劉丁睿

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between China and the Netherlands， the Consulate-General of the Netherlands in Chongqing and People’s Government of Yuzhong District co-hosted the Netherlands Flower Installation for the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and the Netherlands from March 4th to 13th at Guotai Plaza on Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street. The opening ceremony on March 4th was attended by Huub Buise， the Consul-General of the Netherlands in Chongqing; Huang Maojun， District Mayor of the Yuzhong District People’s Government; Tang Wen， Inspector at Level I of the Foreign Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government; Zhang Yuanhong， Deputy Secretary of the CPC Yuzhong District Committee， and consular officials in Chongqing and Chengdu from the United Kingdom， Hungary， the Philippines， Japan， Germany， Canada， and Italy.

Wang Wen， Director-General of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government delivered a remark on the warm up video before the event. She expressed that the Netherlands is of key importance in Chongqing’s exchanges with the Europe. Since the Consulate-General of the Netherlands was established in Chongqing in 2013， interactions between the two sides have developed even closer in areas including logistics， education and culture. 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between China and the Netherlands， the Foreign Affairs Office stands ready to join hands with the Consulate-General of the Netherlands to hold various activities， so as to further expand and deepen our practical cooperation. We believe the exhibition， as a kick-off of a series of following activities， will improve Chongqing people’s understandings of the Netherlands， and the exchanges and cooperation between Chongqing and the Netherlands will usher in a new chapter.

Huub Buise， the Consul-General of the Netherland in Chongqing addressed a speech： “the Netherlands established its Consulate-General in Chongqing in 2013. In the past decade， we have witnessed the great development on infrastructure and various industries in Chongqing， a city playing an increasingly significant role in connecting China and Europe.” He expressed that the Netherlands made a right decision of establishing a Consulate-General in Chongqing. Looking ahead， the Netherlands is looking forward to working with Chongqing in confronting with global challenges including climate change， and promoting more sustainable and inclusive economic development.

“Tides of the two rivers flow in the lovely spring; strength of the metropolis grow with great vitality.” Zhang Yuanhong， Deputy Secretary of CPC Yuzhong District Committee said Yuzhong District has been focusing on building itself into an International Exchange Center in Central and Western China. We have joined hands with consulates-general in Chongqing to conduct various cultural exchanges activities， in a bid to flourish the opening-up economy， and to promote high-quality development and high-quality life in Yuzhong District. This event functions as a bridge of exchanges to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two sides. Looking ahead， we wish to expand cooperation in economy， trade， education， science and technology， culture， art， etc. to enhance mutual trust for a steady development of friendship between China and the Netherlands.

At the opening ceremony， guests pieced together the official logo for 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between China and the Netherlands. The logo is in red and orange representing China and the Netherlands respectively. With curling lines resembling the water flow as basic elements， the logo shapes like an incomplete number “50” in the middle and Chinese characters of people at the bottom， showing the important juncture of the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations and a new starting point of China-Netherlands relationship starting from the 50th anniversary and the development going forward.

Followers are arranged to create a unique “Dutch Garden” in the shape of the Logo. The installations adopt the unique patters of Delft blue porcelain of the Netherlands. A total of 50，000 flowers including various tulips， hyacinth， roses， and calla lily are displayed， presenting a sea of flower as colorful as ribbons， providing people in Chongqing a live experience of the romance from the Netherlands.

為慶祝中荷建交50周年，3月4日至13日，在市政府外辦的支持下，荷蘭駐重慶總領事館和渝中區(qū)人民政府在解放碑步行街國泰廣場聯合主辦中荷建交50周年荷蘭花藝裝置展活動。4日，荷蘭駐重慶總領事包適、渝中區(qū)區(qū)長黃茂軍、市政府外辦一級巡視員唐文、渝中區(qū)區(qū)委副書記張遠洪以及英國、匈牙利、菲律賓、日本、德國、加拿大、意大利等國駐渝蓉領事官員共同出席活動開幕式。

市政府外辦主任王雯為開幕式發(fā)表暖場視頻致辭。她表示，荷蘭是重慶在歐洲的重要交往國家。2013年荷蘭在重慶設立總領事館后，兩地在物流、教育、文化等多領域聯系愈加密切。2022年，在中荷建交50周年的大背景下，市政府外辦將與荷蘭駐重慶總領事館攜手舉辦多項活動，進一步深化務實合作。相信作為系列活動的開端，此次中荷建交50周年荷蘭花藝裝置展將增進重慶市民對荷蘭的了解，推動重慶與荷蘭交往合作開啟新篇章。

荷蘭駐重慶總領事包適在致辭中稱：“2013年，荷蘭在重慶開設總領事館。過去十年，我們見證了重慶基礎設施以及各行各業(yè)的巨大發(fā)展，重慶在中國與歐洲之間的互聯互通中發(fā)揮著越來越重要的作用。”他表示，荷蘭在重慶設立總領事館是正確的決策。未來希望和重慶攜手共同應對氣候變化等全球挑戰(zhàn)，致力于推動更加可持續(xù)和更具有包容性的經濟發(fā)展。

“兩江涌春潮，巴渝盡朝暉。”渝中區(qū)區(qū)委副書記張遠洪表示，近年來，渝中區(qū)緊緊圍繞中西部國際交往中心核心區(qū)建設，聯動駐渝領事館開展豐富多樣的文化交流活動，帶動開放型經濟蓬勃發(fā)展，推動渝中高質量發(fā)展、創(chuàng)造高品質生活邁出新步伐，取得新成就。此次活動為紀念中荷建交50周年搭建溝通的橋梁，期待未來在經貿、教育、科技、文化、藝術等更多領域擴大合作、增進互信，共同助推中荷兩國友好關系穩(wěn)步向前。

啟動儀式上，出席嘉賓共同拼接出完整的中荷建交50周年官方徽標。據介紹，該徽標采用“中國紅”和“荷蘭橙”，由抽象的水流線條組成，以數字“50”為主要造型，底部形成重疊的“人”字?！?0”呈未寫完的樣貌，既體現紀念建交50周年這一重要節(jié)點，又寓意中荷關系將以50周年為新起點，繼續(xù)向前發(fā)展。

此次慶?；顒右曰槊?，以中荷建交50周年的巨大標志形狀打造特色“荷蘭花園”。其裝置使用了荷蘭特色“代爾夫特藍瓷”元素?，F場共展出5萬朵鮮花，包含多個品種的荷蘭國花郁金香，并配以風信子、玫瑰和馬蹄蓮等特色花卉，在城市里打造出一片花海，如彩帶般五顏六色，為重慶市民和游客提供了獨特的方式，感受來自荷蘭的浪漫。