"A brightest starlight, illuminating the whole world; A warmest heartbeat, let hope grow in four seasons..."On the evening of July 8, accompanied by the melody of the theme song "The World is Beautiful Because of You", the National Cellar 1573 "The World is Beautiful Because of You - 2022-2023 Impact World Chinese Festival" ended successfully at the Phoenix Center in Beijing.
The ceremony once again pays tribute to the Chinese who have made outstanding contributions to the world in different fields. Xu Zhuoyun, Wang Jian, Ye Yuru, Wu Man, Zhu Xiaojiu and Wang Jianan won the award.
Group photo at the ceremony
This year's "Impact the World Chinese Festival" has been comprehensively upgraded to continue to write the story of Chinese role models. The organizers arranged with ingenuity, and the whole ceremony included both an inspiring lion awakening performance and a warm narration. Behind the diversified presentation forms, it is also a portrayal of the continuous exchange, mutual learning and integration and development of Chinese culture in the global multiculturalism.
The audience at the Phoenix Center in Beijing and the global Chinese watching the ceremony through online live broadcast jointly experienced the journey of Chinese role models to the world and received positive inspiration from the sharing of the awardees.
The scene of the ceremony
Awaken the lion and dance to lift the spirit, the phoenix spreads its wings and connects the world
At 8 p.m. on July 8, the grand ceremony officially kicked off with the magnificent dance drama "Awakening Lion". In the stirring drumbeat and jump, the Chinese spirit is uplifted, the strength of the Chinese is condensed, and the world Chinese festival is set sail again. Since its opening in 2007, the "Impact the World Chinese Festival" has been successfully held for 14 sessions, and more than 100 outstanding Chinese have shown the world the outstanding wisdom and valuable qualities of the Chinese sons and daughters, and their talents and perseverance have achieved the beauty of this world.
Guangzhou Song and Dance Theater Dance Dance Dancers perform "Awakening Lion"
Phoenix TV hosts Wei Chi Linjia, Tian Chuan, Hu Yihu
Mr. Xu Wei, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Phoenix Satellite TV, delivered a speech, introducing the positive efforts of Phoenix Satellite TV, as the largest overseas all-media Chinese culture media group, in promoting international communication and dialogue, promoting multicultural exchanges and integration, and emphasizing that the Chinese Festival has brought together Chinese from all over the world as promised over the years and has become a link connecting Chinese and foreign cultures.
Xu Wei delivered a speech
Xu Wei said that Chinese culture stretches for 5,000 years, lives endlessly all over the world, and coexists harmoniously with the cultures of other countries. The annual Chinese Festival is not only a stage to recognize the achievements of Chinese people, but also a platform to pay tribute to Chinese culture and promote Sino-foreign exchanges. In the past two decades, the Chinese Festival has become a commemorative book that remembers the spirit of Chinese people by telling Chinese stories, showing Chinese style, and condensing Chinese emotions.
Xu Wei said that today's world is constantly in turmoil, as the largest overseas all-media Chinese culture media group, Phoenix Satellite TV will work with global Chinese-language media colleagues to advocate more exchanges to resolve barriers, and carry out international exchanges on an equal and peaceful basis with the inclusive mentality of "each beauty is beautiful, beauty and beauty are shared", transmit information, build consensus, and become a bridge to promote communication and dialogue in the international community and promote multicultural exchanges and integration.
Pay tribute to Chinese role models, unite global Chinese and spread Chinese culture
Guojiao 1573 "The World Is Beautiful Because of You - 2022-2023 Impact World Chinese Festival", historian Xu Zhuoyun was awarded the "2022-2023 Impact World Chinese Lifetime Achievement Award"; Wang Jian, cloud technology expert and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Ye Yuru, president of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wu Man, pipa player and educator, Zhu Xiaojiu, president of the UK-China Bar Association, and Wang Jianan, world champion of the long jump, were awarded the "2022-2023 Impact World Chinese Award".
Xu Zhuoyun: I have seen all the ancient rivers and rivers, longitude and latitude, China, summer, spring and autumn
Xu Zhuoyun was awarded the "2022-2023 Impact World Chinese Lifetime Achievement Award"
Xu Zhuoyun, one of the most influential historians in the Chinese-speaking world, is proficient in ancient history, economic history, cultural history, archaeology, and sociology. He once said, "I want to see China from the world, and then see the world from China." On the basis of our long history, we will forge the initial stage of a truly global culture and continue to grow higher in the future. Fist this heart, to tell the countrymen. "Because I can't move all my life and can't play with people, I'll always be a bystander." Due to the physical disability at birth and the special era in which he lived, Xu Zhuoyun's lifelong historical research focused on the perspective of "ordinary people".
The 93-year-old Xu Zhuoyun was awarded the "2022-2023 Impact World Chinese Lifetime Achievement Award". At the ceremony, Phoenix Satellite TV hosts Hu Yihu, Tian Chuan and Wei Chi Linjia respectively told the story of Xu Zhuoyun from the dimensions of "Chinese feelings", "learning things and things" and "cultivating oneself and people".
Xu Zhuoyun was unable to attend the event due to his advanced age, he shared his acceptance speech in the form of a video, saying that winning the "Impact World Chinese Lifetime Achievement Award" was unexpected and flattered, if you want to summarize (life) experience in one sentence, it is to settle down first, do not follow the flow, do not panic, do not think about problems because of sorrow and hardship, set your mind to look forward, look to the side, and let the people around you settle down is the greatest responsibility.
Xu Zhuoyun also specially entrusted his friend Mr. Xu Hong, a researcher at the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, to accept the award for him at the ceremony, and brought a special gift - the upcoming sample book "Jingwei Huaxia". Xu Hong said that "Jingwei Huaxia" is another mature systematic general history of Xu Zhuoyun after "Wangu River", and he used this work to make a successful summary of his seventy-year academic career. Xu Wei, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Phoenix Satellite TV, took the stage to accept the book donation.
July 10 is Mr. Xu Zhuoyun's 93rd birthday, and the ceremony scene is specially connected with Mr. Xu in Pittsburgh, USA, and the audience cheers enthusiastically and sings the birthday song with the children of the orchestra. Xu Zhuoyun expressed her emotion in the real-time video link, and Xu Lao's wife, Ms. Sun Manli, also made a surprise appearance and interacted warmly with the audience.
Xu Zhuoyun and his wife interacted warmly with the audience via video
Wang Jian: Bow down to find your dreams and fly in the clouds
Wang Jian was awarded the "2022-2023 Impact World Chinese Award"
Wang Jian, a cloud technology expert and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, pioneered the "data-centric" distributed cloud computing architecture, took the lead in proposing the industrial model of adopting computing as a public service, and presided over the research and development of the Alibaba cloud computing platform with the large-scale distributed computing system "Feitian" as the core and independent intellectual property rights, which significantly enhanced China's discourse power in the global cloud computing field, making the initial development of China's cloud computing basically at the same level as the international one.
At the ceremony, Wang Jian brought a TED talk, in which he vividly told the past, present and future of "cloud computing" with real stories, and introduced the "Angel Flight" plan in the 2050 Youth Activity, conveying the original intention of guiding more young people to get together. "The year 2050, which is neither too far nor too close, is a year that most of us will be able to live to, but also to have a better 2050." The future must belong to young people, and I hope that all young people can do something with their original intentions. ”
As a volunteer representative, 2050 youth representative Yan Lixing took the stage to witness and share the joy of teachers being awarded the "2022-2023 Impact World Chinese Award". Mr. Huang Kai, 80-year-old Mr. Huang Kai and Yan Lixing, experts in the field of "cloud computing" and president chair professor of Hong Kong Chinese University (Shenzhen), jointly presented the award to Wang Jian. Subsequently, Wang Jian also officially announced the tail number of the "Angel Flight" aircraft - B-12QM at the ceremony.
Huang Kai and Yan Lixing jointly presented the award to Wang Jian
Wu Man: Pipa Xingsong String sound is thousands of miles
Wu Man won the "2022-2023 Impact World Chinese Award"
Wu Man, winner of the "Impact World Chinese Award", is a pipa player, educator, distinguished professor of Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, and an iconic figure of cross-border music and cross-cultural communication. She took the pipa out of the country and amazed the world with her otherworldly pipa skills, from solo "playing" to cross-border cooperation, she not only gained trophies, honors and recognition from the world music scene, but was recognized by the West as "transforming the pipa into the door to Chinese culture".
Mr. Lu Jia, Music and Artistic Director of NCPA, presented the award to Wu Man, who is also a very important friend of Wu Man's musical path, having conducted more than 700 concerts and operas around the world, and is the first Asian conductor to become the chief conductor of the National Opera in Italy. Lv Jia said at the scene that Wu Man has been exploring the exchange of Chinese culture and world culture, and she is the first composer to integrate Chinese national musical instruments into the works of the world, which greatly enhances the influence of Chinese national culture and national music in the world, and opens up a new way for Chinese national musical instruments to integrate into the world.
Lv Jia presented the award to Wu Man
Wu Man said that he has been fortunate to have collaborated with artists in various art forms and fields over the years, and through musical cooperation, he has crossed cultural boundaries and allowed Chinese pipas to be displayed and communicated on the world stage. Next, she will start a new concert journey at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, bringing music to more people, and hoping to have a musical exchange with more young people who love the pipa.
At the ceremony, Wu Man also invited two friends - Oude, classical guitar and electric guitarist Brahan Peel from France, and Arab musician and Middle Eastern drummer Huang Se - to perform the "Tea Garden Song" composed by her, bringing the audience a cross-regional musical feast.
Wu Man played live
Zhu Xiaojiu: Upholding dignity and harmony with the world
Zhu Xiaojiu won the "2022-2023 Impact World Chinese Award"
Zhu Xiaojiu, winner of the 2022-2023 Impact World Chinese Award and president of the UK-China Bar Association, not only has a strange "career change" experience - studying marine biology in college, then went to the United States to study for a doctorate in biochemistry, and later became a lawyer, her deeds such as working for the rights and interests of overseas Chinese, using wisdom to dispel prejudice, and holding Mandarin recitation competitions overseas are also quite legendary.
"She used wisdom to dissolve the prejudice in her family, she used her professionalism to let go of the prejudice against Chinese lawyers, she used the pattern to break the prejudice of European and American society against overseas travelers, she has been promoting Chinese culture for decades, and she is a Chinese heroine who opposes racial discrimination..." At the scene of the Chinese ceremony, Phoenix Satellite TV host Wei Chi Linjia vividly presented Zhu Xiaojiu's story with a wonderful and humorous narration, which won applause and praise from netizens.
Mr. Qiao Wei, Advisor of China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and Chairman of China Overseas Chinese Public Welfare Foundation, presented Zhu Xiaojiu with the award.
Qiao Wei presented the award to Zhu Xiaojiu
As the granddaughter of General Zhang Zhizhong, Zhu Xiaojiu especially expressed his gratitude to his grandfather after winning the award: "Grandfather Rong Ma has been a horse all his life, his heart is peaceful, and he has walked on the road he identified all his life, he always said 'bite ginger and drink a mouthful of vinegar', saying that only by bearing all the bitterness and bitterness and going through hardship can he become an adult and establish a career." This phrase also became a motto that encouraged me to move forward, urging me to keep moving forward. She said that in the future, she will continue to insist on spreading Chinese culture in a way that Westerners can understand, promote exchanges between Chinese and people from different countries and cultures, and help them better integrate into mainstream society.
Wang Jianan: Ten years into a leap, youth should boil
Wang Jianan won the "2022-2023 Impact World Chinese Award"
In 2022, in the men's long jump competition at the Eugene World Athletics Championships, Wang Jianan won the first world championship gold medal in the Chinese men's long jump with the sixth jump of 8.36 meters, becoming China's first world champion in men's athletics and creating a breakthrough in Chinese athletics.
Chinese national coach Zou Zhenxian presented the award to Wang Jianan, and two generations of track and field people shared the stage, allowing the audience and Chinese at home and abroad to witness the power of inheritance. The 68-year-old Zou Zhenxian is a meritorious senior in Chinese athletics and the first Asian triple jumper to break the 17-meter mark. He told the scene about his fate with Wang Jianan-Liaoning fellow villager, when Wang Jianan first entered the national team, Zou Zhenxian noticed this modest and polite young man. At that time, I knew that this young man had a promising future and a promising future. Zou Zhenxian said that he believes that the gold medal at the World Championships will not be the end of Wang Jianan's struggle, "When the year of fighting, he will fly higher and jump farther on a bigger stage!" ”
Zou Zhenxian presented the award to Wang Jianan
Wang Jianan said that winning the "Impact World Chinese Award" in his 10th year of appearing in the World Series is both encouragement and pressure, "I will work harder to live up to everyone's expectations and support for me, and I hope that next year, my third Olympic trip, there will be a satisfactory result for everyone." ”
Ye Yuru: Guarding the memory of life and holding the door of science
Ye Yuru won the "2022-2023 Impact World Chinese Award"
Yuru Ye is the President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. As an internationally renowned neurobiologist, Yuru Ye has long been committed to exploring the frontiers of neuroscience. In recent years, Ye Yuru's team has focused on the research of Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and treatment, and has made breakthroughs and innovative results. Early diagnosis is a very important part of Alzheimer's disease. Ye Yuru led the team to develop a new blood test method that can be used to screen for Alzheimer's disease 5 to 10 years before the onset of symptoms. For her major breakthrough in the field of Alzheimer's disease research, Ye Yuru won the "2022-2023 Impact World Chinese Award".
At the ceremony, Huang Bo, vice chairman of the China Film Association, who also pays attention to the Alzheimer's disease patient group, paid tribute to Ye Yuru in the form of a video. Huang Bo mentioned that there are currently about 10 million Alzheimer's patients in the mainland, which means that 10 million families are suffering from this disease, Ms. Ye Yuru is persistent on this difficult road, doing her best to give patients in desperate situations a glimmer of hope, "While we pay tribute to Ye Yuru, we also hope that more people can join Ye Yuru's forward team and work together to overcome Alzheimer's disease as soon as possible." ”
Huang Bo paid tribute to Ye Yuru in the form of a video
Mr. Wang Hongbo, Executive Deputy General Manager of Luzhou Laojiao Co., Ltd., presented the award to Ye Yuru at the scene, saying that the noble spirit of Academician Ye Yuru devoted to scientific research and willing to dedicate to everyone was extremely respected. Countless scientists who, like Academician Ye Yuru, have been working on the front line of scientific research, and are examples for all walks of life to learn from, and are also the pride of Chinese people around the world.
Wang Hongbo presented the award to Ye Yuru
Ye Yuru thanked Huang Bo, Wang Hongbo and all the friends who paid attention to Alzheimer's disease, and also thanked the team and family for their support and understanding. She mentioned that Alzheimer's research needs a lot of data to support it, and the current sample is far from enough. "In order to tackle Alzheimer's disease earlier, more volunteers are needed to provide samples to participate in this study." The host Tian Chuan responded that Phoenix Satellite TV has always paid attention to the field of public welfare, and established the "Phoenix Charity Care Fund" in 2004, which will use practical actions to call on more volunteers to participate and help the research of Academician Ye Yuru.
Continuing to write Chinese stories The influence of Chinese festivals continues to increase
Since 2007, Yang Zhenning, Yuan Longping, Jin Yong, I.M. Pei, Tu Youyou, etc. have successively won the "Lifetime Achievement Award for Influential World Chinese". Nearly 100 individuals or groups have also won the "Impact World Chinese Award" in different sectors, showing the world the outstanding wisdom and valuable qualities of Chinese sons and daughters, and making Chinese people around the world feel more proud and cohesive because of the power of role models.
In the early stage of the ceremony, the organizer introduced the nominated winners through social media platforms, and initiated interaction and collected questions from netizens. Before the official opening of the ceremony, Phoenix TV host Ai Chuyi asked questions to the award-winning guests on behalf of netizens, and after netizens "received a reply" through the live broadcast, they left messages expressing "grounded" and "having a sense of presence".
Ai Chuyi
The ceremony ended warmly with the theme song of "The World Is Beautiful Because of You", and Chinese friends at home and abroad gave positive comments on the ceremony on the online platform and expressed their expectations for next year's festival. The organizer said that the successful conclusion of this grand ceremony can be said to bloom throughout the live and online live broadcast platform, and the original intention of "the world is beautiful because of you" will continue to be passed on with everyone's encouragement and support. As Mr. Xu Wei said in his speech, like-minded people are not far from mountains and seas. It is precisely because of the encouragement and help of all friends at home and abroad who support and pay attention to the Chinese festival that the quality and influence of the festival can be continuously improved.
Guojiao 1573 "The World Is Beautiful Because of You - 2022-2023 Impact World Chinese Festival" is jointly initiated by Phoenix Satellite TV Group, China News Service, Hong Kong Da Kung Wenhui Media Group, Ming Pao, Sin Chew Daily, Want Want Zhongshi Media Group, World Daily, Asia Weekly, European Times, Chinese Herald, International Daily, Australian TV Media, South American Overseas Chinese News, Africa Times and many other influential Chinese-language media organizations at home and abroad, and co-sponsored by Phoenix Satellite TV and Phoenix.com. Yacha Group, the designated product supplier of the ceremony, also supported the ceremony. Let the world taste China, and let the glory of the Chinese light up the world. Let us pay tribute to outstanding Chinese and share the glory of the Chinese Festival.
The ceremony will be broadcast on Phoenix TV Chinese, Americas and Europe at 22:00 on July 15 (Saturday), and on Phoenix TV Hong Kong at 22:00 on July 16 (Sunday).