外国驻渝领事官员参观红岩革命纪念馆：重庆是中国抗战历史上非常重要的组成部分

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講好重庆红色故事，从红岩开始。6月24日，市政府外办组织外国驻渝领事官员参观红岩革命纪念馆，了解中共中央南方局和八路军办事处在重庆期间的峥嵘岁月，探寻红色记忆。

荷兰驻重庆总领事孔思哲、英国驻重庆总领事史云森、埃塞俄比亚驻重庆总领事安特能、菲律宾驻重庆总领事玛友、乌拉圭驻重庆代总领事琪娜、白俄罗斯驻重庆总领事馆代理馆长叶·德米特里，及柬埔寨、丹麦等国驻渝领事机构代表参加此次活动。市政府外办一级巡视员唐文陪同参观。

“牢记历史不是为了延续仇恨，而是为了共创美好的未来。当今时代，世界各国应该美美与共，共同创造更加美好的世界。”重庆红岩联线文化发展管理中心党委书记朱军向领事官员一行表示欢迎，并简要介绍了中共中央南方局在重庆开展工作的情况。他说，抗日战争时期的中共中央南方局，不仅为中国人民谋幸福，为中华民族谋复兴，也是为世界人民谋和平。

领事官员先后参观了《千秋红岩—中共中央南方局历史暨文物陈列》展览、中共中央南方局和八路军驻重庆办事处旧址、曾家岩50号周公馆和桂园。他们认真听取讲解，频频驻足仔细观看展览图片和历史文物，不时与讲解员交流。

在接受媒体记者采访时，领事官员热烈祝贺中国共产党成立100周年，高度评价中国共产党取得的伟大成就。孔思哲总领事表示，作为一名历史系毕业的外交官，此次红岩之行他收获很多，更深入地了解重庆及中国历史。

“重庆作为战时首都，担负了抗战大后方的独特角色，经历了战火，是中国抗战历史上一个非常重要的组成部分。”史云森总领事表示，此行看到重庆对抗战遗址的保护非常到位，赋予了历史新的生命，这不仅是对外讲述重庆过去的一段历史，更可以作为重庆更加国际化的展示窗口。

安特能总领事表示，“此访看到中国人民团结一致抵御外敌，令我印象深刻，也颇受启发。中国在过去几十年中实现了经济腾飞、社会进步，并成功使数亿人脱贫，这些成就离不开中国千千万万革命先辈的牺牲和奋斗。”

叶·德米特里代理馆长也表示，“此次参访我看到了中共中央南方局为建立中华人民共和国发挥了巨大的作用，在中国共产党成立100周年之际，我们看到中国人民过上了幸福生活。”

唐文说，在中国共产党成立100周年之际，学习了解中国共产党的光辉历程，特别是中共中央南方局在周恩来、董必武等老一辈无产阶级革命家的领导下，坚持以“宣传出去，争取过来”的外事方针，争取国际社会对中国共产党的了解，扩大中国共产党对国际社会的影响，为建立广泛的国际统一战线作出了重要贡献。通过此次参访中国共产党在重庆对外交往中的历史故事，外国驻渝领事官员们对中国共产党有了更加全面、深入的了解，大家认为此次参访活动很有意义。

Telling well the Red Story of Chongqing starts with Hongyan. The Foreign Affairs Office of the Chongqing Municipal Government， on June 24， organized a visit to the Hongyan Revolutionary Memorial for consular officials in Chongqing to learn more about the eventful years of the Southern Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Eighth Route Army Office in Chongqing and to explore the revolutionary memories.

Koen Sizoo， Consul General of the Netherlands in Chongqing， Stephen Ellison， Consul General of the United Kingdom in Chongqing， Anteneh Tariku Feleke， Consul General of Ethiopia in Chongqing， Flerida Ann Camille P. Mayo， Consul General of the Philippines in Chongqing， Agustina Casavalle Bonilla， Acting Consul General of Uruguay in Chongqing， and Dzmitry Yemelyanau， Acting Director of the Consulate General of Belarus in Chongqing， as well as representatives of consular agencies of Cambodia and Denmark in Chongqing， attended the event. Tang Wen， level-I inspector of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Chongqing Municipal Government， accompanied the visit.

“Remembering history is not to perpetuate hatred， but to create a better future together. In today's era， all countries should create a diversified， harmonious， and beautiful world in a common endeavor.” Zhu Jun， secretary of the Committee of Chongqing Hongyan Alliance Culture Developing Management Center of the CPC， extended welcome to the consular officials and briefed on the work undertaken by the Southern Bureau in Chongqing. He noted that the Southern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression not only strived for the happiness of the Chinese people and the revival of the Chinese nation， but also for the peace of the world people.

The consular officials visited the exhibition Immortal Hongyan - History of the Southern Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Exhibition of Cultural Relics， the former sites of the Southern Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Eighth Route Army Office in Chongqing， the residence of Zhou Enlai at 50 Zengjiayan， and the Guiyuan （osmanthus garden）. They listened attentively to the explanations， stopped to look at the exhibition pictures and historical relics here and there， and exchanged views with the tour guides from time to time.

In an interview with the journalists， the consular officials warmly congratulated the Communist Party of China on its 100th anniversary and highly commended it for its great achievements. Mr. Koen Sizoo held that， as a diplomat with a degree in history， he gained a lot from his visit to Hongyan and acquired a deeper understanding of Chongqing and Chinese history.

“Chongqing， once the wartime capital， played a unique role as the great rear area during the war， undergoing the fighting and being a very important part of the history of Chinas anti-Japanese war.” Mr. Stephen Ellison reckoned that Chongqing had done a great job of preserving old sites from the war period， giving new life to these historical sites， which not only tell a piece of Chongqing's past to the outside world， but also serve as a more international showcase for Chongqing.

Mr. Anteneh Tariku Feleke said， “I was impressed and inspired by this visit to see the Chinese people standing in unity against foreign invaders.” China's economic take-off， social progress， and success in lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty over the past few decades could not have been achieved without the struggle and sacrifice of millions of China's revolutionary martyrs.

“This visit enabled me to become aware of the great role that the Southern Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China played in the establishment of the People's Republic of China， and on the 100th birthday of the founding of the Communist Party of China， we saw the Chinese people living a happy life.” agreed Mr. Dzmitry Yemelyanau.

Tang Wen said， on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China （CPC）， it is important to learn about the glorious history of the CPC， especially the fact that the Southern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee， under the leadership of Zhou Enlai， Dong Biwu and other old revolutionaries， adhered to the foreign affairs policy of "reaching out and winning over"， striving for international understanding of the CPC and expanding the influence of the CPC on the international community. The Communist Party of China has made an important contribution to the establishment of a broad international united front. The visit was very meaningful as it enabled foreign consular officials in Chongqing to enhance a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the CPC.