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A |     고 노무현 대통령 탄생 80주년을 맞아 오는 29일 오후 6시30분 경남 김해시 진영읍 봉하마을 생태문화공원 특설 무대에서 제17회 봉하음악회가 열린다. 올해는 노 전 대통령 탄생 80주년을 기념한 특별 강연과 시민 참여 프로그램이 마련됐으며, 기념우표 등도 새롭게 선보인다.26일 노무현재단에 따르면 이번 음악회는 배우 권해효의 사회로 진행된다. 노무현재단 경남지역위원회가 개최한 유스밴드 경연 대회 청년·청소년 부문 우승팀과 백양합창단이 첫 무대를 열고, 가수 이은미와 싱어송라이터 강산에, 팝페라 테너 임형주가 차례로 무대에 올라 다양한 공연을 선보인다.본공연에 앞서 오후 3시부터는 봉하마을 깨어있는시민 문화체험전시관 광장과 다목적홀에서 시민 참여 프로그램도 진행된다. 오후 4시 다목적홀에서는 <노무현 평전> 저자인 윤태영 작가가 ‘정치인 노무현, 대통령 노무현, 그리고 인간 노무현’ 특별 강연을 한다.노 전 대통령 탄생 80주년을 기념한 상품과 한정판 기념우표도 선보인다. 기념우표는 대통령의 생애 주요 순간을 담은 우표 14장과 우표 커버, 봉투 등으로 구성됐다. 이날 오후 1시부터 문화체험전시관 2층 노란가게에서 한정 수량으로 판매된다.문화체험전시관 광장에는 대형 케이크 조형물과 포토존을 비롯해 벼룩시장, 푸드트럭, 손 글씨 나눔, 반짝 가게 등도 마련된다. 봉하음악회는 노무현재단 공식 유튜브 채널에서 생중계된다.。    

    Night view of Guangzhou's CBD in South China's Guangdong Province Photo: VCG
The monumental full length reportage Ballet of Commerce: The Epic of Guangdong's Foreign Trade by famous writer He Jianming is set to make its debut at the Southern China Book Fair from August 27 to 31 in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province.
Published by the Guangdong Education Publishing House, the book is the first of its kind to offer a panoramic account of Guangdong's millennium of trade and will be presented as a special offering for 2026's APEC "China Year," Xu Xiaofeng, an editor with the publishing house, told the Global Times on Monday. 
China will host the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen, Guangdong in November. It will be China's third time hosting the event, following Shanghai in 2001 and Beijing in 2014. 
He, a former vice chairman of the China Writers Association and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Chinese Reportage Literature in 2023, told the Global Times on Monday that as the world watches the evolving trade relationship between China and the US, there is a growing need for a book that can help Western readers gain a deeper understanding of China's trading culture and how Chinese people have conducted business throughout history. 
Guangdong marks the starting point of China's thousand-year maritime trade with the world. Through its foreign trade trajectory, the book reflects China's broader trade evolution, the enduring values of the Chinese spirit in the modern era, and the distinctive civilizational traits that have shaped China's rise, He noted.  
Guangdong is both the birthplace of the ancient Maritime Silk Road and a pioneer of China's reform and opening-up. As a vital artery of commercial exchange between China and the rest of the world, the Maritime Silk Road has witnessed the evolution and transformation of the Chinese economy over the centuries. 
During the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907) dynasties, silk was among the main goods transported along the route, earning it the name "Silk Road." During the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1279-1368) dynasties, porcelain became a major export commodity, leading the route to be known as the "Porcelain Road." By the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, tea had emerged as a sought-after Chinese export in Europe, giving rise to yet another name - the "Tea Road," according to a report by the Counselor's Office of the Guangdong Provincial People's Government.
    He Jianming talks about his new book on August 10. Photo: Wu Jie/GT
Mutual benefit
Guangdong, China's largest foreign trade province, accounts for about one-fifth of the country's total trade and imports. As a major manufacturing hub with deep and extensive industrial chains, it creates significant demand for production factors, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
In the first half of this year, Guangdong's foreign trade reached 5.49 trillion yuan ($810 billion), surpassing the 5-trillion-yuan mark for the first time in the same period on record. The figure represented a year-on-year increase of 20.8 percent and accounted for 21.6 percent of China's total foreign trade. The province contributed an additional 944.71 billion yuan in trade volume, accounting for 25.6 percent of the country's foreign trade growth, according to official statistics released in July. 
Having interviewed over 100 enterprises and institutions, He said that the book revisits the enduring legacy of the Maritime Silk Road, highlighting the exchanges between China and the West and the fusion of diverse civilizations. 
"At the heart of Chinese business culture is the belief that 'harmony is the most valuable.' Rooted in traditional Chinese culture, this philosophy emphasizes cooperation and mutual benefit. Rather than viewing strength as a means to overpower others, Chinese merchants have traditionally embraced the idea that prosperity should be shared. When one grows stronger, others can benefit and achieve success together. This aspect of Chinese commercial culture remains unfamiliar to many in the Western world," said the 70-year-old writer.
Wang Yuanlin, a professor at the School of Humanities Guangzhou University, told the Nanfang Plus (a Guangdong-based news platform) that mutually beneficial and fair foreign trade policies, together with Guangdong merchants' long-standing tradition of integrity and win-win cooperation, have been key factors behind the province's enduring success in foreign trade.
    Ballet of Commerce: The Epic of Guangdong's Foreign Trade by He Jianming Photo: Courtesy of Xu Xiaofeng
Elegant business
The author said that the choice of "ballet" in the book's title reflects the idea that Chinese business practices have developed into an art form - one characterized by balance and elegance.
"I want the Western world to understand that when the Industrial Revolution was just beginning and the Renaissance was sweeping across Europe, Chinese people had already mastered the art of commerce," He said. 
Through conversations with entrepreneurs ranging from grassroots business founders to prominent corporate leaders such as Dong Mingzhu, chairperson of Gree Electric Appliances, He chronicles Guangdong's transformation from a millennia-old trading hub into a global industrial powerhouse. 
"Just imagine: Employees at a private company can step into a space capsule after lunch and take a nap in their own private sleeping quarters. With a company like that, how could it not succeed?" he said. 
From the exchange of handcrafted goods in the agricultural era to today's trade in high-tech products such as semiconductors and drones, Chinese people have developed a business culture centered on the principle that "harmony is most valuable" over thousands of years of commercial exchange. 
This cultural tradition has become a key in driving the continued growth of trade in Guangdong and across China, He added. 
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