June 13, 2019

Boys Scouts of Olden Days


The Boys Scouts Movement was introduced to Fujian, China



Following the birth of the Republic of China, the first Scout troop was organized by Reverend Yen Chia-lin in Wuchang on February 25, 1912 and the Scouting movement spread rapidly all over the country.
The General Association of the Scouts of China was formally established in Nanking, the former capital of the Republic of China in 1934, and became a member of the International Scout Bureau in 1937. Many Scouts actively participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War from 1937 to 1945.
There were 570,000 registered members in 1941.
Scouts' Promise --
On my honor, I promise that I will do my best to obey and practice the Scout Law and Promise daily.
  1. To do my duty to God and be a righteous citizen of my country.
  2. To help other people at all times and serve the public.
  3. To be an intellectual individual who endeavors to be honorable and vigorous.

Fast Forward.....(but not the latest)

In 2004, the Scout Club of Hainan (海南童子军俱乐部), borrowing heavily from Scouting in terms of emblems, uniforms and activities, was founded in Hainan Province; it is, however, not affiliated with worldwide Scouting. An attempt to organize a nationwide Scouting organization in Wuhan was ended by the government in 2004.[1]The Scout Association of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国童军总会), founded in 2008 serves Venture Scouts (15 years old to 20) in both genders as well as Rover Scouts (18 years old to 25).[2] The Rover Explorer Service Association operate groups in China.[3]

Source : all from Wikipedia.

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