原标题：两件国礼，见证了一个伟大倡议的诞生｜习主席的国礼故事②在中央礼品文物管理中心，一套哈萨克斯坦民族服装和一尊印尼镶锡瓷塑舞者摆放在同一个展柜里。         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. 
。这两件国礼来自相隔万里的不同国家，因为一个伟大倡议而被共同写入了历史。哈萨克斯坦民族服装（左）和印尼镶锡瓷塑舞者（右）。（摄影/胡杨）2013年9月7日，哈萨克斯坦纳扎尔巴耶夫大学主会议厅人头攒动。面对近300名听众，中国国家主席习近平的声音温和而坚定：“我们可以用创新的合作模式，共同建设‘丝绸之路经济带’。”2013年9月7日，国家主席习近平在哈萨克斯坦纳扎尔巴耶夫大学发表题为《弘扬人民友谊 共创美好未来》的重要演讲。

二 | 新华社记者 王晔 摄时任哈萨克斯坦总统纳扎尔巴耶夫第一时间回应：“中国好，哈萨克斯坦就好。哈萨克斯坦希望搭上中国经济发展的快车，愿同中方就各自发展战略加强协调，实现共同发展。”自此，哈萨克斯坦多了一个新身份：“一带一路”首倡地。

三 | 在那次出访中，习近平获赠一套哈萨克斯坦民族服装。在哈萨克斯坦，赠送民族服装是最高礼仪，寓意一家亲。习近平收到的这套服装是丝绒质地，衣领两侧和兜肩背处都绣有精美的金色图饰，散发着哈萨克族独特的艺术魅力。2013年9月，时任哈萨克斯坦总统纳扎尔巴耶夫赠习近平的哈萨克斯坦民族服装。（摄影/胡杨）这是中哈两国共谋发展的“同袍之谊”。演讲次日，纳扎尔巴耶夫主动提议乘坐中方专机，陪同习近平飞赴阿拉木图。下了飞机，两位元首在阿拉木图麦迪奥自然公园举行“庭院会晤”，远眺雄伟的天山山脉，共同擘画美好愿景：使两国共同的边界线成为友谊合作的纽带。彼时，万里之遥的印度尼西亚，也在积极准备迎接习近平的到访。2013年10月3日，习近平在印尼国会发表了一场重要演讲，“千余人的大厅座无虚席，同声传译耳机供不应求”。2013年10月3日，国家主席习近平在印度尼西亚国会发表题为《携手建设中国－东盟命运共同体》的重要演讲。新华社记者 王晔 摄在众人热切注视下，习近平说：“东南亚地区自古以来就是‘海上丝绸之路’的重要枢纽，中国愿同东盟国家加强海上合作，使用好中国政府设立的中国—东盟海上合作基金，发展好海洋合作伙伴关系，共同建设21世纪‘海上丝绸之路’。”话音刚落，全场掌声如潮。“习主席是‘一带一路’伟大筑梦者！”忆及那场演讲，时任印尼国会议长马祖基连声赞叹。访问印尼期间，习近平收到了一份别具民族风情的国礼——镶锡瓷塑舞者，展现的是一名身着印尼传统“巴迪克”蜡染服饰、跳着迎宾舞的美丽少女。

四 | 有意思的是，镶锡和瓷塑都是中国传统工艺，经古代海上丝绸之路传入印尼。虽然何时传入已无从考证，但当地代代相传的手艺让人们对中印尼交往的历史细节充满遐想。9年来，共建“一带一路”让哈萨克斯坦和印度尼西亚的不少地方改变了旧模样。以前，哈萨克斯坦没有出海口。加入“一带一路”，哈萨克斯坦就有了直通太平洋的“出海口”。很多哈萨克斯坦产品通过中欧班列，从中国连云港出海，打开了海外销路。来自日韩等国的产品也经中欧班列在哈萨克斯坦中转，出口至中亚、东欧，大大降低了运输成本。2017年6月8日，在阿斯塔纳专项世博会中国国家馆，中哈亚欧跨境运输视频连线仪式举行。习近平和纳扎尔巴耶夫共同推动操控杆。主会场大屏幕上，中哈连云港物流合作基地和“霍尔果斯-东大门”经济特区无水港两个分会场，4列火车鸣笛开行，整个基地沸腾了。“飞驰而过的列车承载着哈萨克斯坦物流的希望。”曾在中国留学、时任中哈物流基地国际部经理别杰洛夫说，“‘一带一路’倡议非常有想象力！习主席就像一位高超的指挥家。”飞驰的列车也承载着印尼高铁建设技术员兰迪·拉姆达尼的希望。中国投资建设的雅万高铁不仅将为他的家乡带来巨变，也让他的生活有了新奔头。

五 | 2年前，刚入职的拉姆达尼还是个生手，但经过中企“导师带徒”的传帮带，他很快成了独当一面的技术能人，不仅中文水平提高了，薪水也比刚入职时涨了不少。

六 | 在印尼，全线参与雅万高铁建设的当地工人超过1万名，其中，像拉姆达尼这样由中企培养的本地技术工人近2000名。

七 | 今年7月26日，印尼总统佐科访华。会谈中，习近平和佐科都提到，力争如期高质量建成雅万高铁。到那时，同样是乘坐火车，雅加达到万隆的时间将由3个多小时缩短至40分钟。佐科说，雅万高铁是印尼快速发展的象征，也将成为中印尼两国友谊的又一丰碑。

八 | 丰碑何止一处。从亚欧大陆到非洲、美洲、大洋洲，以中哈连云港物流合作基地、雅万高铁等为代表的一大批“一带一路”建设项目，正连点成线、由线及面，持续释放吸引力和影响力。现在，拉姆达尼又多了一个愿望：“有机会一定要到向往已久的中国看一看。

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