Chapter 153 Recommendation for World Heritage Application
In Nanluogu Alley early in the morning, the sparrows on the branches were talking too much.
Fang Yan is wearing something different today than usual, a white stand-up collared shirt and a black tunic suit.
“Yanzi, how do you feel about this outfit?”
After Fang Hong learned that her younger brother was going to attend a Sino-Japanese cultural exchange event, she specially asked the master of Hongdu Clothing to tailor it. .
"Sister, it's very good."
Fang Yan nodded with satisfaction. After all, Hongdu Clothing provides customized services to Zhongnanhai, diplomatic missions in Beijing, and diplomats.
“Look again, look again.”
Fang Hong looked and looked from top to bottom, refusing to let go even if there was a thread, “You must not A little sloppy."
Yang Xia said with a serious face: "Your sister is right, it's okay for us to lose face, but we must not lose the country's face."
"How about I wear this to the ministry meeting?"
Fang Yan buttoned up the buttons one by one.
“Yes, yes, let others see if there is any problem.”
So under the watchful eyes of Fang Hong and Yang Xia, they left the courtyard and came to Shasha North Street in a familiar way. Ministry of Culture Building.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw that the lobby was crowded with people. Some people rushed to the stairs, and some stayed in place.
"Teacher Fang!"
Suddenly, a surprised voice came from the crowd.
Fang Yan followed the sound and saw Suzuki Yoko, Hashimoto Yui and Bai Ruoxue walking towards him. He was greatly surprised:
"Are you here for a meeting too?"
“Absolutely.”
Bai Ruoxue said that they came to participate in the foreign affairs reception training course jointly organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Chinese and Foreign Cultural Affairs Commission and other relevant departments.
"Teacher Fang!"
Suzuki Yoko smiled, "We have completed the translation of "The Mountain, That Man, That Dog"."
Fang Yan looked at her Take what you carry with you from your bag The translation manuscript was densely packed, all in Japanese. I had only studied it for a short time, and I could hardly understand the complicated sentences. I turned to look at Bai Ruoxue, "What do you and your teacher think?"
"Okay!"
Bai Ruoxue relayed Chen Tao's evaluation, "On the basis of Yoko and Yui, Mr. Chen made some modifications and polishes."
Suzuki Yoko's tone was filled with gratitude, "Mr. Chen really taught us a lot , after his guidance, the translation became more natural, smooth, fresh and beautiful, and in line with the original meaning of the novel. "
"Thank you."
Fang Yan felt relieved and said, "Thank you to Mr. Chen for me."
Bai Ruoxue smiled and agreed, "Listen, Mr. Chen. He said that this novel will be used for literary exchanges between China and Japan, and he is very happy to help.”
There is a dialect in each hand, one is a revised draft with corrections, and the other is a clean copy. "Yoko, when the cultural exchange group visits China, you can show this to your father. Let him see the results of your years of studying abroad.”
“Hi!”
Suzuki Yoko's face was full of excitement, "Thank you, Teacher Fang, for giving me this precious opportunity to perform. I will not betray your trust!"
"Can you lend me this revised manuscript?"
< br>"Take this, we copied more than one copy."
"That's good."
Fang Yan planned to bring the transcript to Zhou Weizhi, Zhang Guangnian and others. After getting permission, he went directly to the conference room.
The Japanese cultural exchange group will arrive in Yanjing on March 1st, and then attend a welcome party in the evening.
The people visiting China this time are basically representatives of the Japanese publishing, literary, film and media circles. They will be accompanied by reporters from Japanese newspapers. Therefore, the exchange activities between the two countries mainly focus on literature and film. , which will last for one week.
In terms of literature, it is scheduled from March 3rd to March 5th.
After explaining the specific activity arrangements, reception precautions, etc., the entire meeting ended.
Fangyan submitted the translation of "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" for department review to avoid taboos or mistakes.
"This novel should be the most likely work to be introduced to Japan in the entire recommended list."
Zhou Weizhi, Zhang Guangnian, Zhou Yang and others looked at each other.
Fang Yan showed a faint smile.
Recommendation is recommendation, but it does not mean that it will be published.
How many of these on the list can be introduced into Japan depends on publishers such as Yufei Pavilion.
"In addition to "The Mountain, That Man, That Dog," your "The Fission of the Qin Dynasty" and "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" are also on the list."
Zhou Weizhi handed the manuscript to his secretary.
"Originally, your recently widely watched "A Bite of China" should have appeared on the list, but unfortunately it was published a little later." Zhang Guangnian said with regret.
From their words, Fang Yan learned that the publication time of the collection of essays was half a month later than the time when the recommendation list was approved. It had been decided by the superiors and could not be changed temporarily.
Zhou Weizhi said that although he did not make the list this time, he could appear in cultural exchange activities between China and France, China and the United States.
“I have a suggestion, I don’t know if I should say it or not?”
Fang Yan thought for a while before saying it. "But it doesn't matter."
Zhang Guangnian and the others cast encouraging glances.
“As the saying goes, a sight is worth a hundred hearings.”
Dialect said that although the description of food in "A Bite of China" is very good, it is still words. It is not as intuitive and realistic as a photo or a movie.
"You mean, you want to make "A Bite of China" into a movie?" Zhou Weizhi narrowed his eyes.
“You are right, it will be made into a documentary.”
Fang Yan nodded and said: "But you don't have to shoot "A Bite of China". You can also use traditional food from all over the country as the theme and select some that can represent the Chinese food culture."
"You The idea sounds good, let’s continue.”
Zhang Guangnian, Zhou Weizhi and others looked at each other.
“I wonder if the ministry can take the lead in organizing the food documentary filmed by then, not only for cultural exchange groups from various countries. Is it possible that it can be screened in these countries and regions, and even Broadcast in Southeast Asia?”
As soon as this statement came out, it immediately aroused the interest of all the big guys.
"You, you, always come up with something new for me."
"Xiao Fang, he always has some creative thinking and can come up with surprising ideas at any time!"
< br>“………”
Everyone There was a lot of discussion, and Hu Muqiao was very interested, "Why did you think of broadcasting this documentary overseas?"
Fang Yan replied that since the publication of "A Bite of China", many people in foreign countries have received Letters from educated youths.
In these letters, I can feel that no matter where I wander, the taste of my hometown is eternal, and it is the nostalgia hidden in my taste buds.
Opening your taste buds is like opening the door to the memory of your hometown.
This is true for the educated youth across the country, isn’t it the same for our compatriots in Xiangjiang, Baodao, and Haojiang, and for overseas Chinese all over the world?
“You want to use the food documentary as an opportunity!”
Hu Muqiao and others realized that it was not only an opportunity to promote Chinese food to the world, but also seemed to have great united front value.
"Xiao Fang, what else have you thought of?"
"Say it all, say it boldly!"
Zhou Weizhi's eyes were gleaming.
Dialects are so rare that we can give them examples one by one.
For example, hold a national cooking competition or food festival.
(PS: In 1983, Yangcheng held the "Famous Food Review Exhibition", which was the predecessor of the Yangcheng International Food Festival)
Another example is the Chinese cuisine that can be given to us, as well as the culture and festivals formed therefrom. Application for World Heritage is like Zongzi and Dragon Boat Festival.
"Apply for World Heritage?"
Zhou Weizhi, Hu Muqiao and others looked at each other.
“Apply for World Heritage!”
The dialect is categorical.
However, it is a pity that the staff of the cultural department explained that there is currently no "intangible cultural heritage protection".
In the 1970s, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization jointly launched the "Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage", which stipulated the definition of cultural heritage and natural heritage. In the "World Heritage List" established in 1978, basically material cultural heritage.
But in recent years, countries such as France and Japan have been trying every means to include their own food in their cultural heritage lists.
“If we can successfully join the World Heritage Convention, we can be like France in the future.”
The staff said, "Apply to list China's food culture and folk festivals as cultural heritage."
"It's not just food."
Zhou Weizhi looked serious, "Architecture, literature, opera, Traditional Chinese medicine, China has many cultural heritages worth protecting.”
Hu. Muqiao said with emotion: "China has a vast territory and rich resources, and the Chinese civilization has a long history. The accumulated cultural treasures are unmatched by other countries in the world."
"For this reason, we must cherish and preserve our culture even more. The roots of literature are the roots of literature.”
The dialect is serious.
"The root of culture, the root of literature."
Zhang Guangnian smiled and said: "This formulation of yours is in the same vein as the previous 'cultural self-confidence'."
"Hahaha!"
In an instant, all the big guys looked at this "little group favorite" with admiration in their eyes and laughed loudly.
Fang Yan also smiled.
Eat the food one bite at a time and do the things one by one.
Obviously, Hu Muqiao, Zhou Weizhi and others are very concerned about the filming of "A Bite of China" into a documentary.
(End of this chapter)