Sixty-six students from Bashu Elementary School in Chongqing send a gift to President Park Geun-hye. The gifts include photos of students who formed a giant heart, and handwritten messages of support for President Park.
”Please take care of your health. I hope you can eat well because you seem to be too skinny. I pray for you, Madame President. We all love you so much!”
These are all part of letters sent to President Park Geun-hye from Chongqing, China.
Cheong Wa Dae unveiled a touching story on Aug. 23 about students at Bashu Elementary School in Chongqing, near Sichuan Province. The story involves a big heart and the name of the president created by 66 students, a USB stick containing a dance performance, a photo album and some handwritten letters.
The above card is one of the gifts for President Park Geun-hye from students at Bashu Elementary School in Chongqing. The card has a drawing of a student making a big heart with her arms, with the message, ‘We love you so much.’
In a handwritten letter to President Park, Pauline expresses her hopes for the development of Korea-China relations with a message of support.
In the video contained on the USB stick, students from Bashu Elementary School gave words of greeting to President Park and performed a dance to Korean music. The students showed photos of themselves preparing the gifts for President Park, and clips of their graduation trip and graduation ceremony with messages hand written by students who wished the president good health and good luck.
Yang Ling, a teacher at the school, wrote on the last page of the album that, “President Park, you seem to be so skinny! I hope you can eat well for your health!”
“I always pray for you, Madame President,” she concluded.
The students’ gifts also included letters from Pauline, a friend of Yang. In the letter, Pauline said that she is a truly a big fan of the president.
She wrote that, “I am grateful for the friendly faith that President Park has shown the Chinese people, and that she has traveled to China, showing respect for China and for the Chinese people. I believe that the Chinese people will always remember President Park’s courage and bravery, even after time passes.”
“Even though Seoul-Beijing ties have been experiencing difficulties for some time now, I believe that a friendly, cooperative relationship between the two countries will improve,” said Pauline, while inviting President Park to visit China again at her leisure, just as if she were visiting close friends.
On Aug. 23, Cheong Wa Dae talks about the gifts and letters it received from students at Bashu Elementary School in Chongqing.
On Cheong Wa Dae’s official Facebook profile, the story of the Bashu Elementary School students has received 88 comments so far, attracting a lot of attention online.
Many of the comments praised the small yet hugely meaningful gifts from the children.
One comment said, “A fresh idea for children, I like it. Thank you very much, Chinese students.”
Other comments said, “Warm-hearted gifts from pure-minded students! So touching,” “So nice and lovely,” and, “Thank you very much, Bashu Elementary School students.”
By Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos: Cheong Wa Dae
arete@korea.kr
