2016年CRI 21st Francophonie Festival to Launch in China

 

The 21st Francophonie Festival is focusing on sharing values and cultural diversity exchanges, of French language but also of multilingualism.

Robert Lacomne, Cultural Counselor¹ at the Embassy of France introduces the activities.

"The main activities of the Francophonie Festival will be around the cinema, because we will be introducing a lot of movies from all around the Franco world, from Africa, and of course, from Canada Quebec and from Europe, from France, from Poland, from Wallonia. But also, we will have a lot of music, a lot of groups on tour in various musical styles such as hip-pop, electronic music, and chanson. "

There will be more than 30 concerts in 14 cities around China including Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, with performance by four singers and francophone bands.

Plus, there will be the 16th edition of the francophone Song Competition. Young Chinese people are invited to display their singing talents by performing French songs.

Also, the language would be celebrated² in a modern and fun way. Francophone karaoke will be launched in more than 35 hundred KTVs all around China.

Robert Lacomne says there are more ways for people to be involved.

"And we will have dictation game which will be organized all around China, first on WeChat, and then live at Swiss Embassy, which will allow the best Chinese French speakers to win a trip to France and Switzerland."

The WeChat game is inspired by the Pivot³ Dictation, centered on Francophone expressions and French spelling.

Guy St-Jacques, Ambassador of Canada to China says, La Francophonie is a unique link between 80countries whose diverse cultures cross over, blend together and enrich one another in regard to their respective identities.

"The French culture represents many parts of the world. Of course, France is very well-known for it. But apart from the France, the French culture is driving in North America, especially in Canada Quebec and New Brunswick, but also in many African countries and many European countries, French used to be the language of diplomacy⁴. It still plays an important role in international relations. It's a language with a lot of history. It's a very precise language."

He explains, the French is spoken by almost 300 million people. It is a tool for competitiveness and innovation as well as a vector for communication and culture.

"I think people when they will learn and get addressed in French, will discover a very vibrant⁵ culture that has been developing very rapidly, and has produced beautiful books, beautiful movies and great art. So I hope many Chinese people will get more interest in the French culture. "

This year's Francophonie Festival will last over 20 days from March 10th to 30th. Tens of thousands of people will gather in the hundreds of events in all domains⁶, including music, art, cinema, sport, literature, gastronomy⁷ and performing arts in more than 200 cities throughout China.

For CRI, I am Chi Huiguang.

1 counselor   

n.顾问，法律顾问

参考例句：

• The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
• Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。

2 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

3 pivot   

v.在枢轴上转动；装枢轴，枢轴；adj.枢轴的

参考例句：

• She is the central pivot of creation and represents the feminine aspect in all things.她是创造的中心枢轴，表现出万物的女性面貌。
• If a spring is present,the hand wheel will pivot on the spring.如果有弹簧，手轮的枢轴会装在弹簧上。

4 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

5 vibrant   

adj.震颤的，响亮的，充满活力的，精力充沛的，(色彩)鲜明的

参考例句：

• He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
• She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。

6 domains   

n.范围( domain的名词复数 )；领域；版图；地产

参考例句：

• The theory of thermodynamics links the macroscopic and submicroscopic domains. 热力学把宏观世界同亚微观世界联系起来。 来自辞典例句
• All three flow domains are indicated by shading. 所有三个流动区域都是用阴影部分表示的。 来自辞典例句

7 gastronomy   

n.美食法；美食学

参考例句：

• He studied gastronomy but cannot make a living as a cook.他学习了烹饪但却无法靠厨艺过活。
• Burgundy has always been considered a major centre of gastronomy.勃艮第大区一向被视为重要的美食中心。