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New book chronicles Guangdong’s millennium of trade, tracing China’s commercial spirit_我的网站

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    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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二 |     杭州市气象台10时25分发布主城区台风蓝色预警信号：受台风“白海豚”影响，预计上城区、西湖区、拱墅区和滨江区所有街道今天（8日）下午起风力逐渐增大，夜里到后天上午最大东北风平原地区8-9级，山区和江湖水面10-11级；今天下午到夜里有中到大雨，局部短时暴雨，明天后天有大雨到暴雨。请注意防范大风对在建工地、设施农业和园林树木等的不利影响，并注意强降水的不利影响。受台风“白海豚”影响，目前，杭州主城区已经开始下雨。刚刚，杭州市气象台发布台风最新消息。今年第13号台风“白海豚”（强台风级）今日（8日）8时中心位于距离杭州东南偏东方向约686公里的洋面上，就是北纬27.0度、东经126.1度，中心附近最大风力有14级（45米/秒），中心最低气压为950百帕，七级风圈半径为420-450公里，十级风圈半径为220-250公里，十二级风圈半径为100公里。预计“白海豚”将以每小时10-15公里的速度向偏西方向移动，强度变化不大或略有增强，并将于9日晚上至10日早晨在苍南到象山一带沿海登陆（台风级或强台风级），登陆后继续向西偏北方向移动，强度逐渐减弱。天气预测：受第13号台风“白海豚”影响，预计8日夜里到11日我市有较明显风雨过程，降雨最强时间段集中在9日—10日。今天（8日）白天起全市风力逐渐增大，最强时段出现在9日白天到10日上午，东北风平原地区8～9级，山区和江湖水面10～11级。

三 | 具体预报：8日上午多云到阴，有分散性阵雨或雷雨，下午到傍晚阴有阵雨或雷雨，雷雨时局地可伴有短时暴雨和8～10级雷雨大风，夜里阴有中雨，东部地区局部大到暴雨；偏北风逐渐增强到5～6级阵风7级，高山区和江湖水面局部阵风8～10级；9日—10日阴有大到暴雨，局部大暴雨，最大东北风平原地区8～9级，高山区和江湖水面10～11级；11日阴有中到大雨，北部、西部山区局部暴雨，东南风4～6级，高山区和江湖水面7～9级。气象风险：今天起风力将逐渐加大，需防范持续大风对城市运行、户外活动、交通安全等方面的不利影响；8日夜里至11日累计雨量大，请注意防范强降雨可能引发的山体滑坡、泥石流、小流域山洪、城乡积涝等次生灾害；目前海上双台风共存，“白海豚”登陆后路径仍有不确定性，我们将严密监测台风动态，滚动更新预报预警信息。中央气象台今晨发布台风橙色预警：预计“白海豚”将于9日晚上至10日早晨在浙江舟山到福建福鼎一带沿海登陆（38-45米/秒，13-14级，台风级或强台风级），登陆后继续向西偏北方向移动，强度逐渐减弱。受台风“白海豚”影响，预计今天，黄海南部、长江口、杭州湾、东海大部及钓鱼岛附近海域、台湾以东洋面、巴士海峡、江苏沿海、上海沿海、浙江沿海、福建东北部沿海、台湾岛北部沿海将有6-8级大风、阵风9-10级，其中东海大部及钓鱼岛附近海域、浙江沿海将有9-12级大风、阵风11-14级，“白海豚”中心经过的附近海域风力有13-15级，阵风15-17级。台湾岛北部和浙江中东部的部分地区有大到暴雨，局地大暴雨（100-150毫米）。

四 | 未来三天，台风将给华东等地带来明显风雨影响。

五 | 浙江、上海、江苏、安徽、福建北部、江西北部、山东南部等地有暴雨到大暴雨，局地特大暴雨，部分地区累计降水量可达200~400毫米，浙江东部局地超过600毫米。此外，今明两天，海南岛、云南中西部和南部、贵州西部和北部、重庆中东部、河北西北部、四川东部等地部分地区有分散性大到暴雨，局地有大暴雨；上述部分地区伴有短时强降水。中央气象台今晨继续发布强对流蓝色预警：预计8日，黄淮西部、江汉中部、江南西部和东部、华南南部等地的部分地区将有8级以上雷暴大风或冰雹天气，其中，浙江东部部分地区将有10级以上雷暴大风，最大风力可达11级以上。据中国天气网，“白海豚”体型庞大，是个巨型台风，环流直径超1000公里，类似台风“巴威”。由于干空气的卷入，“白海豚”的眼区变得模糊，相比昨天清晰的台风眼区，目前已“闭眼”。中央气象台首席预报员许映龙介绍，“白海豚”登陆前强度或再度减弱，是因为“白海豚”环流大，能量消耗巨大，其生成10天内经历过5次眼墙置换，已进入生命史最后阶段，干空气不断卷入会导致其结构松散，且在登陆前，台湾岛将截断部分季风水汽输送，靠近陆地的地形摩擦作用，也将利于其强度减弱。今天8时前后，“白海豚”外围云系已经触及浙江，舟山、宁波等地出现明显降雨回波，强风雨将逐渐展开。

六 | 许映龙表示，与今年第9号台风“巴威”相比，“白海豚”局部风力有可能超过“巴威”，且降雨的强度更强、范围更广，局地单点降水具有极端性。华东地区风雨影响将主要集中在8日至12日。

七 | 其中，未来三天，浙江、上海、福建北部、江苏大部、安徽大部、江西北部、山东南部等地有暴雨到大暴雨，局地特大暴雨，部分地区累计降水量可达200~400毫米，浙江东部局地超过600毫米。这次“白海豚”，浙江、上海均处于危险半圆内，明天两地或被大暴雨覆盖，浙江台州、宁波部分地区或有特大暴雨，局地24小时降雨量可达500毫米。浙江气象台发布全省天气预报，今天白天沿海地区阴有中到大雨，部分暴雨，局地大暴雨，其他地区多云到阴局部有阵雨，中午前后起转阴有阵雨或雷雨，局部大到暴雨。今天夜里到明天：浙中南和沿海地区阴有大雨暴雨，部分大暴雨，局部特大暴雨；其他地区阴有中到大雨，部分暴雨，局部大暴雨。后天全省阴有中到大雨，部分暴雨，其中浙西地区局部大暴雨。

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