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Gold Map

Size:Length:12.5 x Width:20 x Height:29.5 (cm)

Introduction:This gold map's specifications are quite similar to that of the item GF104015, and the map was made by the same maker, Xin-xin Goldsmith of Hong Kong.
The Tourist Celebratory Party of Overseas Chinese from Jamaica presented the gold map plate as a birthday gift on October 31, 1963. The gold plaque on the red acrylic plate is inscribed with "In celebration of President Chiang Kai-shek's birthday," and "Respectfully, The Tourist Celebratory Party of Overseas Chinese from Jamaica." The top is inlaid with a gold China map, on which there are a ROC national flag and inscription "May Your Life Be as Long as the Long Lasting Mountains and Rivers," and the bottom is a gold plaque inscribed with presenters' names. Under the plate, a wood base is painted ink paintings on each side, including a phoenix singing on a branch, a dragon flying toward the highest heaven, and savoring the pleasure of mountain life and delight in the wild, in addition to the maker "Xin-xin Goldsmith."

The inscriptions on the gold plaque are: "Respectfully, Huang Jiuan, Head of the party; Li Liji, Deputy Head; and members, including Zhong Jingliang, Liu Qinglin, Zheng Weiyu, Li Jianru, Li Xinmiu, Lilan Fadi, Huangzheng Yufeng, Huang Guanqing, and He Qinghua. October 31, 1963."


Jamaica, located in the northwestern Caribbean, is the third largest island in the Caribbean, declared independence on August 6, 1962, and is a republic within the British Commonwealth. There are many Chinese have bought properties and been developing businesses in the island. Jamaica established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1972.

Huang Jiuan, an overseas Chinese from Hong Kong, had taught at Tang King Po Technical School, Kowloon. Later, he went to Jamaica for developing businesses, but he still had maintained a very good relationship with his fellow countrymen in Hong Kong.

Accession Number:CR05200500