20 16 the cultural capital of east Asia was finalized in Beijing on the morning of September 29th, 20 15. The final judgment consists of three parts: the representative of the declared city States the reasons, the on-site defense, and the evaluation Committee experts' scoring. Among them, the most test is the on-site defense, because it is decided which expert to ask questions according to the lottery. I wonder what questions the experts will ask in advance. The test is the respondents' understanding of various cultural fields in their cities and their ability to improvise. Each city representative must accept questions from three experts.
Ningbo ranks last. First of all, the promotional film of Ningbo showed the judges the characteristics and connotation of Ningbo, a famous historical and cultural city and a modern international port city, which is "an ancient and modern book, and Hong Kong is connected with the world".
Subsequently, Zhang Minghua, Vice Mayor of Ningbo, explained to the judges a series of proud cultural business cards of Ningbo, its regional characteristics and advantages, its historical and cultural origins, and the achievements of exchanges and cooperation with Japan and South Korea, and also introduced the feasible activity plan of "East Asia Cultural Capital". In the defense session, three experts from Ningbo raised the following questions: 1. The future of China-Japan-ROK friendly development depends on the youth. In view of the current difficulties in Sino-Japanese relations, if Ningbo can be elected as the "Cultural Capital of East Asia", what kind of activities will be held to attract more young people from China, Japan and South Korea to participate in this activity, so as to realize the beautiful vision of building Asia's destiny? Second, Ningbo is the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. How to integrate the activities of "East Asia Cultural Capital" into the national strategic framework of "Belt and Road"? 3. What is the status of Ningbo's public welfare culture in urban construction? How to implement non-genetic inheritance in the construction of "East Asia Cultural Capital"? Zhang Minghua gave the answers one by one. The experts were particularly satisfied to hear Vice Mayor Zhang introduce a series of cultural, economic and trade exchanges and cooperation activities that Ningbo has frequently carried out with Japan and South Korea for many years, as well as various practical and feasible activity planning schemes of "East Asia Cultural Capital".
After a short rest of more than ten minutes, it's finally time to announce the city's election. The Vice Minister of Culture took the stage to announce the scores of three cities, Changsha 86.8, Jingdezhen 865,438+0.3 and Ningbo 89.2. 20 16 Ningbo was selected as the "Cultural Capital of East Asia"! "
0 15 12.20, the seventh China-Japan-ROK Cultural Ministers Meeting was held in Qingdao. At the meeting, the culture ministers of China, Japan and South Korea signed the Qingdao Declaration, announcing that Ningbo, Nara and Jeju were elected as the "Cultural Capital of East Asia" in 20 16. It is reported that it is not easy to be elected as the "Cultural Capital of East Asia". According to the specific requirements of the joint meeting of culture ministers of the three countries, "East Asia Cultural Capital" needs a long cultural tradition, advanced international hardware facilities, a deep foundation for foreign cultural exchanges, a perfect public cultural service system, and intangible protection and inheritance with the participation of the whole people. In the selection work, Ningbo is in the forefront of the country in these indicators, and the Ministry of Culture spoke highly of Ningbo's comprehensive development level and various cultural undertakings.
Ningbo is the birthplace of Hemudu site with a history of 7,000 years, and it is one of the first national historical and cultural cities. Ningbo has a long history of humanities since ancient times, and the collection of books represented by Tianyi Pavilion has a long history. The rich collection of books has nurtured a large number of thinkers and philosophers such as Wang Yangming, Huang Zongxi and Zhu Shunshui, and started the trend of modern reform and political reform. Hemudu Site, Tianyige Library, Guobao Temple, Ashoka Temple ... These cultural business cards of Ningbo are still shining after a long history.
Since the Tang Dynasty, Ningbo has been a major port for trade with Japan, Silla and some countries in Southeast Asia, and has become one of the starting points of the Maritime Silk Road. It, together with Guangzhou and Quanzhou, is called the three major foreign trade ports in the southeast of China. In recent years, Ningbo has closer contacts with Japan and South Korea, and has established sister city relations with Nagaoka, Ueda and Yitian in Japan and Shuntian and Pyeongtaek in South Korea. Ningbo has close tourism contacts with Japan and South Korea, and has opened a number of international direct flights. Due to Ningbo's special position in the exchanges between China, Japan and South Korea, the sixth meeting of foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea was held in Ningbo on April 20 12.
The construction of public cultural service system in Ningbo has always been in the forefront of the whole province and even the whole country. 1 1 counties (cities) have all become "culturally advanced counties in Zhejiang Province", among which 7 counties (cities) have also been awarded the title of "nationally culturally advanced counties". In recent 10 years, more than 50 batches of large-scale folk dance dramas with China traditional characteristics and Ningbo regional style, such as "Shili Red Makeup" and "Celadon Oral Music", have been well received overseas, and international cultural activities brands such as Maritime Silk Road Cultural Festival, Overseas Ningbo Cultural Week and International Vocal Music Festival have also been built.
Ningbo has also created a "trinity" "Ningbo model" in the protection of intangible heritage, which has been commended by the Ministry of Culture and promoted throughout the country. At present, there are 23 national intangible heritage projects. Non-legacy crafts such as "Zhu Jin lacquer wood carving", "gold and silver colored embroidery", "clay gold colored lacquer" and "bone and wood inlay" have been passed down from generation to generation and are timeless. It is understood that China cities Quanzhou and Qingdao, which were elected as the "East Asian Cultural Capital" for the last two sessions, have played a great role in promoting urban cultural construction, stimulating urban vitality and expanding international popularity by using the "East Asian Cultural Capital" as an international cultural exchange platform. According to the statistics of Quanzhou, the first elected city, in 20 14, directly driven by the activities of "East Asia Cultural Capital", Quanzhou * * * held more than 200 major cultural events and more than 20,000 mass cultural events, with the added value of cultural industry exceeding 30 billion yuan, accounting for more than 5% of GDP, ranking first in Fujian Province.
"Cultural Capital of East Asia" was written into the declaration issued by the leaders' meeting of China, Japan and South Korea in 20 15. The declaration points out that it congratulates Jeju, Nara and Ningbo of China on being elected as the "East Asian Cultural Capital" in 20 16, supports the establishment of the "East Asian Cultural Capital Alliance" and promotes the international exchange of "East Asian Cultural Capital".
20 16 is the opening year of "East Asia Cultural Capital". Ningbo will take "Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter" as the main design line, and carry out the opening activities of "East Asia Cultural Capital 20 16 Ningbo, China", the East Asia Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition, the Ningbo Characteristic Cultural Industry Exhibition, the 24th China-Japan-Korea Youth Games, and the China-Japan-Korea Cultural and Art Exchange Season. Abroad, Ningbo will also organize two "Ningbo Culture Weeks", namely "Hayes Journey" and "Invisible Journey", and organize the Ningbo Symphony Orchestra and "Shili Red Makeup" to tour Japan and South Korea. According to the plan, Ningbo will carry out more than 100 domestic and international activities.
With the gradual development of the 20 16 China Ningbo Activity Year, we have reason to believe that the world will know more about Ningbo and Ningbo will go global. Ningbo's cultural heritage, popularity and influence will also be more brilliant on the international stage.