At 5 o'clock in the afternoon on the 7th, Nanjing "Expression" was hung on the corridor on the first floor of the United Nations Headquarters Building in new york. As soon as the "Splendid Nanjing" photo exhibition, which shows the new features of contemporary Nanjing, was opened, the city scrolls depicted by Qinhuai, the window of communication, the art of Nanjing, the taste of Nanjing and the dynamic new district immediately attracted United Nations officials, diplomatic envoys from various countries and tourists from all over the world.
"The United Nations, which brings together the world 193 member countries, is like a' global village', providing an excellent platform for China to communicate and talk with the world." That night, at the opening ceremony of "Hello, new york" held on the fourth floor of the United Nations Building, Pan Guping, executive director of the organizing committee of Nanjing Week, a world-famous city, introduced the original intention of the series of activities of Nanjing Week to the guests, "Tell Nanjing in a cultural way, so that the whole world can understand Nanjing better, let Nanjing people love Nanjing more and promote Nanjing enterprises to the world."
According to reports, from 20 15, the Nanjing municipal government has chosen a world-famous city to hold the "Nanjing Week" every year. Following Milan, Italy and London, the "Nanjing Week" in 20 17 came to new york and entered the United Nations. At the opening ceremony, Pan Guping presented Nanjing Yunjin, an exquisite handicraft woven with Nanjing Zhou brand "Landscape City Forest", to Kisob, Director of the Learning, Development and Human Resources Services Department of the United Nations Department of Management.
Nanjing, which has a history of more than 2,500 years and a history of more than 500 years, has no shortage of stories to tell. From the cultural remains of the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties to the natural landscape of "mountains, rivers and forests", from the ancient city of Qinhuai where people gather together to the Jiangbei New District where emerging industries such as "intellectual creation" and "cultural creation" flourish, Nanjing on the big screen is colorful, fresh and fascinating.
The stage play Yong· Dong's Fantasy Journey pushed the "Urban Future" promotion conference to a climax. Based on Nanjing's non-genetic theory that "Yong Dong meets an immortal", the play is dressed in modern drama "fashion" and integrated into Kunqu Opera and Nanjing White Bureau, but it is vividly presented to the world by taking the multimedia technology "train".
The charm of the city was released and the enthusiasm of the audience was awakened. In the play, an American actor's "Nanjing Edge" aroused people's interest. This American named Meng Di in Chinese is a New Yorker who came to China because he likes China culture. In 20 16, he came into contact with Nanjing White Bureau, a musical minor from Jinling Yunjin Weaver, and fell in love with "this interesting art", so he learned from Nanjing provincial non-genetic inheritor Xu Chunhua. When he returned to his hometown, he and his companions used unique accompaniment "musical instruments"-porcelain dishes, silver chopsticks and porcelain wine glasses, and tried to interpret the original flavor of Nanjing White Bureau.
Let the world touch and feel Nanjing through sensory experiences such as sight, hearing and taste. The "Nanjing Taste" tasting was the finale of the opening ceremony, and 18 local delicacies were brought into the diplomat's restaurant. The signature dishes "Twelve Hairpins in Jinling" and "Eight Colourful Flowers in Qinhuai", which are presided over by famous chefs in Nanjing, left an unforgettable "Nanjing Seal" for UN officials and international friends on the spot.
On September 8th, as an important window to show Nanjing's urban culture, "Fuzhong Humanities Living Room" entered grand central terminal with a history of one hundred years. The ten-sided video exhibition of one city, the VR show of Nanjing landscape and forest, the women's space of Nanjing culture and art, and the cultural show with Nanjing characteristics are like flowing notes, which let ordinary Americans know about Nanjing and China. The fate of ordinary people is the vane of social progress. As the first city propaganda from the perspective of people in China, among the 10 "Nanjing faces" selected by the "One City with Ten Faces" video exhibition, there are non-genetic people who let Qinhuai Lantern enter more than 40 countries in the world, international supermodels and self-employed people who have been making wonton for nearly half a century. Their stories are from 10 and 10.
In addition, during the "Nanjing Week" in new york, the organizers will also hold the "Qinhuai River" fashion show at Xiang New York Fashion Week, and hold a series of international forums in new york New Contemporary Art Museum, Columbia University and other places, including the Sino-US Architectural Academic Forum on "Urban Memory Places and Space Innovation" and Nanjing? New york "Golden Indus" Cultural Innovation Summit Forum, China-US International Symposium on "Ancient Books Restoration", etc.
"Carry out multicultural dialogue and tell the world about China in a cultural way." Zhang Qiyue, Consul General of the Consulate General of China in new york, said that the contents of various sections of "Nanjing Week" in new york Station were good, grounded, fashionable and popular, which was easily accepted by local people.
"Nanjing Week is also a window to see China through Nanjing. The development of China is not only reflected in the growth of strength, but also in the improvement of charm. " Zhang Qiyue said: At present, Sino-US relations have entered a new stage of development, and the two sides have announced the establishment of four high-level dialogue mechanisms, one of which is "social and cultural dialogue", which makes it an urgent need to strengthen Sino-US local cooperation and promote Sino-US cultural exchanges. China's provinces and cities have moved their publicity stage to the United States, which not only shows the cultural attitude, development concept and global awareness of the host city, but also reflects China's economic development and civilization progress, and promotes cultural integration, economic and trade exchanges and friendship and peace between China and the United States.
Pan Guping said that the "Nanjing Week" in a world-famous city is a city promotion activity with the mission of promoting "Nanjing going out" under the strategic guidance of the national "cultural going out". He hopes that in a few years, when people look back at new york's "Nanjing Week", they will not only remember the beautiful pictures, beautiful scenery and delicious food, but also recognize China's exploration in promoting the protection of urban historical and cultural context, scientific and technological "intellectual creation" and cultural creativity-this is the "China mark" that "Nanjing Week" is expected to leave behind.