national power. In this sense, China's national power stems from the control of

the Communist Party. The country's one-party rule provides security and the possibility of progress, Duowei said, adding that

while this model is also prone to corruption it can more effectively manage the entire country, in particular stamping out

"political struggles."

-The second "value" is the establishment of practical independence. Over the last few decades, China has developed its own

distinct style and is no longer dependent on other countries for its development. It has even developed its own ideologies

through a system with "Chinese characteristics," Duowei said.

-Thirdly, China has shown the importance of continuing to push reforms. It is an easy concept to understand but difficult to

maintain, Duowei said. China has kept up its efforts in upgrading the nation's production capabilities, technological

development and advancement of society, but more importantly, it has dealt with problems as they have arisen, Duowei

added.

-The fourth point is taking a step-by-step approach. China's reforms and opening up process is a gradual process, unlike the so-

caled "color revolutions" that aim for radical change, Duowei said. Such a strategy ensures security and stability, which is

significant as issues such as corruption and the wealth gap need time to correct, Duowei added.

-Lastly, China teaches the importance of not being afraid to open up to the world, Duowei said, noting that the country's

opening up process has been an important experience. As globalization grows, China has observed and learned from the rest

of the world and made adjustments along its own path towards progress, Duowei said.

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How China Is Changing the UN

“The Chinese leadership derives legitimacy from its

constructive role in matters of peace and development.”

By Janka Oertel, October 05, 2015

When asking Chinese officials late last year about foreign

policy priorities for 2015, the 70th anniversaries of the end

of World War II and the founding of the United Nations

were usually named among the top five. The importance

China attributed to these events was not in Europe, where

commemorations of the past were vastly overshadowed by

the challenges of the present. However, the opening of the

70th session of the General Assembly did serve as a

reminder of why the UN is still one of the few constants in

international relations. In these turbulent times, the

gathering of world leaders that allows for an open

exchange and many behind the scenes encounters has not

lost its relevance.

The anniversary celebrations in connection with the 2030

Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Peacekeeping

Summit led to an audience packed with world leaders – a

degree of high-level representation that New York

witnesses only every five to ten years. The setting thus

served as an ideal stage for Xi Jinping’s first appearance at

the United Nations. It was a wisely chosen opportunity for

the president to lay out China’s agenda for the future.

Xi Jinping addressed his colleagues on the banks of the East

River at three occasions. He used the undivided attention

of the international community to not only indulge in

standard Chinese Communist Party rhetoric but also make

concrete announcements. It was the first opportunity for

the international community to get an idea of the future

role Xi wishes for his country to play within the United

Nations.

At the Sustainable Development Summit, Xi pledged to

provide an assistance fund worth $2 billion for South-South

cooperation in support of developing countries and

promised to increase its support for the least developed

countries to $12 billion by 2030. Additionally, China will

provide debt relief to least developed and landlocked

countries as well as small island states. Xi underlined that

China has contributed greatly to the realization of the

Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and given a strong

burst to global development by providing aid to more than

160 countries with more than half a million aid workers.

And indeed, the partial success of the MDG initiative to

foster global development can, to a significant degree, be

attributed to China’s domestic efforts in lifting millions of

people out of poverty. This process was not driven by the

MDG initiative as such, but the Chinese leadership

successfully linked its own development agenda to the

efforts of the United Nations providing an international

narrative for its achievements. And the UN has benefited

from this somewhat artificial link, making the MDGs seem

much more helpful than they actually were.

Xi presents China as a potent partner for the United

Nations in development issues and continuously stresses

the virtuous cycle of stability, development, and peace. His

message went out especially to the African delegates in the

audience, underlining China’s commitment to the

continent, where China has vested business interests. But it

is not all about business. Key to China’s UN policy is its

identity as a member of the developing world, and the

reassurance of political support from African countries. The

political symbolism of the UN is important for the

Communist Party. It is constitutive to its legitimacy ever

since UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 “restored the

lawful rights” of the PRC with the support of the developing

countries. It marked the final victory of the CCP over the

Kuomintang and the international acceptance of the

People’s Republic as a member of the international

community.

The UN has since been a cornerstone of China’s foreign

policy, but it was only under Hu Jintao that UN policy

gained prominence and became much more nuanced and

professional. Xi is upholding this clear commitment to the

UN, but at the same time his appearance in New York

indicates that the linear evolution of China’s engagement

will receive an upgrade and be transformed into an even

more visible UN role.

After a somewhat lengthy speech in the General Assembly

filled with standard phrases and little news, Xi saved the

best for last: He announced that China would not only build

a permanent peacekeeping police squad but also a

peacekeeping stand-by force of 8,000 troops. The scale of

this announcement came as a surprise.

During the subsequent Peacekeeping Summit, which took

place upon the invitation of U.S. President Barack Obama,

Xi gave a detailed account on the substance of China’s

future peacekeeping engagement. It will include more

engineering, transport, and medical staff but also the first-

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ever helicopter squad from China to join UN operations. In

addition to this impressive stand-by force, China will

provide financial and military assistance to the African

Union, training to international peacekeepers, and de-

mining assistance programs.

Put into action, China’s commitment is far from symbolic. It

is not only intended to signal to the world China’s

willingness to behave as a responsible stakeholder. If Xi

makes good on his promise — and there is thus far no

evidence to make us anticipate the contrary — China will

reshape the face of UN peacekeeping. If all of the 8,000

troops in some form or another are deployed in addition to

those more than 3,000 Chinese men and women already

engaged in blue helmet operations, China will be the

largest troop contributing nation in the world. This is an

entirely new situation. China’s peacekeeping personnel is

known to be highly qualified, well-trained and equipped,

and exemplary in terms of behavior on the ground —

something that unfortunately cannot be said about all blue

helmets. China, with its largest individual pledge, made the

UN Peacekeeping Summit a success and Xi “the man of the

moment,” as of the European Council on Foreign Relations

put it.

Among experts on UN peacekeeping, China’s

announcement is welcomed. As Tobias Pietz, Acting Head

of Analysis at the Center for International Peace

Operations, Berlin underlines:

The Chinese commitment to UN peacekeeping serves as an

upgrade to peacekeeping in general. It shows that China as

a member of the P5 regards the UN as the sole place for

international peace operations. The meaning of the

contribution thus goes beyond its actual and practical

assistance to the UN. It is symbolic in the sense that it gives

gravitas to the UN and sends a clear message to the

Western countries that have turned their back on UN

Peacekeeping over the past decades when it comes to the

provision of blue helmets.

Joachim Koops, Dean of Vesalius College at the Vrije

Universiteit Brussels, adds that the Chinese commitment

could have a significant effect on the formulation of future

mandates: “Thus far the Chinese have been rather

reluctant in the process, but as the dominant force on the

ground, this might well change. For the UN Peacekeeping

sector China’s commitment is a good development and it

might force others to reconsider their position.”

Currently, more than 100,000 peacekeepers serve in 16

operations worldwide. Due to a constant lack of qualified

personnel, equipment, helicopters, and other military

capacities, however, most of these operations, have not

lived up to expectations. On the other hand, China’s leaders

have continuously underlined that they regard UN-

mandated operations that operate with the consent of the

host nation as the only way to go in reaching sustainable

peace. China under Xi remains skeptical about the virtue of

international intervention for conflict resolution or

protection of civilians, even as China’s interest and

investments go global and might require more flexible or

creative interpretations in the future.

For the UN, active Chinese participation is a bonanza. No

other member of the P5 is as clearly committed to the

world organization as the forum for multilateral diplomacy

and conflict resolution. The UN benefits greatly from

China’s engagement and the Chinese leadership derives

legitimacy from its constructive role in matters of peace

and development.

However, it remains to be seen whether the Chinese

leadership is able to bridge the gap between international

commitment and regional ambitions. China’s policies in the

South China Sea have unsettled the region and clearly raise

doubts about China’s willingness to commit to multilateral

solutions and international law if it regards it as not being

in its interest.

And while the UN Charter stands for non-intervention in

the domestic affairs of their member states, de-linking the

universality of human rights – a cornerstone of the UN’s

identity – from questions of peace and security will not

resolve the conflicting interests of the Chinese leadership

between international responsibility and domestic stability.

The mutually beneficial relations between the world

organization and its most populous member state will

continuously be challenged by these contradictions.

Dr. Janka Oertel is Program Director, International Affairs at

the Körber Foundation.

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China gifts the UN 'Zun of Peace' for 70th anniversary

President Xi Jinping presents the "Zun of Peace" as a gift to

the UN, commemorating its 70th anniversary. The gift,

modeled after Chinese ancient bronze artefacts "Zun" using

cloisonne technique, shows China's support to the UN, said Xi.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that he

understands the seven doves and the sun on the gift

symbolize not only peace but also the 70th anniversary of the

United Nations.

President Xi Jinping an d first lady Peng Liyuan presented a gift

from China to the United Nations at a ceremony with

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at UN headquarters in New

York on Sunday.

Xi said the gift - called The Peace Bottle - was to

commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the

UN.

The Peace Bottle was inspired by ancient traditional Chinese

bronze ware called bottles" and carried to the UN best wishes

from more than 1.3 billion Chinese people, Xi said.

Xi explained that the gift not only expressed China's long

history and modern civilization, but also embodied the mutual

learning and tolerance between different civilizations and

cultures, which stimulates social progress and development.

The Peace Bottle conveyed the Chinese people's desire for and belief in peace, development and cooperation for win-

win outcomes, which is consistent with the spirit of the United Nations Charter, Xi said. In the coming decades, China

looks forward to working with other nations to achieve the UN's dream, Xi said.

On behalf of the UN, Ban Ki-moon graciously thanked the Chinese people for the gift.

Ban said the Peace Bottle represents the common values and close cooperative relationship between China and the UN.

He thanked China for its contributions towards world peace and development.

Ban said the UN was eager to continue strengthening its cooperation with China in realizing the Millennium

Development Goals, reducing world poverty and tackling climate change.

The Peace Bottle was created using the Cloisonn enamel technique, an art form regarded to be part of China's intangible

cultural heritage.

Using Chinese red" as the main color, the Peace Bottle is decorated with dragon ornamentation on top, symbolizing the

quest for peace, and elephant heads and phoenix ornaments on both sides, representing social harmony and people's

well-being.

The body of the bottle is decorated with traditional Chinese auspicious patterns, with elements of the Silk Road inserted,

bearing the concepts of peaceful development, exchange and cooperation.

There are also seven doves representing the 70 years that the UN has been fighting for world peace.

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Australia China Friendship Society

澳澳澳澳 中中中中 友友友友 好好好好 協協協協 会会会会 NSW INC. Invites you to join our ACFS Spirit of the Long March Tour to experience the historical route of military retreat from South-North into West undertaken by the Peoples Liberation Army of the Peoples Republic of China; the 14 nights/15days tour takes from Guangzhou then to Jinggangshan-Jiujiang-Lushan-Nanchang-Changsha Shaoshan-Ningxiang-Yueyang-Xi’an-Yan’an, Guangzhou.

We have been able to obtain for members and friends this specially priced tour, organised by

CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE (AUST.) PTY. LTD. (Licence No. 2TA001849)

The tour will depart from Sydney on 12 October 2016 and arrive back in Sydney on 26 October 2016. Please complete the attached booking form and return to Ms Amy Rae, China Travel Service (Aust) Pty. Ltd Sydney Office, Level 1, Suite 3 -7, 650 George Street, Sydney 2000 as soon as possible to secure your place on this fabulous tour.

Please make cheque deposit of $350.00 payable to CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE

The balance of the tour costs is payable by 20 August 2016 and a meeting of tour members will be held about two weeks prior to departure. Travel Insurance is essential. CTS (Amy Rae Tel: 02 9372 0081) can arrange it at special

minimal cost or you can make your own arrangement. Book as soon as possible

DON’T MISS OUT!!

Tour Leader is ACFS committee member Ms Miranda Ho (Budiman) Tel: 0402 918 383

Email: miranda.ho999@gmail.com

Tour Inclusions: Tour Exclusions:

*Twin share room at 4 star hotels *Travel Insurance *Fully inclusive tour with breakfast, lunches and & dinners *Personal expenses *Transfers, tours including admission fees *All airfares with airport taxes and fuel surcharges *Chinese Visa Fee * Fully escorted tour by local English speaking guides *Tipping *Travel bag

Tour Cost: $4750 per person on twin share basis Land only cost: $4450pp (From/Ends: Guangzhou)

Single Room Supplement: $850

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Long March Tour 15 Days

Guangzhou-Jinggangshan-Jiujiang-Lushan-Nanchang-Changsha

Shaoshan-Ningxiang-Yueyang-Xi’an-Yan’an

12 October, Day1 Sydney-Guangzhou

Take an overnight flight from Sydney to Guangzhou on China Southern Airlines CZ302 at 2215 to Guangzhou.

13 October, Day2 Guangzhou-Jinggangshan (L/D)

Upon arrive in Guangzhou at 0500, you will need to clear the airport formalities and connect to CZ3945 at 0845 to

Jinggangshan, Jingganshan is a country level city in Jiangxi province known as the birthplace of the People’s

Liberation Army, and the "cradle of the Chinese revolution". After lunch, transfer to hotel for some rest then visit

the Revolution Museum in the afternoon.

Hotel: Jinyuan Hotel or similar

14 October, Day3 Jinggangshan (B/L/D)

This morning, we will visit the Huangyangjie Post,

Baizhuyuan Garden, and the relic of Mint, Red Army

Hospital, and Rainbow Falls. You can also take a

view of Wuzhi Mountain from there. Afterwards,

transfer to your hotel.

Hotel: Jinyuan Hotel or similar

15 October, Day4 Jinggangshan-Jiujiang (B/L/D)

Today, we will continue our visit in Jinggangshan,

the Beishan Martyrs Cemetery and Ciping Red Army

Camp- Mao Zedong's former residence. After our

visit to the Yicuihu Garden, we will take a train ride

to Jiujiang.

Hotel: Shanshui Hotel or similar

16 October, Day5 Jiujiang-Lushan (B/L/D)

This morning, we will take the coach to Lushan (approx. 3 hours). We will visit the popular attractions in Mount Lu

such as the Huajing Garden, Jingxiu Valley, the Immortal Caverns, Meilu Outhouse and so forth.

Hotel: Lushan Hotel or similar

17 October, Day6 Lushan-Nanchang (B/L/D)

In the morning, visit Sanbaoshu scenic area and

Lushan Museum. Then coach to Nanchang (approx.

2 hours).

Hotel: Qixing Business Hotel or similar

18 October, Day7 Nanchang-Changsha (B/L/D)

In the morning, visit the Site-Memorial of the

August 1 Nanchang Uprising and Jiangxi Province

Museum. Then take high-speed train to Changsha.

Hotel: Xinwei Huatian Hotel or similar

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19 October, Day8 Changsha-Shaoshan - Ningxiang-Changsha

In the morning, coach to Shaoshan, which is the hometown of

Chairman Mao. Visit Chairman Mao’s Former Residence, Bronze

statue of Mao Zedong, the Library and Mao Zedong Memorial

Museum. Move on to Ningxiang. Visit Liu Shaoqi Former

Residence Huangminglou. Afterwards, return to Changsha

by.coach.

Hotel: Xinwei Huatian Hotel

20 October, Day9 Changsha- Yueyang-Changsha (B/L/D)

This morning, coach to Yueyang. Visit the Dongting Lake and

Yueyang Pagoda. Move on to Liuyang and visit the Former

Residence of Hu Yaobang. If time permits, explore the

Huangxinglu Walk Street on your leisure.

Hotel: Xinwei Huatian Hotel

21 October, Day10 Changsha (B/L/D)

This morning, coach to Yuelu Mountain. Visit Yuelu Academy, Juzizhoutou, Statue of Youth Mao Zedong, Pozi

Street and Snack Street where you can try some Hunan cuisine

Hotel: Xinwei Huatian Hotel or similar

22 October, Day11 Changsha-Xi’an-Yan’an (B/L/D)

In the morning, take an early flight CZ3721 at 0810 to Xi’an. Xi’an is considered as a Shrine of Chinese Revolution. It

became the center of the Chinese Communist revolution from 1936 to 1948. We will visit the Xuanyuan Temple

then continue our journey to Yan’an, where the Chinese communists celebrated as the birthplace of the

revolution.

Hotel: Yan’an Yinhai Hotel or similar

23 October, Day12 Yan’an-Xi’an (BLD)

Visit Yan’an Revolution Museum, Zaoyuan Revolution

Relics, and Yangjialing Revolution Relics. Move on to

Nanniwan. The Eighth Route of Red Army carried out

the famous Production Campaign. Then coach back to

Xi’an. Enjoy a Tang Dynasty Show after dinner.

Hotel: Grand New World Hotel or similar

24 October, Day13 Xi’an- Guangzhou（（（（ (B/L/D)

Today’s tour highlight is to visit the greatest

archaeological discovery of the last century, where

the Terracotta Warriors were interred with the

Emperor Qin Shi Huang more than 2000 years ago. Included are the Circle Vision Movie and Bronze Chariot. Later,

visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum; follow by the Xi’an Art Ceramic and Lacquer Ware Factory then

transfer to airport for flight CZ3212 at 1735 to Guangzhou.

Hotel: Landmark Hotel or similar

25 October, Day14 Guangzhou-Sydney（（（（B/L））））

In the morning, visit Zhongshan Memorial Hall, Xiguan (Westside Mansion of Guangzhou) where you can find the

big old houses which belonged to rich businessmen of Guangzhou in the past. Continue our visit to Zhujiang New

City. After enjoy a nice Yumcha lunch, you will have some free time for last minute shopping before being

transferred to the Guangzhou airport for your flight CZ325 at 2105 to Sydney.

Overnight flight 26 October, Day15 Sydney. Morning arrive in Sydney at 09:05am.

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