At 5 pm on the 7th, Nanjing "Expression" hung in 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, opened, the city scrolls, communication windows, Nanjing art, Nanjing flavor and vibrant new district depicted by Qinhuai immediately attracted United Nations officials, diplomatic envoys from various countries and tourists from all over the world.
"The United Nations, which brings together the global 193 member countries, is like a' global village', providing China with an excellent platform for exchanges and dialogues with the world." That night, at the opening ceremony of "Hello, new york" held on the fourth floor of the United Nations Building, Pan, executive director of the organizing committee of Nanjing Week, a world-famous city, introduced the original intention of the series of Nanjing Week activities to the guests. "Tell Nanjing in a cultural way, let the whole world know Nanjing better, let Nanjing people love Nanjing more and promote Nanjing enterprises to go global."
It is reported that from 20 15, the Nanjing Municipal Government will choose a world-famous city to hold "Nanjing Week" every year. After Milan and London, the "Nanjing Week" came to new york on 20 17 and entered the United Nations. At the opening ceremony, Pan presented Kisob, director of the Department of Learning, Development and Human Resources Services of the United Nations Department of Management, with Nanjing Yunjin, an exquisite handicraft woven from the weekly brand of "Landscape City Forest" in Nanjing.
Nanjing, with 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 Qinhuai city with outstanding people to the Jiangbei New District where emerging industries such as "intellectual creation" and "cultural creation" are booming, Nanjing on the big screen is colorful, fresh and charming.
The stage play Fantasy Journey of Yong Dong pushed the promotion of "Urban Future" to a climax. Based on the non-genetic theory that "Yong Dong meets the fairy" in Nanjing, the play is dressed as a modern drama "fashion" and blended into Kunqu Opera and Nanjing White Bureau, but it is vividly presented to the world by the train of multimedia technology.
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. The American named Monty in Chinese is from new york and came to China because he likes China culture. 20 16 came into contact with Nanjing White Bureau, the musical minor of Jinling Yunjin Weaver Girl, and fell in love with "this interesting art", so he learned from Xu Chunhua, a provincial non-genetic inheritor of Nanjing. Back home, he and his companions used unique accompaniment "musical instruments"-porcelain dishes, silver chopsticks and porcelain wine glasses, trying to interpret the original flavor of Nanjing White Bureau.
Let the world touch and feel Nanjing through sensory experiences such as vision, hearing and taste. The "Nanjing Taste" tasting was the finale of the opening ceremony, and the diplomat restaurant served 18 local cuisines. The signature dishes "Twelve Hairpins in Jinling" and "Eight Flowers in Qinhuai" hosted by famous chefs in Nanjing left an unforgettable "Nanjing Seal" for UN officials and international friends on the spot.
On September 8, as an important window to show Nanjing's urban culture, the "Fuzhong Humanities Living Room" entered the Central Station with a history of 100 years. The ten-sided video exhibition in one city, the VR show of Nanjing landscape and forest fields, the women's space of Nanjing culture and art, and the performance of Nanjing characteristic culture 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 publicity 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 show the humanistic spirit of the city from 10 sides and 10 moments.
In addition, during the "Nanjing Week" in new york, the organizer will also hold the "Qinhuai River" fashion show at Xiang New York Fashion Week, and hold the "Urban Memory Place and Space Innovation" Sino-US Architectural Academic Forum and Nanjing? New york "Golden phoenix tree" cultural innovation summit forum, China-US "ancient book restoration" international seminar, etc.
"Carry out multicultural dialogue and tell the world China in a cultural way." Zhang Qiyue, Consul General of the Consulate General of China in new york, said that the contents of the "Nanjing Week" in new york Station are good, grounded, fashionable and popular, and 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 that 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 urgent to strengthen local cooperation between China and the United States and promote cultural exchanges between China and the United States. China's provinces and cities moved the publicity stage to the United States, which not only showed the host city's cultural attitude, development concept and global awareness, but also reflected China's economic development and civilization progress, and promoted cultural integration, economic and trade exchanges and friendship and peace between China and the United States.
Pan said that "Nanjing Week", a world famous city, is a city promotion activity with the mission of promoting "Nanjing going out" under the guidance of the national "cultural going out" strategy. He hopes that in a few years, when people look back at new york's "Nanjing Week", they will not only remember those exquisite 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.