重庆与世界 共享中华文化 共同抗击疫情

杨艳

當地时间1月6日，由中国文化和旅游部、中国驻希腊大使馆、希腊中马其顿省主办，重庆市文化和旅游发展委员会、重庆市北碚区人民政府、重庆市文化和旅游国际交流中心、雅典中国文化中心承办的2020“欢乐春节·跨国春晚”先后在希腊雅典和萨洛尼卡上演，拉开2020“欢乐春节”系列活动的序幕。

中国驻希腊大使馆丁永华参赞、重庆市文化和旅游发展委员会副主任王定国、希腊中马其顿省副省长沃拉·帕都丽都（Voula Patoulidou）和亚历山德罗斯·萨诺斯（Alexandros Thanos）、萨洛尼卡副市长玛利亚·卡拉雅尼（Maria Karagianni）和斯特凡尼娅·塔尼玛尼都（Stefania Tanimanidou）、希腊警官联合会代表迪米特里斯·达格利斯（Dimitris Daglis）、雅典中国文化中心主任任刃、重庆市文化和旅游国际交流中心主任黄宇星、重庆两江艺术团团长董进波出席活动。

重庆市文化和旅游发展委员会副主任王定国说，近年来，中希两国领导人互访频繁，政治互信不断加强，经贸文化旅游等领域合作日益深入，中希即将举办文化旅游年，以此庆祝双方合作共赢的成就。他还积极推介了重庆优质的旅游资源，希望希腊各界和重庆以文化和旅游为纽带，进一步深化共识、深入合作。

中马其顿省副省长帕都丽都表示，中国与希腊同属伟大的文明古国，在中国农历新年到来之际，两国多领域交流与合作将开启更加绚烂的新篇章。

在萨洛尼卡皇家剧院的首场演出座无虚席，《炫舞华章》《幺妹拽》《峡江情歌》等充满巴渝特色的节目，获得观众热烈的掌声。当地民众及华人华侨观众表示，通过演出深入地认识了中国重庆，希望今后能够有更多的中国文化活动在这里举行。

欢乐春节系列活动第二场于1月8日和9日在雅典举行。中国驻希腊大使章启月、希腊文化和体育部部长莉娜·门佐尼（Lina Mendoni）、希腊教育部高教秘书长阿波斯托利斯·迪米特洛泊罗斯（Apostolis Dimitropoulos）、希腊外交部和司法部嘉宾、雅典中国文化中心主任任刃、旅希华侨华人、中资机构和留学生代表、希腊社会各界友好人士等400余人出席活动。

据重庆市文化和旅游国际交流中心主任黄宇星介绍，此次“欢乐春节”系列活动分为室外“欢春庙会”和室内“跨国春晚”演出两个部分。陈列有明信片、传统工艺品等的展台将重庆风光和人文特色展示给希腊民众，每个展台前人头攒动，写春联、福字，剪纸等互动形式让参与者近距离感受中国传统的“过年文化”。逛庙会、品尝重庆小吃，让希腊民众体验了一把“舌尖上的重庆”，也让侨胞们一解乡愁。

近年来，中希两国通过文明古国论坛、教育交流和旅游合作等系列活动，加固加宽了两国文化互动的桥梁。“欢乐春节”活动正是两国文化互动、民心相通的具体实践。

1月24日至2月4日，中国正值新冠肺炎疫情防控期，重庆组团先后在新西兰奥克兰、北帕、惠灵顿3个城市开展春节海外交流活动。中国驻奥克兰总领馆副总领事、新西兰移民部部长、新西兰工党国会议员、新西兰国家党国会议员等中外嘉宾3000余人出席活动。2月3日，惠宁顿市市长及出席嘉宾心系中国抗击新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情，在活动现场一起做祷告，祈祷中国尽快战胜疫情。

1月21日至2月5日，重庆杂技艺术团赴中国台湾开展为期16天的佛光山春节平安灯会演出和文化旅游推广活动。赴台演出人员顺利完成演出的同时，心系武汉疫情，共同拍摄抗疫短片，声援战斗在第一线的工作人员，鼓舞家乡人民增强抗击疫情的信心和决心。

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On January 6，the 2020 Happy Chinese New Year-International Chinese New Year Gala， hosted by Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism， Chinese Embassy in Greece and Central Macedonia province， and organized by Chongqing Municipal Commission of Culture and Tourism Development， Chongqing Beibei District People's Government， Chongqing International Exchange Center for Culture and Tourism  and Athens China Cultural Center， were staged in Athens and Thessaloniki， Greece， kicking off the 2020 Happy Chinese New Year series of activities.

Ding Yonghua， counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Greece， Wang Dingguo， deputy director-general of Chongqing Municipal Commission of Culture and Tourism Development， Voula Patoulidou and Alexandros Thanos， vice governors of Central Macedonia province， Maria Karagianni and Stefania Tanimanidou， deputy mayors of Thessaloniki， Dimitris Daglis， representative of Greek Police Association， Ren Ren， director of Athens China Cultural Center， Huang Yuxing， director of Chongqing International Exchange Center for Culture and Tourism， and Dong Jinbo， president of Chongqing Liangjiang Art Troupe， attended the event.

Deputy director-general Wang Dingguo said， in recent years， leaders of China and Greece have exchanged visits frequently， political mutual trust has been continuously strengthening， and bilateral cooperation in various fields such as investment and trade， culture and tourism have also been deepening. And the Year of Culture and Tourism is about to be held to celebrate achievements made in the win-win cooperation between the two countries. During his presentation， Wang also presented Chongqing's high-quality tourist resources to the audience and expressed the wish for different communities in Greece to join hands with Chongqing side to further deepen consensus and cooperation by using culture and tourism as a bridge.

Deputy governor Patoulidou said， China and Greece are both great ancient civilizations. As the Chinese New Year approaches，  an even more splendid new chapter is expected to be opened in the exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.

The opening performance had a full house at the Thessaloniki Royal Theater. With cheerful music and lively dancing， Chongqing Liangjiang Art Troupe started the performance with Dance of Brilliance. Later， programs full of Chongqing characteristics such as Yaomei Ye， Xiajiang Love Song and exceptional acrobatics Huang Guan won warm rounds of applause from the audience. Erhu solo Horse Racing and singing performance Beaming With Joy At Sunrise set off strong festive atmosphere and brought the whole performance to climax. Local Greek and Chinese audience said， they gained a deeper understanding about Chongqing through the performance and hoped that more Chinese cultural events would be held here in the future.

The second performance of the Happy Chinese New Year event was held in Athens on January 8 and 9. Over 400 people， including Chinese ambassador to Greece Zhang Qiyue， Greek minister of culture and sports Lina Mendoni， secretary-general for higher education  Apostolis Dimitropoulos from Ministry of Education， guests from the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Justice， Ren Ren， director of Athens China Cultural Center， overseas Chinese in Greece， representatives of Chinese institutions and students， and friends from different communities of Greece， attended the event.

According to Huang Yuxing， director of Chongqing International Exchange Center for Culture and Tourism， the Happy Chinese New Year event is divided into two parts： outdoor Happy Chinese New Year Temple Fair and indoor International Chinese New Year Gala performances. During the event， stands are set up to exhibit Chongqing sceneries and culture to Greek people through postcards and traditional handicrafts. Interactive activities such as writing Chinese new year couplets and Fu character and paper cutting allow participants to experience the culture of Chinese new year celebrations. At the same time， visiting temple fairs and tasting Chongqing snacks allow Greek people to experience the “taste of Chongqing” and also help overseas Chinese to relieve their homesickness.

In recent years， China and Greece have consolidated and expanded cultural interactions through a series of activities such as the Ancient Civilizations Forum and various exchanges and cooperation in education and tourism. Happy Chinese New Year event is one of the concrete steps made to deepen cultural interactions and people-to-people exchanges between the two nations.

Pictures/Chongqing International Exchange Center for Culture and Tourism