WORLD FRIENDS DAY HISTORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY

1、Origin

At the beginning of 2016, Zhang Jingtao, Li  Li and Cheng Kui  had a drink m  Fushun,  China.    Zhang  Jingtao  proposed  to  found   World  Friends  Day  to create  a  permanent  habitat  for  "friends"     Sing  for  friendship  and  praise  for peace.   It   advocates   "unity   and   fraternity   between   people   and   harmonious coexistence between  people and  all things"

2、Establishment

At the beginning of 2016, the idea of "World Friends Day" was submitted to World Folklore Culture Assembly (Sydney) for approval. It was established that September 9th of each year is World Friends Day, and the 9th  of each month is Friends Day.

3、Launch

September 9, 2016, the first World Friends Day was held in Fiji. The activities were carried out in the form of cultural and artistic exchanges. At the same time, the declaration of World Friends Day, written by Zhang Jingtao, was issued, marking the birth of another new human festival, World Fnends Day  ( WFD )

World Friends Day and Chinese poetry Wanlixing join hands to go international , convey friendship and  spread  poetry .   So far，"praise  friendship,

plant friendship, convey friendship and share friendship"  has  become the eternal  theme and  constant  mission of WFD.

4、Carry Foward

July  9, 2017,  the International  Poetry  Festival  "Ode to  Friends" with  the theme of  Dedicated  to  Friend ship and  the  World  Friends Day  on  September  9, 2017   was   solemnly   held   in   Shenyang,   China.     The   activity   was   strongly

supported   by  Xiehe  Biology   Group  and   other   units.  The  activity   gathered nearly  1,000 friends  at  hom e  and  abroad,  and  communicated  the  human  soul with  different  cultural  and artistic forms.  At  the same  time, it launched  World Friends  Day  song  " True  Friend"  composed  by  Zhang  Jingtao.   The  melody  of the  song   is  simple  and   beautiful,   and   the  lyrics   are   sincere  and   easy   to remember.  It is loved by friends at home and  abroad.

5、Linkage

August  9,  2017 ,  "Shangzhen   Echo  Poetry   Appreciation   Meeting"was held  in  Fushun  Friends  Tribe  with   the  theme  of  hometown ,  friendship  and poetry.   This  poetic  event  was full  of  strong feelings,  abandoned  the  luxury  of  the past, returned to the countryside, return ed to the simplicity, and even more the purity of truth , sincerity and affection . It gathered  China's  top  poets and many friends at home and abroad. Emotionally, it achieved a straight lme docking  with   the  origin  of  the  World   Friends  Day,  and   collided  with  the heartfelt voice of  "Everyone  is Friend  and All Things Together" !

6、  Growing up

From September  7  to  11, 2017, the second  World  Friends  Day  was held m Zimbabwe.  With the   sincere   cooperation   and   support   of  Zimbabwe's Na tional Tourism Administration, World Friends Day was  directly  grafted into the  carnival   performance    and   parade   of   Harar e   International   Carnival

participated  by  88 countries.  At  the same time, it also held  the "Second  World  Friends Day Poetry Performance Conference" in cooperation  with  the Organizing Committee of Chinese poetry Wanlixing and Zimbabwe poets as a special topic. In this series of activities, representati ves of World Friends Day expressed sympathy to AIDS children, and Xiehe Biology Group donated RMB one  million  Yuan  for  AIDS  treatment  drugs;  Hezhong  Group  publicized   the willingness  to cooperate in agricultural  Projects.  So far ，the World  Friends Day  has completed the embryoni c form of two platforms of "Cultural and Artistic Exchange    and    Exhibition,   and    Economic    and    Trade   Negotiation   and  Cooperation "．

Australia, Fiji , Zimbabwe, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong and other parts of the world joined the celebration.

This   time   event   activities   included   an   international   culture   and   art exchange  forum, an  interational  tour    and  health  forum ,  the  opening  of  a 10,000  people  tour  of  Malaysia  and  an  international  folklore  culture  and  art performance   conference,    namely    "Two    Forums,    One   Tour    and    One  Conference "，comprehensively  displayed  the charm  and style of  World  Friends Day,  formed   the  unique   presentation   mod e  and   content   characteristics   of World  Friends  Day,  and  opened  the  WFD  activities  to  be  an  on-going  new Journey of serialization, thematic and  normalization.

7、Blooming

From September 7 to 11, 2018, the  third  World  Friends Day  senes was held in Malaysia. This is a grand  international  non governmental  exchange event sponsored and hosted by the  Organizing  Committee  of  World  Friends Day and Malaysia Inbound Tourism Association of National Tounsm Administration

Many organizations and friends participated in the  activity,  including World Friends Culture and Art Exchange Center, health tourism  branch  of China Health Care Association, Share Health Group, Xiaoyaoyou International Travel Agency, Yucheng Group of Malaysia, Kongzi Institute of University of Malaya, Malaysian Calligraphy Association, Xiehe Biology Group,  health mdustrγ development working committee of China Life Care Association, Guo Moruo Art Research  Society and more than  3,000 people from China,  Malaysrn,

8、  Graceful Demeanour

From September 7 to 11, 2019, the fourth World Friends Day was successfully held in Australia. The festival shows the vitality of World Friends Day with rich contents of "International Poetry  and  Art  Culture  Exchange Forum, Global Health Industry Forum Sydney Summit, Australian cultural tour and the Fourth World Friends Day International Folklore Culture and Art Performance Conference" The Chinese Traditional Culture Association of Australia cooperates with World Poetry Arts Union, World Health Industnes Union , World Friends Culture and Art Exchange Center, Xiehe Biology Group, Laifuda Health Group, Shenzhen Yuxin Classic Culture  Communication  Co., Ltd., Xiehe Xiude Biology Group, Share Group, Australia-China Anti-Cancer Association, Sydney Cancer Association of Australia, Australia Chinese Association, Association for the promotion of unified China in  Australia, Australian Health Produ cts Central Co., Ltd., Fengya Hall,  Australia,  Guo Moruo  Art   Research   Society,  Fiji   Daily  and  other  units  gave  full   support.

Near  100  domestic  representatives  and  nearly 1,000  international  friends participated in   the   festival.  The   8th   issue   of   National   Economic   Daily Economic   magazine,   with   the   title   of   "International   Festival   founded   by  Chinese  people      World  Friends Day"，mak es  a  comprehensive  report  on  the "origin,  concept,  course  and  prospect"  of  World  Friends  Day,  fully  affirming WFD as the "messenger of friendship” and  the practitioner of  "a community  of shared future for  mankind"

9、   Public Welfare

In  the  development  of  World  Friends  Day，"Everγone  is  Friend  and  All Things  Together"  i s  not  only  a  concept,  but  also  firm  action.    Charity  and public  welfare , spreading love, has always been  the practical  purpose of  World Friends Day.

During the second World Friends Day in Zimbabwe, representatives went directly to the orphanage for AIDS childr en to send warmth, and on  behalf of Xiehe Biology Group donated RMB one million yuan of  AIDS  medicine  for relief.

In the third World Friends Day held in Malaysia, the  Orgarnzmg Committee of WFD and  Xiehe Biology  Group  jointly promoted leuk emia childr en relief program, and directly donated RMB 500,000 yuan of drugs for implementation of the plan  When    COVID-19    hits   us   the   very    moment,    World    Friends   Day Organizing  Committee  actively  promoted  donation  work,  together  with  Xiehe Biology  Group,  completed  donations  to Iran, Malaysia and other  countries, and promptly  sent the friendship and love of Chinese people  to the epidemic area.