共同繁榮共同愿望

2006年11月16日，韓中親善協(xié)會會長李世基甫抵杭州兩三小時，就在下榻的賓館接受了我們的采訪。盡管交談時間短暫倉促，李會長對韓中兩國友好、對浙江交往的印象，熱情親切，溢于言表。

李世基會長這次是應(yīng)邀前來參加浙江省對外友好協(xié)會成立50周年紀(jì)念活動、并對浙江進行友好訪問的。成立于1994年的韓中親善協(xié)會，宗旨是“正確認(rèn)識中國，正確建立合作關(guān)系”。成立以來，關(guān)注我國的經(jīng)濟發(fā)展，積極與我省開展經(jīng)濟、文化等方面的交流，作出了積極的貢獻。李世基先生擔(dān)任會長多年，多次率團訪問中國、訪問浙江，受到國家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人胡錦濤等的接見，對韓中友好、浙韓交往，長期奔波不懈，傾注很多心血。

李會長說，韓中建交14年來，兩國在政治、經(jīng)濟、文化等方面取得了長足的發(fā)展。去年11月，APEC在韓國舉行，各國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人相聚在釜山，中國最高領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人胡錦濤主席出席，特別引人矚目。兩國之間的交往頻繁，中國的各省、市、自治區(qū)幾乎都在韓國舉辦過“韓國周”活動。2006年，中國在韓國舉辦了“感知中國”的系列活動，今年為“中韓交流年”，中韓雙方都表示要為推動兩國民間交流和合作發(fā)展作出貢獻，共創(chuàng)良好氛圍。

李會長對2005年7月浙江省委書記、省人大常委會主任習(xí)近平率中國共產(chǎn)黨代表團訪韓，并參加“韓國·浙江周”活動；2006年3月，梁平波會長率浙江省對外友協(xié)代表團對韓國的訪問，印象都非常深刻。李世基會長饒有興致地說：“他們的訪問更加深了韓中兩國人民的了解。在習(xí)近平書記訪韓期間，品嘗到鮮美的柑橘，了解到它的原產(chǎn)地來自浙江的溫州，大家當(dāng)即感到非常的親切。”

談到兩國的文化交流，李會長更是興致勃勃。他說：“兩國的文化交流，更是活潑開展。在中國有‘韓流’，在韓國有‘中華風(fēng)’，互訪，互演，交流，合作，不計其數(shù)。”李會長說，韓國人民對中國的文化非常崇敬，孔子、孟子、魯迅等中國文化名人，在韓國家喻戶曉，一代代韓國人從他們身上汲取精神力量。韓國現(xiàn)在掀起了一股學(xué)習(xí)中國文化之風(fēng)，有數(shù)萬名韓國留學(xué)生在中國求學(xué)。

“2005年7月，韓中親善協(xié)會在濟州島還特地建立了徐福紀(jì)念館。”當(dāng)李會長談到徐福這位博學(xué)多才、通曉醫(yī)學(xué)、天文、航海知識的中國文化名人，在韓國受到如此尊敬，他們對有關(guān)中韓文化的如此重視時，令人備感敬佩。據(jù)韓國史籍記載，徐福在第一次東渡期間，曾在韓國留下許多刻石遺跡，在韓國古籍《三韓金石錄》中就有“徐（福）題名石哀王壬午濟州”的記載。

李會長在結(jié)束我們的采訪時，深情地說：“我們兩國睦鄰友好，推動建設(shè)持久和平和共同繁榮是我們的共同愿望。讓我們共同建設(shè)一個和諧世界，我們韓中親善協(xié)會也會貢獻一份力量。”

Common Prosperity and Shared Aspirations

By Yao Zhenfa， Du Xiaoying

On November 16， 2006， Mr. Lee Sei-Kee， president of Korea-China Friendship Association， arrived in Hangzhou. We met him at the hotel two hours after his arrival. Though the interview was brief， Mr. Lee was most cordial and enthusiastic when talking about the friendship between the two countries and his impression of Zhejiang Province.

Mr. Lee came to attend the celebration in memory of the 50th anniversary of the Zhejiang People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and pay a friendly visit to the province. The Korea-China Friendship Association， founded in 1994， champions a correct understanding of China and promotes a correct establishment of cooperative relationship. Lee as president for years has visited China and Zhejiang in particular many times and has met President Hu Jintao.

Lee said during the interview that there has been great progress in the cooperation of two countries in political， economic and cultural fields. Almost all the provinces， autonomous regions and municipalities of China have held “Korean Week” in Korea. In 2006， China sponsored a series of events in Korea to introduce China to Korean people. The year 2007 is the China-Korea Year of Exchange. The two countries will do more to promote people-to-people exchange and cooperation for mutual development.

Xi Jinping， secretary of Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of Zhejiang Provincial People’s Congress， headed a CPC delegation to visit Korea in July 2005. Led by Liang Pingbo， a delegation of Zhejiang Branch of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries paid a visit to Korea in March， 2006. Lee was deeply impressed with the two visits， which enhanced the mutual understanding of the two countries.

Talking about cultural exchanges between the two countries， Mr. Lee was excited. He said that the “trend of Korea” is a popular phrase in China while in Korea the cultural phenomenon of Chinese things is referred to as the “vogue of China”. Visits and exchanges are numerous. The Korean people respect Chinese culture and are familiar with the works of the Chinese cultural celebrities such as Confucius， Mencius and Lu Xun， which are household names in Korea. The vogue of China is all the rage in Korea and tens of thousands of Korean students now are studying in China.

In July 2005， the Xu Fu Memorial， financed and sponsored by the Association， was founded on Jeju Island. Xu Fu， an envoy sent by the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) to lead a fleet and seek longevity elixirs in the East Sea. In Korea， Xu Fu is admired as a Chinese talent with profound knowledge in medicine， astrology， and navigation. The envoy from the central empire left many stone carvings in Korea， one of which is on Jeju Island.

At the end of the interview， Mr. Lee said， “Korea and China are friendly neighbors. It is our shared aspiration to promote everlasting peace and common prosperity. Let us join hands to build a world of harmony. The association will make due contribution toward this cause.”

(Translated by David)