The French sage Voltaire once said: "All the glory and wealth in the world are inferior to a good friend." Although China and France are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, the bridge of friendship spans thousands of miles. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France and the China-France Culture and Tourism Year, on May 2, under the guidance of the Information Office of the Shandong Provincial People's Government and hosted by Dazhong Newspaper Group, the "Our Role" Sino-French youth cultural exchange event was held in France. Held at Le Cordon Bleu.
"'Friendly relations between countries depend on the people-to-people ties,' and 'people-to-people ties' must start from youth." This event focused on the history, present, and future of China and France. From the perspective of young people, it reviewed the friendship between China and France and told the story of the differences between the two countries. The mission and role of young people in this era.
This is an overseas invitation from Cultural Shandong.
What kind of sparks will come out when the land of Qilu meets the romantic city? The short film "Hospitable Shandong New Discovery" shows Shandong's unique humanistic charm, beauty of mountains and rivers, abundant products, excellent quality, honest folk customs and hospitality, and delivers the message of "Hospitable Shandong and Good Shandong" to French friends. Bright business card. In
mv's "I'm Going to Shandong", the French boy's singing melted everyone present, bringing the beauty and culture of Shandong to Paris, bringing everyone's longing and expectations. The Chinese and French version of "The Analects" brought by
from the hometown of Confucius shows the profound cultural heritage of Shandong and expresses the best wishes for Sino-French friendship. The on-site signing of
's "Internet Youth Spokesperson" for Sino-French cultural exchanges brought together more Chinese and French Internet experts to jointly tell the story of Sino-French cultural exchanges.
This is a cultural exchange that touches people’s hearts.
Guo Zhanglong, a Chinese young man who became famous for his bowl of shaved noodles in Paris, France, Xue Chaoqing, a Qingdao Shandong cuisine chef who opened the "Old Shandong" restaurant in Paris, Celia, a French girl studying at Ludong University... some of them came to the scene. , some communicate with the scene through the Internet or video. The young faces and interesting stories left a deep impression on the Chinese and French young people present and made the cultural exchanges between China and France come alive.
Here is a story about two people and a glass of wine. In 1871, overseas Chinese capitalist Zhang Bishi was invited to attend a cocktail party held by the French Consulate in Jakarta. During the dinner, a French friend said that he had been to Yantai, Shandong Province and found that the local natural environment was similar to that of France, and the wine produced there had a pure taste. Inspired by this, Zhang Bishi later founded Changyu Wine Company in Yantai.
The fragrance of red wine travels through hundreds of years and thousands of miles. Today's Yantai has become a world-renowned wine city. In 2018, Mr. Charlie, a Frenchman, traveled from Europe to Penglai, Yantai, and founded Chateau Lafite Longdai, continuing to write the cultural legend of Sino-French wine.
Coincidentally, both Zhang Bishi and Charlie were around 30 years old at the time. Young people are always full of energy and are willing to accept new things such as food and exotic cultures. Their motivation for starting a business may have been simple at the beginning, and it may not rise to the level of Sino-French friendship. However, once young people participate in it, the exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and French civilizations will be more warm and perceptible.
In fact, In the long history, everyone, every kind of food and wine, including schools, enterprises, social organizations, media and self-media, have played a unique role intentionally or unintentionally. Cultural exchanges are like the intersection of the Yellow River and the Seine River, crossing the Pacific and the Atlantic, requiring countless "ferries". The secret of the lasting friendship between China and France is hidden in countless ordinary people and little things.
China-France friendship is like a big drama, lasting and magnificent. Historically, China and France have created brilliant civilizational achievements, like two bright lights that illuminate each other, and have built a bridge of communication between Eastern and Western civilizations through exchanges and exchanges.
2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. Standing at a new starting point, as two major forces in the world civilization, the sustained and healthy development of China-France relations will continue to set an example for exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations between China and Europe and even the world.
French young man Adé performed a theatrical performance
Each generation has its own mission and role, and the stage of time is in the hands of the younger generation.Although we are from different countries and ages, we can work towards the common goal, strengthen our role awareness, and be the communicators and builders of China-France friendship.
Today's young people, living in the era of mobile Internet, can play their own roles in more diverse and personalized ways and shine for China-France friendship. Some are self-media experts, using Chinese and French to introduce their own culture to each other; some are singers, singing the stories of the two countries; some are photographers, using pictures to record mutual friendship; some are gourmets, using cooking skills to attract everyone's taste buds , arousing people's urge to go to the hometown of delicious food...
With the relay of a new generation of young people, facing the next 60 years, China and France will work together to go further.
