巴南区政府代表团赴日参加“2017新潟春节祭”活动并访问三条市

□文、图/饶艳

巴南区政府代表团赴日参加“2017新潟春节祭”活动并访问三条市

□文、图/饶艳

“2017新潟春节祭”开幕式。

巴南区副区长张春平在三条市欢迎会上致辞。

应我驻新潟总领事馆的邀请，在重庆市政府外事侨务办公室的大力协助下，2017年2月8日—13日，巴南区政府副区长张春平率区商务局、区文化委、区政府外事办以及木洞山歌传承人、茶艺表演艺术家、行政总厨等一行10人，赴日本新潟县参加了“2017新潟春节祭”文化交流活动，并到新潟县三条市进行了友好访问。

“新潟春节祭”始于2015年，由中国驻新潟总领事馆、日本新潟县政府、新潟市政府，以及新潟华侨华人总会等共同组办，旨在庆祝中国传统新春佳节，促进中日文化交流，增进两国人民相互理解。目前，已连续举办两届，每年都吸引了近7万民众参加，深受当地民众的喜爱和欢迎。本届春节祭活动为期两天，于2月11日—12日在新潟本町商业街举办。2月11日，中国驻日本大使程永华、驻新潟总领事孙大刚、新潟县知事米山隆一、新潟市市长篠田昭、新潟春节祭实行委员会长惠京仔等身着唐装出席开幕式、致辞并为春节祭活动开幕剪彩。

本届春节祭活动有来自上海、重庆、黑龙江的70余位艺术家、厨师现场献艺。首次走出国门的国家级非物质文化遗产巴南木洞山歌作为开幕式的第一个节目，传承人喻良华、秦秋月以欢快的曲调和纯朴的表演掀起了活动的第一个高潮，充分展示了木洞山歌传统文化魅力，并通过悠扬的山歌向日本民众送上来自山城重庆的祝福。“功夫小子”曾小龙娴熟精湛的茶艺表演，让日本民众感受了巴南悠久的茶文化，赢得了现场观众阵阵自发的掌声。在重庆美食担担面、酸辣粉的制作现场，来自巴南本土的行政总厨现场为当地居民制作地道的重庆美食，呈现正宗的重庆风味，日本民众排着长长的队伍等待品尝，场面火爆。开幕式结束后，中国驻日本大使程永华也亲临我市展台品尝。据统计，本届活动约有7.1万来自新潟县内外的日本民众到场体验中国传统文化。新华社、人民网、中国新闻社等中央媒体，日本产经新闻、朝日新闻及新潟电视台等当地主流媒体对此活动予以广泛报道。

中国驻日本大使程永华（左二）品尝担担面。

木洞山歌表演

活动期间，巴南区政府代表团还拜会了新潟县政府、新潟市政府，并到三条市进行了友好访问。2016年11月三条市长国定勇人、议长武石荣二率团赴巴南区访问，并与巴南区签署了《建立友好合作关系备忘录》，巴南区和三条市就在文化交流、发展高效农业等方面有了初步沟通。此次回访，巴南代表团考察了三条市越后锻冶集团、珍珠金属工业公司、疱丁工房等三条市的金属加工制造企业，参观了日本汉学家诸桥辙次博物馆，对三条市的文化及特色支柱产业“金属冶锻”有了更深的了解。在双方座谈交流中，国定勇人市长表示，去年到巴南访问，对巴南的城市建设、经济发展、禅茶文化都留下了深刻印象，巴南与三条有很多相似的地方，农业基础好、温泉资源丰富，同时也有很多可以相互补充和学习的地方。巴南区政府副区长张春平对三条市热情周到的接待表示感谢，就缔结正式友好城市关系、促进双边经贸文化交流全面深入的进行了商洽。国定勇人市长表示将于今年5月再次访问巴南。

重庆美食展台前排队的日本民众。

巴南区政府代表团参访三条市企业。

（作者单位：重庆市巴南区政府外事办公室）

With the help of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government,Zhang Chunping,deputy district head of Ba’nan District,headed a 10-member delegation including off cers from commercial bureau,cultural committee,foreign affairs office in Ba’nan District and successors of Mudong folk song,tea ceremony artists and executive chefs to participate in cultural exchange-“Niigata Spring Festival in 2017”-in Niigata-ken,Japan and to friendly visit Sanjo City,Niigata-ken.

The off cial delegation of Ba’nan District visited Sanjo City.

Since 2015,jointly organized by Consulate General of The People’s Republic of China in Niigata,the government of Niigata-ken,the government of Niigata city,and Overseas Chinese Association in Niigata,“Niigata Spring Festival Celebration”aims to celebrate the traditional Chinese New Year Festival,promote cultural exchanges between China and Japan,and enhance mutual understanding between the two countries’ people.As a loved and welcomed activity by local people,this celebration has been held for two sessions which attracts 70 thousand people each time.This two-day celebration held in a local business street of Niigata on February 1 1-12,2017.Dressed in traditional Chinese clothing,Cheng Yonghua,Chinese ambassador to Japan,Sun Dagang,consul general of Chinese ConsulateGeneral in Niigata,Yoneyama Ryuichi,magistrate of Niigata-ken,Shinoda Akira,mayor of Niigata city,Hui Jingzai,chairman of the Executive Committee of Niigata Spring Festival Celebration,made speeches and cut the ribbon for the opening of exhibition.

Chinese traditional performance of tea art

Over 70 artists and chefs from Shanghai,Chongqing,Heilongjiang performed in front of the audience in this Spring Festival Celebration.As a national-level intangible cultural heritage,the first program of the opening ceremony was presented by Ba’nan Mudong folk song,which was the frst time to perform in a foreign country.With the cheerful melody and plain performance,Yu Lianghua and Qin Qiuyue,as the successors,started the first climax of the event and fully showed the traditional cultural charm of Mudong folk song.With such melodious folk song,Japanese people have received blessing from Chongqing,this mountain city.They also spontaneously applauded for the oldline tea culture in Ba’nan District by the exquisite tea performance acted by Zeng Xiaolong who was praised as“Kung Fu Kid”.On the sites of Chonging delicacy,executive chefs from Ba’nan District made Sichuan noodles with peppery sauce,hot and sour rice noodles for local residents who have stood in a long queue to enjoy those delicious foods.After the opening ceremony,Chinese ambassador to Japan also came to our exhibition booth to sample these foods with local characteristics.According to the statistics,about 71 thousand local people from Niigata and the surrounding cities came to the site of activity to experience Chinese traditional culture.

Japanese people are waiting in line to taste Chongqing cuisine.

Local and domestic central mainstream media like the Xinhua News Agency,People’s Daily Online,China News Agency; Japanese Sankei,Asahi newspaper and Niigata TV station made extensive coverage on this activity.

During the event,Ba’nan District off cial delegation had paid an of ficial call to the government of Niigata-ken and Niigata city and also conducted a friendly visit to Sanjo City.The original connection between Ba’nan District and Sanjo City on cultural exchanges,the development of ef f cient agriculture has been realized by the sign of Memorandum of establishing friendly and cooperative relations and the visit by Hayato kunisada,mayor of Sanjo City,and Takeshi Eiji,speaker of Sanjo City,and their delegation on November,2016.On this return visit,Ba’nan delegation visited metal processing enterprises in Sanjo City like Echigo Forging Group,Pearl Metal Industrial Co.,Ltd.and Paoding Studio and also visited the museum of Morohashi Tetsuji who is a Japanese Sinologist.Through these activities,Ba’nan delegation had a deeper understanding of metal smelting which is the cultural and pillar industry of Sanjo City.In the discussion and exchange,Hayato kunisada said,last visit to Ba’nan District left him a deep impression on the city construction,economic development,Zen tea culture in there.As same as Sanjo City,Ba’nan District also boasts good agricultural foundation and rich hot spring resources.Therefore there are a lot of places for two cities to learn from each other.Zhang Chunping also thanked the warm reception given by Sanjo City and talked over the establishment of formal friendly city relations and comprehensive mutual economic and cultural exchanges.The mayor of Sanjo City decided to visit Ba’nan District again in May.

(Author’s unit: Foreign Affairs Off ce,Government of Ba’nan District,Chongqing)

Ba’nan District Of fi cial Delegation Attended“Niigata Spring Festival Celebration in 2017”and Visited Sanjo City

□Article,Pictures / Rao Yan