2006年12月18日9時(shí)，在喜迎新年之際，諸暨市著名風(fēng)景點(diǎn)西施殿廣場內(nèi)，天朗氣清，流光溢彩，由諸暨市旅游局、《文化交流》雜志聯(lián)合主辦的“首屆西施故里書畫節(jié)”開幕式在這里舉行。

開幕式上，嘉賓云集，群賢畢至：浙江省旅游局局長紀(jì)根立、《茶博覽》雜志總編錢吉壽、諸暨市副市長陳中、諸暨市旅游局局長周建明；中國書法家協(xié)會(huì)副主席、浙江省書法家協(xié)會(huì)主席朱關(guān)田，浙江省書法家協(xié)會(huì)副主席楊西湖、鄭成山、趙雁君，中國美院教授周滄米，浙江省書法家協(xié)會(huì)顧問駱恒光、杭州書法家協(xié)會(huì)副主席葛德瑞、蘭亭書會(huì)常務(wù)副會(huì)長謝有才，浙江省書協(xié)有關(guān)方面負(fù)責(zé)人、書法家姚建杭、王自力以及諸暨市有關(guān)方面領(lǐng)導(dǎo)、書畫家代表何巨才、金海炯、許紹滿、楊建波、何滌非等。

正在北京開會(huì)的全國政協(xié)文史委副主任、浙江省政協(xié)原主席劉楓特地寄來一幅四尺整張書法作品，表示祝賀。

開幕式由《文化交流》雜志總編輯傅通先主持。

諸暨市副市長陳中在會(huì)上致辭說，諸暨人杰地靈，風(fēng)光秀麗，這次書畫節(jié)是西施故里的又一文化盛事，是挖掘和傳承古越文化、豐富景區(qū)文化內(nèi)涵的重要舉措，是加強(qiáng)對外文化交流、促進(jìn)諸暨經(jīng)濟(jì)和社會(huì)和諧發(fā)展的一個(gè)良好平臺。

中國書協(xié)副主席、浙江書協(xié)主席朱關(guān)田也在致詞中稱贊諸暨是一個(gè)書畫重地，古今出過像王冕、陳洪綬、余任天這樣的杰出書畫家，傳承這份文化遺產(chǎn)對發(fā)展諸暨的書畫事業(yè)十分重要。

（本刊記者姚振發(fā) 錢柔夷）

Interaction between Art and Natural Beauty

On December 18， 2006， the launching ceremony of the 1st Xishi Hometown Calligraphy and Painting Festival was held at the ancient beauty’s hometown in Zhuji. The festival was co-sponsored by Zhuji Tourism Bureau and Cultural Dialogue.

Present at the ceremony were a galaxy of guests including government officials， calligraphers， painters， and journalists. Liu Feng， deputy director of the CPPCC Culture and History Research Committee and former president of Zhejiang People’s Political Consultative Conference， sent a calligraphic work for the occasion because he was attending an important national meeting in Beijing.

Fu Tongxian， editor-in-chief of Cultural Dialogue， presided at the opening ceremony. Chen Zhong， deputy mayor of Zhuji， made a speech at the ceremony. He said that Zhuji is hometown to many historical and modern personages and boasts beautiful sceneries. The calligraphy and painting festival was an important cultural event for the hometown of Xishi. The gala was part of the important measures to promote the ancient culture and enrich the cultural contents of local tourism attractions. The event would serve as a platform for intensifying cultural exchanges with foreign counterparts and boosting the harmonious development of local economy and social undertakings.

Zhu Guantian， deputy president of China Calligraphers’ Association and president of Zhejiang Calligraphers’ Association， also made a speech at the ceremony. He spoke highly of Zhuji as a place where many important calligraphers had played high-profile roles in the landscape of calligraphy in the past and present. He confirmed that the festival would contribute significantly to the development of the local tradition.

(Translated by David)