Singapore issues new 20 yuan banknotes with eight pioneers printed on the back. Why is there a China in it?

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Everyone should be born useful. His life should not only meet the basic physiological needs like animals, but also contribute to the whole human society with emotion. Only in this way can he benefit others and make his life shine for a long time.

On the new 20 yuan banknotes issued by Singapore, the faces of people who have made great contributions to Singapore are printed on both sides. It stands to reason that the people printed on Singapore banknotes should all be local talents. However, this new edition of 20 yuan banknotes has a Chinese face on it, which surprises many people who don't know it.

Issue new banknotes on the anniversary

I believe everyone is familiar with Singapore. Singapore is an island country in Southeast Asia, and it also has a domineering name called "Lion City". Due to its efficient operation centered on stable political situation and clean and efficient government, it has become one of the world's leading "Four Little Dragons in Asia" and the third largest international financial center after new york and London.

Many countries will issue special paper money as souvenirs on some days of great national significance. 20 19 is the bicentennial of Singapore's opening. To commemorate this important event, the Singaporean government has decided to issue 2 million special banknotes with a face value of 20 yuan, which citizens can exchange in equivalent currencies.

As we all know, most countries' banknotes are printed with some heads, and most of these heads are portraits of people who have pioneering significance to their own countries.

On the new version of 20 yuan banknotes issued by Singapore, the head of Yusov ishak, the first president of Singapore after the founding of the People's Republic of China, is printed on the front. Because the first president has irreplaceable pioneering significance to a country and is the soul support of a country's existence, it is understandable to print him on the front.

Similarly, 20 yuan's new banknotes are printed with portraits of eight great men who have made great contributions to Singapore. Like the first president, Yusov ishak, they have made great contributions to Singapore in many aspects.

But what makes people wonder is that the heads of the other seven great men are all neat national characters, and only this one stands out as the national character face of China. This makes many unsuspecting people unable to understand how the faces of other countries can appear on such a serious object as domestic paper money.

That's why.

This phenomenon is surprising, but after a thorough study of its causes, we know that it is natural for China's face to appear on Singapore banknotes. This so-called face of china is about a man named Chen Jiageng.

Chen Jiageng, like his appearance, is a native of China, whose ancestral home is jimei district, Xiamen, Fujian. Although his father Chen Ye is from China, he has been doing business in Singapore. With the continuous growth of the enterprise, the whole family moved to Singapore.

189 1 year, although the whole country is in a relatively poor state, his father Chen's business in Nanyang has made him very rich. This year, he was fifteen years old, just finished his studies in a private school, went to work in his father's office, and returned to China two years later to complete his marriage.

After two years of marriage, Chen Jiageng came to his father to help with Mihang. In the later period, except for her mother's death and returning to China to deal with the aftermath, she has been taking her wife to settle in Singapore to take over the family business.

In Singapore, like his father, he became a corporate director of Heqian Midian and Fushan Huangliyuan with his excellent business acumen. Besides, Chen Jiageng, with its huge economic wealth, is not as keen on enjoying a luxurious life as many other businessmen.

He invested and founded Nanyang Overseas Chinese Middle School in Singapore to serve overseas Chinese in Nanyang, so that more than 50% of Chinese here can learn Chinese and Chinese culture.

Huaqiao Middle School is one of the best middle schools in Singapore today, which evolved from Nanyang Huaqiao Middle School founded by Chen Jiageng.

Although the main teaching language has been changed from Chinese to English, its strong cultural atmosphere in China always brings its overseas Chinese in China a sense of belonging to their hometown.

Therefore, Chen Jiageng has made great contributions to Singaporean education. Many students are trained from Singapore every year, which is the pillar of Singapore's prosperity. For every country, education is the foundation of its development. Therefore, Chen Jiageng can appear on the back of the new banknote together with seven other pioneers who are of great significance to Singapore.

Historical roots are indispensable.

Any appearance can't happen out of thin air, just as the Renaissance is inspired by Greek mythology, China's socialist politics lies in the elaboration of Marxism, and the naivety of contemporary art can't be separated from the inspiration of primitive art and children's art. The reason why Singapore can accept a foreign face appearing on its own banknotes is not only a great personal contribution, but also a profound historical root.

Although, Chen Jiageng can appear on the back of Singapore 20 yuan new banknotes, the key factor lies in his pioneering contribution to education. However, the fundamental reason is that Singapore has a special ethnic structure.

Singapore is an immigrant country, and people here have various ancestral homes. As mentioned above, more than 50% of Singaporean citizens are from China. Of course, this is only pure origin, and does not represent its political nature. And because of its large base, Chinese has also become one of its national languages.

In addition, Lee Kuan Yew, known as the "father of Singapore", is also Chinese, and his son Lee Hsien Loong is the current president of Singapore. However, although their ancestral home is China, these overseas Chinese do not have China nationality. Except for a face of China, they are completely foreigners to us.

Under such a national background, the face of China people is just a special face for them, which has no other meaning. Therefore, face of china, like Chen Jiageng, may become one of the pioneers of national paper money.

The case of Chen Jiageng tells us that everything that everyone tries to do will be appreciated and remembered no matter how long time has passed, as long as it is beneficial to society and others.

Chen Jiageng founded Nanyang Overseas Chinese Middle School in his early days, and his initial intention was only to let our Chinese culture pass on and let Chinese immigrants in Singapore reduce their sense of loss in a foreign land. He didn't expect this school to become one of the best middle schools in Singapore, and he didn't expect that such a small kindness would be engraved in the hearts of Singaporeans forever. When you give someone a rose, there is fragrance in your hand, and all good deeds have a response.