“老外@Chongqing·体验非遗” 感受中国文化魅力

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Feel the charm of Chinese culture

Laowai@Chongqing holds intangible cultural heritage tours for expats in Chongqing

写书法、唱山歌、采茶叶……5月17日、30日，在重庆巴南区举办的“2020年老外@Chongqing·体验非遗暨老外游乡村”活动中，来自埃塞俄比亚、俄罗斯、白俄罗斯、法国、韩国、英国等国家的近20名青年在木洞镇、二圣镇等地，深度感受了中国传统文化的魅力，体验了巴南生态文明和乡村振兴建设成果及特色。

“这是我学写的第一个汉字，我要收藏起来。”

“右手握毛笔，跟着我一起写……”在木洞镇河街，老外们跟着老师学书法。平时用惯了钢笔的外国人，面对大毛笔，显得有些不知所措。在老师的耐心指导下，大家尝试着学习握笔、落笔。虽然第一次写，字有些歪斜，却丝毫不影响他们对中国文字的浓厚兴趣。

“这是我学写的第一个汉字，我要收藏起来。”一位来自埃塞俄比亚的小朋友高兴地展示自己的书法作品，脸上洋溢着自豪感。

“第一次体验磨豆花，太有意思了！”

来自俄罗斯的谢尔盖在木洞村民的指导下体验磨豆花，将豆子变为豆花，这个过程令他十分好奇。

“这是我第一次体验磨豆花，太有意思了！”谢尔盖说，他要将这次活动拍摄的照片、视频发布在网络上，让家乡的朋友也能看到，希望他们有机会也能来重庆体验一番。

“我越来越爱中国了，特别是重庆巴南。”

在木洞镇海眼村的一块农田里，老外们向当地村民学习松土施肥。他们一边唱着悠扬的山歌，一边干着农活，兴致勃勃地感受着最地道的农耕文化。

埃塞俄比亚驻重庆总领事馆代总领事安特能·塔瑞库感叹道：“真是太有趣了！我越来越爱中国了，特别是重庆巴南。”

“巴南乡村很美丽、很宜居！”

在5月30日举行的体验活动中，老外们来到二圣镇白象山定心茶园和天坪山云林天乡景区。在茶园采茶、制茶、泡茶、品茶，了解中国茶文化;在景区划船、赏花、摘蓝莓，深度感知巴南乡村的美好生活。

“这里的农村生态环境很好，美丽又宜居，令人惊讶。”来自韩国的廉美花感叹，巴南的乡村颠覆了她的想象，乡村风景秀丽，农民的生产生活都非常现代化。她说，让农村越来越富有，这是中国的壮举。

巴南盛情相邀在渝外籍友人体验非遗文化

近年来，巴南区先后与日本、匈牙利、毛里求斯、澳大利亚、美国等国的城市开展交流活动，着力弘扬优秀传统文化。连续两年成功举办“老外@Chongqing·体验非遗”系列活动，吸引了近千名外国青年参加，得到了社会各界的广泛关注，拓宽了外国人体验重庆传统文化的渠道，也提升了重庆、巴南的国际知名度和美誉度。

巴南区委宣传部相关负责人表示，今年的“老外@Chongqing·体验非遗暨老外游乡村”活动，继续邀请在渝的外国青年学习非遗技艺，体验重庆特色传统文化的魅力。活动将从今年3月持续至12月，采取送学进校园、开设培训班等方式持续搭建免费的线上线下学习平台;结合端午、七夕、中秋等中国传统节日，采取“非遗文化+传统节日+乡村旅游”的方式，让外国青年深入了解重庆非遗，感受并传播中华优秀传统文化。

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Learning calligraphy， folk songs， and picking tea leaves， about 20 foreign expats from Ethiopia， Russia， Belarus， France， South Korea and Britain participating in the 2020 Laowai@Chongqing Experience Intangible Cultural Heritage and Rural Villages Vsiting Program held in Mudong Town and Ersheng Town， Banan District of Chongqing， experienced how Banan's fruitful accomplishments were made under the ecologic and rural revitalization initiatives and truely felt the charm of traditional Chinese culture.

“This is the first Chinese character Ive learned to write. I'll add it to my collection.”

"Hold the brush in your right hand and follow me to write ..." At River Street， Mudong Town， foreign friends followed their teacher to learn calligraphy. Expats who are used to pens seemed a bit overwhelmed by big brushes. With patient instructions of the teacher， everyone tried to hold and maintain the brush， then started to create strokes. Although the words were written askew for this was the first time， it did not lower their interest in Chinese characters at all.

“This is the first Chinese character Ive learned to write. I'll add it to my collection.”A child from Ethiopia happily displayed his（her） calligraphy works， with pride on his（her） face.

"This is the first time I grind soybeans and make tofu pudding. Its very interesting！"

Guided by a local villager， Sergey from Russia is grinding soybeans to make tofu. The process of making tofu puddings out of soybeans made him extremely curious.

"This is the first time I grind soybeans and make tofu pudding. Its very interesting！” Sergey said that he will post photos and videos of this event online to share with friends at home and hope his friends could also have a chance to come to Chongqing and experience it.

“Im more in love with China， especially Banan of Chongqing.”

Foreign friends joined local villagers in the fields in Haiyan Village of Mudong Town and learned to loosen and fertilize the soil. Singing melodious folk songs while working， foreigners experienced the most authentic farming culture with great enthusiasm.

Mr. Anteneh Tariku， Deputy Consul General of the Consulate General of Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in Chongqing， lamented that："This is great fun. Im more in love with China， especially Banan of Chongqing."

“Banan villages are beautiful and liveable.”

During an activity on May 30， a group of foreign friends went to Dingxin Tea Garden in Baixiang Mountain of Ersheng Town and Yunlintianxiang Scenic Area in Tianping Mountain. They learned about Chinese tea culture by picking tea leaves， processing tea leaves， brewing tea， and tasting freshly made green tea. They also experienced how the rural revitalization initiatives were implemented in villages in Banan by joining activities such as rowing boats， touring flower fields， picking blueberries in the scenic area.

"The rural ecology and environment here is very good and surprising. Villages are beautiful and livable." Liam Mihak from South Korea lamented that Banan villages were way beyond her imagination. Not only the scenery is stunning， the development here is rapid. The agricultural production and life of farmers are very modern. She also believed that it is a remarkable achievement of China to make concerted efforts in making rural areas more wealthy.

Banan's hospitable invitation to foreign friends in Chongqing to experience intangible cultural heritage

In recent years， Banan District has organized exchange activities with cities in Japan， Hungary， Mauritius， Australia， the United States and other countries， with a focus on promoting traditional culture. Banan has successfully hosted a series of activities under the framework of the Laowai@Chongqing·Experience Intangible Cultural Heritage Program for two consecutive years， attracting nearly a thousand young expats， which has received wide attention from all walks of life， provided more diverse access for foreign expats to experience traditional culture of Chongqing， and raised Banan's international reputation.

An official in charge of related programs of the Department of Publicity of Banan District Party Committee said that， this year's Laowai@Chongqing Experience Intangible Cultural Heritage and Rural Villages Visiting Programcontinues to invite foreign friends in Chongqing to learn skills of intangible cultural heritage and experience traditional culture of Chongqing. The program will be held from March to December， during which free online and on-site learning platforms will be established， such as campus activities and free training sessions. In the meantime， combining elements of traditional Chinese festivals such as the Dragon Boat Festival， the Qixi Festival （the Chinese Valentine's Day）， and the Mid-Autumn Festival， the program links intangible cultural heritage， traditional festivalsand rural tourism together， allowingyoung foreign expats to get a deeper understanding of ChongqingsIntangible Cultural Heritage， to experience and promote traditional Chinese culture.

Picture/Department of Publicity of the CPC

Banan District Committee