无价的课堂——2024“中国寻根之旅”夏令营走进重庆史迪威博物馆
▲2024年“中国寻根之旅”夏令营（重庆二师营）营员们走进重庆史迪威博物馆。/ Campers from the 2024 “Seeking Roots in China” Summer Camp (Chongqing University of Education) visited the Chongqing Stilwell Museum.
7月31日，重庆史迪威博物馆迎来了又一批“寻根”青少年——2024年“中国寻根之旅”夏令营（重庆二师营）的40名华裔青少年，他们来自韩国、斯里兰卡、泰国、比利时、瑞典、西班牙和英国。
On July 31st, the Chongqing Stilwell Museum welcomed another group of youth on a “root-seeking” journey, including 40 overseas Chinese youth from Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Belgium, Sweden, Spain, and the U.K., participating in the 2024 “Seeking Roots in China” Summer Camp (Chongqing University of Education).
本次活动由重庆市侨联与重庆第二师范学院联合承办，旨在通过邀请海外华裔青少年回国参访，实地感受新时代中国取得的伟大成就，引导他们传承中华优秀传统文化。作为全国重点文物保护单位及重庆市爱国主义教育基地，重庆史迪威博物馆成了本次寻根之旅的重要一站。
The event, co-organized by the Chongqing Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and Chongqing University of Education, aims to invite overseas Chinese youth back to China to witness the nation’s great achievements firsthand and to guide them in inheriting traditional Chinese culture. As a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level and a patriotic education base in Chongqing, the Chongqing Stilwell Museum became a significant stop on this root-seeking journey.
在重庆史迪威博物馆，营员们跟随讲解员的步伐，深入了解了史迪威将军的生平事迹及中美两国在二战时期的合作历史。一位西班牙学生在参观史迪威将军旧居时，对于能够亲临历史现场感到惊喜，并表示，这是她第一次了解到这段中美合作的历史。
At the Chongqing Stilwell Museum, the campers followed the tour guide to learn about General Stilwell's life and the cooperation between China and the U.S. during World War II. A Spanish student was thrilled to visit the former residence of General Stilwell and expressed that it was her first time learning about this chapter of China-U.S. cooperation.
▲营员们聆听讲解员介绍史迪威公路的历史。/ Campers listened to the guide’s introduction to the history of the Stilwell Road.
一对来自比利时的兄妹用“Intriguing”（有趣）一词形容他们参观博物馆的体验，并表示对史迪威公路的修建轶事印象尤为深刻，这次活动让他们深入了解了之前从未接触过的历史。一位来自瑞典的初中生更是用了“震撼”一词形容博物馆给他的感受，他用流利的中文与大家分享：“我从未想过有这样一位外国将领，能够跨越千山万水来到中国，无私地帮助中国人民，甚至努力学习中文，以更好地融入这片土地。这种对文化的尊重与热爱，让我深感震撼。”
A pair of siblings from Belgium described this tour as “intriguing” and said they were particularly impressed by the construction of the Stilwell Road. This tour provided them with deep insights into a history they had never encountered before. A middle school student from Sweden described the museum experience as “mind-blowing” and shared in fluent Chinese: “I never imagined that a foreign general would travel such great distances to China, selflessly helping the Chinese people and even learning Chinese to better integrate into this land. His respect and love for the Chinese culture truly blew my mind.”
▲营员们参观友谊墙。/ Campers visited the Friendship Wall.
重庆第二师范学院继续教育学院副院长陈宁在谈及活动筹备过程时提到，自活动发布以来，主办方收到了众多海外华裔家长的踊跃报名。家长们认为，相较于普通旅游观光，这样的寻根之旅更具教育意义，能让孩子们在亲身体验中重新感受到与中华文化的紧密联系，学习到课堂上没有的知识。今天，华裔青少年们在重庆史迪威博物馆内专注地参观一件件藏品，加深对中华民族的理解和认同，并用中文和世界各地的朋友交流，“这样的活动，其意义是无价的。”
Speaking of event preparation, Chen Ning, Vice Dean of the Continuing Education College at Chongqing University of Education, mentioned that since the announcement of the event, many overseas Chinese parents had eagerly signed up. They believed that compared to ordinary sightseeing, such a root-seeking journey holds greater educational significance, allowing their children to reconnect with Chinese culture through firsthand experience and learn knowledge beyond the classroom. Today, the overseas Chinese youth attentively toured the museum exhibits, deepening their identification with the Chinese nation, and communicating in Chinese with friends from around the world. “The significance of such activities is priceless.”