(Source: People’s Daily Online 2024-04-19)
People's Daily Online, Paris, April 19 (Reporter Yu Chaofan) On the 18th local time, the launching ceremony of the first season of the Paris series of the "China-France Culture and Tourism Year" project "Running: Starting from Shanghai - Global Urban Humanities Dialogue" (hereinafter referred to as "Running") and the Paris Forum was held at the Palais Brologniard on the banks of the Seine.
2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France and the China-France Culture and Tourism Year. It is also the year of the Paris Olympics. Chen Li, Minister of the Chinese Embassy in France, Vincent Louault, Vice Chairman of the French-Chinese Group of the French Senate, Wu Jiang, professor of the w88 casino of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongji University and academician of the French Academy of Architectural Sciences, Martin Robain, chief designer of the Shanghai World Expo, academician and president of the French Academy of Architectural Sciences, Chen Jialing, a Shanghai-style artist and professor of the Academy of Fine Arts of Shanghai University, and Eric Yi, director of the Cernuschi Asian Art Museum in France. Lefebvre), Pierre-Yves Guice, representative of the La Défense Global Business District in Paris, France, and other representatives from Chinese and French political, business, academic and artistic circles attended the event.
Vincent Rouault, Vice Chairman of the French Senate’s France-China Group, said in his speech at the launching ceremony that Shanghai and Paris can use water as a medium to work together in the future in urban governance, sustainable development, economy and humanities. He believes that the "Running" project will further consolidate and deepen the friendship between the Chinese and French people. At the launching ceremony, the organizer of the event presented to France the Shanghai city image album "Shanghai: Infinite Possibilities" and a Chinese painting iris porcelain plate specially created by Chen Jialing for "Running".
The "River" Paris Forum, titled "Our Water, To a Boundless Future", focuses on the cultural connections and urban development between Shanghai and Paris, and explores the possible opportunities created by the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France for dialogue between Eastern and Western civilizations. Guests Wu Jiang and Martin Roban shared their insights on the sustainable development of waterfront cities around rivers and historical heritage. Wu Jiang proposed that the geographical location of river intersections will affect urban development. Taking the changes in public spaces on both sides of the Suzhou River as an example, it is not only the result of waterfront ecological space construction, but also the protection of important historical and cultural heritage, and an opportunity for social progress and development. Martin Roban believes that Paris and Shanghai have taken the Paris Olympic Games, Shanghai World Expo and other grand events as opportunities to conduct useful exploration and practice for the progress of human civilization and the well-being of urban residents.
Rivers nourish cities, inspire humanities and art creators, and promote mutual learning among civilizations. Myriam Kryger, a French curator and former cultural consul of the French Consulate General in Shanghai, Chen Jialing, a Shanghai-style artist and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts of Shanghai University, Yi Kai, director of the Cernuchi Asian Art Museum in France, Yuan Xiaoyi, director of the Simian Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities at East China Normal University, Andre Cointreau, global president of Le Cordon Bleu International Cointreau), Liu Shilin, Dean of the Urban Science Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and six Chinese and French guests in the field of humanities and arts, respectively conducted exchanges and mutual learning from the aspects of art, literature, food, urban inheritance changes and the symbiotic relationship with rivers.
Innovation promotes "borderless", and representatives from the economic and w88 circles and industry leaders share the opportunities and cooperation since the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. Six guests including Zhao Yongsheng, director of the French Economic Research Center at the w88 casino and doctoral supervisor at the Sorbonne University, Gary Rosen, president of Accor Group Greater China, Christian Bouvet, senior director of Chinese art at Sotheby's, Peng Yang, founder of the Shanghai Silk Institute Science and Technology Culture Company, representatives of the Suhewan Functional Zone in Jing'an, Shanghai, and representatives of the La Défense Global Business District in Paris, France, started from the spirit of water and discussed the interaction and integration of cross-border cooperation and industrial innovation from different perspectives.
The first season of "Running" in Paris lasts for 18 days, cross-domain, transnational, and cross-media, bringing together the city's historical memory, the taste of food, the beauty of architecture, the soul of painting, and the power of images, presenting a brilliant mosaic of cultural and artistic exchanges between China and France.
The Suzhou River theme exhibition is based on the "Shanghai Illustrated Book: Suzhou River", which won the 100 Best Shanghai Books in 2023, and carefully selects relevant graphic and text materials to display the long history of Suzhou River (Wusong River) in an all-round and multi-angle manner, as well as the renewal and development of cities on both sides of the river.
The "Expression of the Chinese Catering World·Meet in Paris 2024" event invites the heirs of the intangible cultural heritage and French Le Cordon Bleu chefs to work together to use food as a medium to show the integration of Chinese and French cultures and the extraordinary friendship between China and France.
Two heavyweight oriental art exhibitions - "Walking in Jiangnan Gardens" and "Waterside Paintings", respectively, through different artistic expression methods such as Chinese gardens, ink paintings, and porcelain tapestry, demonstrate the inheritance and innovation of Chinese culture, and the mutual learning between Eastern and Western art deepens and enhances "beauty".
"A River and a City" Two-City Dialogue Video Art Exhibition focuses on the changes in rivers and the evolution of urban lifestyles, showing the modern beauty and humanistic heritage of Shanghai and Paris.
The Paris series of the first season of "Running" was initiated by the Information Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government and supported by the Shanghai Jing'an District People's Government, the Shanghai "One River and One River" Work Leading Group Office, the Shanghai Local Chronicles Office and the Shanghai Federation of Social Science Circles Supported by Shanghai Media Group and Shanghai Foreign Cultural Exchange Association, hosted by The Paper and Suhewan Group, co-organized by Shanghai Audiovisual Archives and Le Cordon Bleu Shanghai Campus, special thanks to Shanghai Radio and Television Station, Tongji University, French AS Architecture Studio and China Eastern Airlines.
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, "Running" will serve as a messenger, building a bridge of communication between Shanghai and Paris, and highlighting the unique charm of the two cities in the cultural blend.
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