The epidemic that has been raging in the human world for more than two years seems to be quietly staged in a great retreat.
If in 2020, the world is still deeply frightened and overwhelmed in the face of the surging epidemic, then in the past 2021, many places in the world seem to have been able to coexist with it indifferently and begin to look forward to life after the epidemic, this is not, the world's premier lifestyle magazine "Monocle" recently did a survey on the country's "soft power" (Soft Power Survey), let's look at the top ten players, Which countries are your most popular destinations in the "post-pandemic era"?
Italy 🇮🇹
The Italian Gen Z rock band Maneskin (the band name is Danish and there should be a circle on the letter a) went viral last year. They won the first prize at the "European Spring Festival Gala", the Eurovision Song Contest, with a bombing effect, and took advantage of the victory to release their new album "Teatro d'ira - Vol. I" is at the top of the music charts in many European countries.
In terms of competitive sports, in addition to winning the Euro 2020 championship, Italy won a total of 40 medals at the Summer Olympics held in Tokyo last year, which was quite good (including a gold medal in the 100 meters and a gold medal in the 4X100 meters relay, beating a number of running powers such as Jamaica). The Italians feel they are simply omnipotent and the next championship trophy they are aiming for could be this year's Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
In terms of the epidemic, Italy was hit hard by the outbreak of the new crown in 2020, but due to the positive measures taken by the government and the high degree of cooperation of the citizens, Italy quickly recovered and became the European country with the strictest "vaccine passport" policy. Perhaps because of the initial panic of the epidemic, Italians now have a fairly high vaccination rate and are less resistant to measures such as wearing masks and isolation.
With the success of last year's Venice Architecture Biennale and the Salone del Fide de Milano, Italy's tourism industry is expected to fully return to pre-pandemic levels. Don't forget, the country has 58 world cultural sites.
United States 🇺🇸
The pandemic has exposed a lot of America's problems, but it has also brought its strengths to life – biotechnology. The tech giants Pfizer and Modena quickly developed vaccines and exported them to many countries around the world.
After Trump stepped down, Biden's appointment did not make the US political arena a spring breeze. But despite this, we gave it second place, because there is no denying that Apple, Google, Facebook (Meta), Twitter, Elon Musk, Hollywood blockbusters and NBA events, etc., are still exerting a powerful world-changing influence.
Denmark 🇩🇰
The Danish film Another Round (Chinese: "The Alcohol Project"), which won last year's Academy Award for Best International Film, tells the story of four male high school teachers who embark on a "drunken experiment" to get away from their boring daily lives. Alcohol is just a metaphor, and people decide for themselves to get drunk. Leonardo DiCaprio is said to have bought the rights to the remake.
In terms of sports, the Danish national football team reached the semi-finals of the European Championship with excellent performances. It is worth saying that Danish star Eriksen suddenly had a cardiac arrest in the debut game of the Danish team and rubbed shoulders with the "god of death". To be on the safe side, a cardiac defibrillator was implanted in his body during subsequent treatment.
In terms of cuisine, Copenhagen Noma Restaurant, known as the "World's First Internet Celebrity Restaurant", once again received three Michelin stars and ranked first in the "2021 World's Best 50 Restaurants"; in second place is also a restaurant in Copenhagen, called Geranium.
France 🇫🇷
If you want to say which country loves to promote its own "way of life" to the world, it is undoubtedly France. In 2017, at the age of 40, Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France, and in the past few years since taking office, he has given full play to his personal charm and more or less successfully helped the export of French culture.
In recent years, several popular French dramas such as "The Bureau", "Call My Agent", "Lupin" and so on have also been greatly successful, and Macron said that in the future, the government will increase financial support for the film and television industry to encourage more creative film and television production.
Germany 🇩🇪
Sometimes the personal charisma of a leader is really important. On November 22, 2005, Merkel officially became Germany's first female federal chancellor, and the French newspaper Echo, which called Merkel the "grandmother of Europe", believed that Germany had once again stepped onto the international stage under Merkel's leadership: Germany could forcefully open a dialogue with Putin-led Russia and defend its principles in the face of the provocation of former US President Trump. Merkel not only strengthened Germany's influence internationally, but also made the EU more independent in its relations with the United States. Therefore, Merkel is not only the helmsman of Europe's largest economic power, but also the "grandmother" of the whole of Europe.
Berlin, Germany, has been replacing New York as the most desirable city for artists around the world in recent years. Historically, Berlin has been seen as the bohemian center of Europe because of its "rebelliousness", a playground for hedonists and anti-traditionalists, and the cost of living is not high, and it is more accessible and livable than New York. In addition, there is also noteworthy news that after years of delays, the new Berlin airport has finally opened its doors to guests, the full name of the new airport is Berlin Brandtenburg Willy Brandt (German: Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt, named after former German Chancellor Willy Brandt, codenamed BER), which is currently the only civilian airport in Berlin, It is also the third largest airport in Germany in terms of passenger throughput after Frankfurt And Munich Airport.
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Switzerland is the seat of many international summits and diplomatic summits because of its geopolitical neutrality: the first meeting between Biden and Putin was in Geneva. In terms of the epidemic, Switzerland's policy has been relatively relaxed compared to other countries around it, and the vaccination rate of the population is lower than that of other Western European countries. The Government has been stressing its desire to minimise restrictions and guarantee freedom and happiness for the population – as things stand, the overall situation is doing well and the economy has not been greatly affected. Last year, Switzerland's export trade has returned to pre-epidemic levels, and the demand for Swiss watches by people around the world has even exceeded that before the epidemic.
After the 2021 Winter Olympics, I believe many people want to go skiing in Switzerland.
Japan 🇯🇵
Japan's two-dimensional culture, food and design have been exporting their soft power to the world. Well, with the exception of Uniqlo, Yui Niigaki, and Haruki Murakami, it's too out if you don't know teamlab, a label related to Japanese culture. Founded in 2001, the art team, centered on Inoko Shouyuki of the University of Tokyo Research Institute, covers more than 400 artists, computer engineers, architects, CG animators, musicians and other industries, and is good at using technology to create interactive video works. Created by Teamlab in Tokyo, the Borderless Art Museum became the most visited art museum in the world the year it opened. (2019, 2.2 million) Of course, now that you want to see TeamLab's work, you don't have to go to Tokyo, and the team's first and second largest art museum in China and the world's second largest art museum, "Boundless Art Museum: TeamLab Borderless Shanghai", opened on November 5, 2019 in Huangpu Binjiang, Shanghai.
Canada 🇨🇦
Canada's listing is also more or less inseparable from Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, who can obviously eat by the face but wants to mix politics, and his active promotion of everyone's vaccination and emergency introduction of policies to deal with the economic crisis have been well received. It's worth saying that Canada's green economy is leading the way: fuel cell electric buses produced by the bus company New Flyer, founded in 1930, are being sold around the world, and another seaplane company, Harbour Air, plans to switch all its products to electric systems.
In terms of music, Canada has produced a bunch of "gods": rapper Drake's new album "Certified Lover Boy" released last year broke the record for the first day of apple music on demand; Justin Bieber did not idle last year and has been interacting with fans online; in addition, the cartoon "Paw Patrol" (Dog Patrol) has attracted countless small audiences around the world.
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Although the image of the United Kingdom has been damaged in the world after the "Brexit" incident, it still does not prevent everyone from talking about the Queen of England, Harry Potter, and singer Adele. Last year's "Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Reunion" event gave another wave of fans a blast. This somewhat shows that the cultural influence of this country is still very large. In addition, Boris Johnson, who has always been so uninhibited in his style, has also contributed.
Greece 🇬🇷
The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece, and this was emphasized at last year's Summer Olympics in Tokyo and this year's Winter Olympics in Beijing. Despite the impact of the pandemic, there was a renaissance in Greece's cultural and artistic activities last year – the building called The Forer Public Tobacco Factory was transformed into a cultural landmark, and the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST), which was converted from a brewery, opened its doors in 2020.
It should be noted that Greece was the first EU country to adopt a "vaccine passport" policy. In 2021, the number of tourists in Greece is already close to 2019 (the highest in history), indicating that tourism has basically recovered.
Written by I Xue Ni Picture I Network