Kuang Tianquan (Uncle Jia) of Benzhou won the second prize in the photo collection of "Family Portrait" at the Chinese New Year Gala

Kuang Timquan (Uncle Jia) of Honzhou won the second prize in the photo competition of "Family Portrait" at the Chinese New Year Gala [Alberta Times News] Family Chinese New Year Gala "Family Portrait" photos...

Honzhou Kuang Tianquan (Uncle Jia) won the second prize in the Family Chinese New Year Gala "Family Portrait" photo collection [Alberta Times News] The award ceremony for the Family Chinese Spring Festival Gala "Family Portrait" photo collection was held in Shanghai a few days ago. Chen Guofei, an overseas traveler recommended by Canada's "Seven Days" magazine, won the first prize; Kuang Tianquan, an overseas Chinese leader from Phoenix and our columnist recommended by this newspaper, and Li Yuduo, an associate professor at Nanjing Normal University and a returned Indonesian overseas Chinese, won the second prize; another 100 Chinese at home and abroad won the outstanding work award, including Fang Xiuru, a special writer of this newspaper who lives in Dianminton, Canada. This award ceremony was hosted by Overseas Chinese Media, one of the organizers of the Family China Spring Festival Gala. Liu Wei, Chairman of Overseas Chinese Media, Wang Limei, Deputy General Manager, and Zhou Yitai, General Manager of Australia's New South Wales Multicultural Radio Station, served as award guests. Zhen Kaiying, the deputy president of this newspaper, was entrusted to receive the award on behalf of Tim Kuang and the "Alberta Times". This award-winning collection activity has received the participation and support of the Overseas Chinese Federation of all provinces and cities in China, many media at home and abroad, and the vast number of overseas Chinese. Thousands of photos were collected. The winning photos were selected by a jury composed of experts from the China Photography Association, which is of great significance. Mr. Kuang Tianquan was originally from Taishan County, Guangdong. He immigrated to the United States in 1948 and enlisted in the U.S. National Guard to participate in the Korean War. After retiring from the army, he returned to Hong Kong and married Ms. Zhu Yuying. After his marriage, he ran many restaurants in Flagstaff Port, Honshu. Mr. Kwong was a generous and generous man and was known as the "Tang Mayor" of Flagstaff Port. The Kwong couple moved to Phoenix thirty years ago and opened the famous Chinese restaurant "China House" in the state at the time. He retired only ten years ago. After Mr. Kuang retired, he loved to play mahjong for entertainment. He started the "Mahjong Sutra" column in this newspaper under the pen name "Jia Shu". Later, there were "Jia Shu's Ramblings", "Phoenix People's Talk", "Restaurant Business" and other columns. It was very popular among readers and he was named the vice president of the Chinese PEN Association of Alberta. Mr. and Mrs. Kwong have five children, all of whom have achieved academic success, successful careers, and happy families. Today, they are full of children and grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Kwong Tianquan have been enthusiastic about public welfare for many years. They have never lagged behind others in local charity. They also care about the construction of the motherland and are very concerned about their fellow villagers in Taishan, their hometown. In addition to donating money and materials, they have supported many fellow villagers in the United States. For this reason, he gained great popularity in Phoenix. In recognition of this newspaper's sincere cooperation in this event, the organizer awarded the "Alberta Times" a certificate as a token of encouragement. Mr. Liu Wei, chairman of Overseas Chinese Media, said that this solicitation event has received support from many overseas Chinese media and has been successful. The 2013 "Family Chinese New Year Gala" is being prepared, and the "Family Portrait" photo solicitation event will continue. Once the plan is implemented, a collection invitation will be sent to overseas Chinese families around the world, and everyone is welcome to participate. Photos of receiving the award on behalf of Kwong Tim Quan. From left, Chairman of Overseas Chinese Media Liu Wei, Vice President of this newspaper Zhen Kaiying, General Manager of Australian New South Wales Multicultural Radio Zhou Yitai, Deputy General Manager of Overseas Chinese Media Wang Limei, Mr. and Mrs. Jia Shu