Doushan Town in Taishan City, Jiangmen, is the homeland of overseas Chinese and a "land of fish and rice."
In the past, Huang Longsheng, the creator of China's first Zhongshan suit; Chen Zhuoping, founder of the Guangzhou Aiqun Building; Chen Yixi, founder of the Xin-Ning Railway; and Huang Xinbo, the renowned printmaker all grew up there. Julius Chan, Papua New Guinea's first Chinese Prime Minister, and Xiong Bohong, former Defense Minister of Honduras, once crossed mountains and seas to visit their relatives here.
Today, it has gained fame for its "Soft Gold in Water", boasting an integrated industry chain of eel farming, export trade, grilled eel processing and export, and eel-related product processing, showcasing the story of the "Rise of Chinese Eel."
Let's explore Doushan together in this episode of "Dear Overseas Chinese Hometown!"
Author: Gong Chunhui
Host: Gong Chunhui, Li Xuanyu
Operation: Huang Xinying, Chen Longyan, Feng Huiting, Jiang Chang
Communication: Ye Zhiqing
English editor: Liu Lingzhi, Wei Shen, Huang Qini
Coordinator: Lu Yi, Xie Miaofeng, Zeng Qiang, Qi Lei, Ouyang Yan, Zhu Weiliang, Pan Xiaochen
Planner: Wang Xiyong, Cao Si, Zhao Yang, Wang Haijun
Correspondent: He Xiaoting