◆ "People's Daily Overseas Edition" Japanese monthly reporter Qiao Ju
Ten years of hard work are beginning to shine, and the Ming Dynasty is especially splendid. In Tokyo in late spring and early summer, the azaleas are beautiful and the wind is smooth. On April 29, the annual Japanese "Ambassador's Cup" Chinese recitation conference was held in the Kanda Women's Gakuen Auditorium.
Ding Yue, wife of Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao, principal of Sunshine School, Chen Wei, Minister Counsellor and Consul General, and representatives of guests from all walks of life attended the 10th "Ambassador's Cup" Chinese recitation conference of Japan.
At 9:30 a.m., the stage was filled with flowers, and the auditorium was full. With a loud drum and three beautiful dances, the students of Kanda Women's Gakuen kicked off the 10th "Ambassador's Cup" Chinese recitation conference in Japan with a wonderful opening performance.
Yan An, President of the Japanese Chinese Education Association, delivered a speech first. He used poetic language to express his eternal enthusiasm, encouragement and hope for the participating teachers and students and Chinese education. Japan's "Ambassador's Cup" Chinese Recitation Conference (hereinafter referred to as the "Ambassador's Cup") has gone through the ten years of stepping stones, and the achievements have been jointly forged by teachers, students, parents and all walks of life. The 10th "Ambassador's Cup" in Japan is not only a glorious review, but also a new beginning. President Yan An especially encouraged Chinese children in Japan to cherish learning Chinese as much as they cherish sunshine and air!
Subsequently, the host and the audience reviewed the extraordinary growth process of the "Ambassador Cup". After ten years of precipitation, the "Ambassador Cup", which was born in February 2014, has become a classic brand of Chinese education in Japan, and is a grand program for Chinese teenagers in Japan to express their love for their ancestral country and mother tongue.
According to the usual practice, the conference was divided into three groups: children, toddlers, and self-created, and three competitions were held in the morning and afternoon.
Professor Liu Di of Xinglin University, Professor Chen Shumei of Tokyo University of Technology, Professor Liao Chiyang of Musashino Art University, President of Tokyo Drama Art Association Ling Qingcheng, former CCTV news anchor Sun Jinghan, Principal of Yokohama Yamate Chinese School Zhang Yansong, President of Chinese Guide Yang Wenkai, Professor Wu Chuan of the Faculty of International Relations of Nihon University, former CCTV choreographer Miao Qing, former Beijing People's Art Theater famous actor and winner of the first drama "Plum Blossom Award" Shang Lijuan and other ten well-known scholars and experts, respectively served as the In the afternoon, judges will be judged and will make wonderful comments after each group of competitions. The warm and pertinent words and accurate and professional opinions greatly benefited and encouraged the players and the audience, and the scene continued to burst into warm applause.
In the past ten years since its establishment, the "Ambassador Cup" has started from the initial dozens of contestants, to the current 30:1 fierce competition of more than 6,000 students to enter the finals. In addition to the athletes living in the Tokyo metropolitan area, this year's "Ambassador Cup" also attracted players from Osaka and Fukuoka.
Focusing on the content of the entries, the quantity and quality of original manuscripts of this year's "Ambassador Cup" have been significantly improved. With the increase in opportunities for exchange in China after the epidemic, there has been a significant increase in the content that reflects the new changes, achievements and multicultural symbiosis of the motherland, as well as highlights the excellent traditional Chinese culture. In addition to the texts, many contestants wore traditional costumes such as Hanfu and Tang costumes, accompanied by exquisite props, hair accessories and makeup, fully demonstrating the charm and confidence of Chinese civilization.
"Listening to Spring" is ingenious, fresh and timeless; "Hometown I haven't seen for a long time" is sincere and eloquent; "Eat All Over Greater China" makes people can't help but incarnate gluttony and taste Chinese food; "The Great Northeast in My Eyes" uses the authentic Northeast dialect and humorous tone to bring a relaxed and pleasant audio-visual experience.
The breadth of vision and strong thinking of the players in the self-created group are also gratifying. "Chinese Dream" is high-spirited and inspiring; smiling and maintaining self-confidence is "The Look of Youth"; "An Extraordinary Experience", in addition to mistakes caused by tension, there is more sweetness and excitement that cannot be hidden; "Family Affection Across Time and Space" gives birth to responsibility and strength in sorrow and regret; "I want to be that star", a life that takes into account the cultures of the two countries is not a single-choice question, but an open multiple-choice question; "Standing on the shoulders of two giants to see the world" indicates an open, inclusive, optimistic and confident international vision......
The energy and passion contained in the small bodies of the contestants aroused the applause of the guests and parents in the audience from time to time.
In the past ten years, this small stage of the "Ambassador's Cup" has supported countless children's wandering hearts, hometown feelings and family and country dreams, and batches of children have experienced exercise, growth and glory on this stage. On the occasion of the 10th birthday of the "Ambassador's Cup", representatives of the previous winners recited the long poem "Welcoming a Brilliant New Decade" co-written by Yang Wenkai, president of Chinese Herald, and Zhang Shi, a writer in Japan:
"Over the past decade, we have listened to the echoes of history
Touch the homeland of the spirit
In the next ten years, the spark will continue to ignite the light of ideals
The recitation grew up as a bridge of friendship between China and Japan
……”
Yin Yin expectation, Lang Lang children's voice, echoed in the venue for a long time.
150 groups of entries were wonderful. After fierce competition, Liu Yiyang, Hiroshi Hoshino and Liu Yueting won the "Ambassador's Cup Award" in the preschool group, children's group and self-created group respectively, and another 54 contestants won the gold, silver and bronze awards in the preschool group, children's group and self-created group.
Ten years of hard work is unusual, and we will work together to build our dreams. Every game needs to involve multiple links in front of and behind the scenes. The work is meticulous and cumbersome, and every detail is kept improving. Inside and outside the venue, on and off the stage, there were busy and hurried figures, who were volunteer teachers from various Chinese schools and volunteer representatives from all walks of life. After years of running-in, we have created a volunteer team with excellent quality, excellent style and efficient operation. The smooth holding of each "Ambassador's Cup" is a condensation of their hard work and sweat of conscientious and selfless dedication, and they are indispensable behind-the-scenes heroes.
To this end, this year's "Ambassador's Cup" specially added the "Ten Year Ambassador's Cup Contribution Award", and 10 outstanding volunteer representatives, including Zhang Rong, Zhang Dan, Zhang Yang, Shi Yuanyuan, Liu Hong, Wang Zhaohui, Sun Jianli, Li Zhenxi, Chao Nan and Qu Yuan, won this award. On behalf of Ambassador Wu Jianghao, Ding Yue, the ambassador's wife and principal of Sunshine School, watched and helped the competition, and presented awards to the three winners of the "Ambassador's Cup Award" and the 10 winners of the "Ten Year Ambassador's Cup Contribution Award". The moment he received the award from the ambassador's wife, Ding Yue, the determination and enthusiasm of the winners to make persistent efforts burned even more fiercely.
At the closing ceremony, Chen Wei, Minister Counsellor and Consul General of the Chinese Embassy in Japan, praised the wonderful performance of the young players, and said that Chinese is an important carrier of Chinese culture, and also a golden key for friends from all over the world to understand Chinese culture, and it is also the "Dinghai Shenshen Needle" for the descendants of Yan and Huang to retain their "roots Chinese Chinese". He expressed his heartfelt thanks to President Yan An, the Japan Association of Chinese Education, and representatives from all walks of life who care about and support Chinese education, and the embassy will continue to actively support the Chinese competition and the development of Chinese education.
Chen Longjin, President of the Tokyo Overseas Chinese Association, Qian Jiang, Vice President, Lin Li, President of the Japan Chinese Education Foundation, Junko Takahashi, Chairman of the Kanda Women's Gakuen, and Yasuhiro Ashizawa, President of the All Japan Federation of Overseas Chinese Organizations, Takahara Ryuichi, Vice President of the All Japan Federation of Overseas Chinese Organizations, Osa Zhuoma, President of the Kyushu Federation of Overseas Chinese Organizations, Jiang Feng, Editor-in-Chief of the Japanese Monthly of People's Daily Overseas Edition, and other guests also attended the competition and presented awards to the winners of the gold, silver and bronze awards.
The flowers are blooming, and the spring is deep. In the evening, Tokyo is lit up and warm. The people who walked out of the venue seemed to be echoing in their ears the sound of sweet or masculine or crisp or deep recitation, one by one, strings of strings, the charm of 5,000 years of Chinese civilization was inherited and moved in the recitation of this square word.
Ten years of sharpening a sword, the frost blade is beginning to shine. Green youth, go forward bravely.
Towards the "Ambassador's Cup" in the next ten years, the sunshine must be brighter! (Photo: Cai Hui, Zheng Jielin, Li Zhenxi)