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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. 
。    江西大二学生黄喆曲暑假期间和同学开车下乡，带着电笔、胶布等工具免费为村民维修家电。

B | 自8月1日以来，他们已走过几十个村子，修了上百件电器，维修视频也意外走红，单条点赞超过60万，粉丝涨至8.7万。（据光明网8月15日报道）在青壮年普遍外出务工的村落，留守老人过日子最怕家电出故障。风扇转动不畅，夜灯接触不良，送去镇上维修路途远、花钱多，不少老人索性凑合用。黄喆曲的上门维修，补上的正是乡村便民服务长期存在的微小缺口。这种“专业对口、按需上门”的帮助，真正落到了老人的急需处。走村串户的维修之旅，也是一堂行走在乡土大地的成长课，实现了青年与乡村的双向滋养。电路原理背得再熟，碰到使用十余年、线路老化的老旧家电，也得沉下心反复排查调试；实验室里的操作再规范，到了农家院落，也得学着用乡音唠清需求、耐心讲解用法。年轻人在灶台边检测、屋檐下接线的过程，既是把课本知识转化为实操能力的过程，也是读懂乡土中国、厚植为民情怀的过程。对理工科青年而言，把万用表搭在农家旧家电上，把绝缘胶带缠在老屋电线上，就是最接地气的实践答卷。

C | 乡村给了青年打磨本领的练兵场，青年给乡村带去了新鲜活力，一予一取之间，青春的价值与乡村的需求实现了同频共振。乡村全面振兴是系统工程，既需要顶天立地的产业项目，也需要润物无声的民生服务。

D | 千千万万像黄喆曲这样的大学生，利用假期带着专业技能走进乡村，有人修家电，有人普及法律，有人教知识，个体力量虽然微薄，点点星光汇聚，便能织密乡村民生服务的温暖网络。

E | 更重要的是，每一次下乡实践都是一次情感联结。当年轻人真正走进乡村、认同乡村，今天奔走田埂的暑期志愿者，就可能成为明天的返乡建设者。这种由情感认同催生的人才回流，正是乡村全面振兴最持久的内生动力。小小工具包，装着专业本领，更载着青年担当。当更多青年带着技能下沉乡土、把理想播撒田野，田埂上的青春就会绽放更耀眼的光芒，广袤乡村必将持续涌动更为蓬勃的发展动能。（万代红）。

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