海外浙商情系中華文化

2011年10月25日，首屆世界浙商大會(huì)在杭州隆重召開(kāi)。來(lái)自海外的浙商不僅是經(jīng)濟(jì)領(lǐng)域的領(lǐng)軍人物，而且樂(lè)當(dāng)中外文化交流的使者——

姜昆等藝術(shù)家是他的好朋友

“上有天堂，下有蘇杭?！痹陲L(fēng)光秀麗的杭州西子湖畔三臺(tái)山景區(qū)280號(hào)，有一座裝修和設(shè)計(jì)風(fēng)格參照世界著名的“瑪歌”紅酒產(chǎn)區(qū)各大酒莊建筑風(fēng)格的山莊——浙江瑪歌西湖山莊。這個(gè)山莊的創(chuàng)辦人，就是浙江籍的著名愛(ài)國(guó)僑領(lǐng)、法國(guó)華商會(huì)會(huì)長(zhǎng)卓旭光先生。

聽(tīng)一家媒體的朋友介紹，2010年浙江瑪歌西湖山莊開(kāi)業(yè)時(shí)，著名相聲演員姜昆、李金斗、戴志誠(chéng)、李建華和啞劇演員王全和、王全利等文藝界明星專程來(lái)杭州祝賀。于是，我在大會(huì)間隙采訪了卓先生。

卓旭光出生在著名的僑鄉(xiāng)青田縣溫溪鎮(zhèn)高崗村，1988年他前往法國(guó)幫爺爺和父母打理生意。經(jīng)過(guò)多年的打拼，他不僅在生意上取得了突破，而且還當(dāng)選法國(guó)華商會(huì)會(huì)長(zhǎng)。經(jīng)商之余，他很想在中法文化交流方面做點(diǎn)有益事情。

2008年5月初，由法國(guó)華商會(huì)與中國(guó)曲藝家協(xié)會(huì)聯(lián)系，邀請(qǐng)到姜昆、牛群、石富寬、戴志誠(chéng)等一批曲藝名家前往法國(guó)演出。

為了主辦好這次演出活動(dòng)，卓旭光跑前跑后，花費(fèi)了許多心血。他在巴黎安排了最好的大劇院，請(qǐng)了一批法國(guó)主流媒體記者參與宣傳報(bào)道，以擴(kuò)大中國(guó)文化的影響；他熱情邀請(qǐng)了法國(guó)及巴黎的一批政要、藝術(shù)家、文化學(xué)者和市民代表作為貴賓，觀看演出；同時(shí)組織在法國(guó)的華僑、留學(xué)生等分批觀看。由于組織有方，演出節(jié)目精彩，受到了中法觀眾的熱烈歡迎。法國(guó)的主流媒體紛紛在主要版面和黃金時(shí)間給予重點(diǎn)報(bào)道，稱贊“中國(guó)的文化太有魅力了，這次演出活動(dòng)是一次很成功的中法文化交流活動(dòng)”。

通過(guò)這次演出活動(dòng)，卓旭光與姜昆等藝術(shù)家結(jié)成好友。2010年，姜昆聽(tīng)說(shuō)卓旭光在杭州創(chuàng)辦浙江瑪歌西湖山莊，欣然將“姜昆藝友社”設(shè)在山莊內(nèi)，并揮毫?xí)?zèng)了多幅書法作品為山莊補(bǔ)壁。這讓卓旭光深受感動(dòng)，他開(kāi)展中法文化交流的積極性更高了，在中國(guó)和法國(guó)都收到了很好的效果。

海外舞臺(tái)上熱推中華文化

在首屆世界浙商大會(huì)期間，筆者采訪了中國(guó)華僑國(guó)際文化交流促進(jìn)會(huì)副會(huì)長(zhǎng)、世界溫州人聯(lián)誼總會(huì)副會(huì)長(zhǎng)、加拿大華人社團(tuán)聯(lián)席會(huì)創(chuàng)會(huì)主席、加拿大中國(guó)工商聯(lián)合會(huì)主席、加拿大溫哥華文化中心榮譽(yù)主席、加拿大溫州同鄉(xiāng)總會(huì)榮譽(yù)會(huì)長(zhǎng)滕達(dá)先生。采訪前他先打開(kāi)手提電腦，讓我觀看了兩張照片，一張是他與加拿大總理哈珀的合影，另一張是他親自操辦的“中華情”演出活動(dòng)照。

接著，滕達(dá)先生從電腦中找出一份資料給我看。

1999年，老家在浙江溫州的滕達(dá)移居加拿大發(fā)展，經(jīng)過(guò)多年的拼搏，他先后創(chuàng)辦了加拿大金茂集團(tuán)國(guó)際投資有限公司和加拿大新亞基金有限公司，分別擔(dān)任董事長(zhǎng)和總裁的職務(wù)，從事經(jīng)濟(jì)投資和財(cái)經(jīng)方面的工作，事業(yè)有了快速的發(fā)展。2005年2月，他被推選為加拿大溫州同鄉(xiāng)總會(huì)會(huì)長(zhǎng)。

加拿大是個(gè)移民國(guó)家，以前新、老華僑之間的聯(lián)系不夠密切。在新華僑眼里，老華僑有點(diǎn)古板；而在老華僑眼里，新華僑似乎只在意投資創(chuàng)業(yè)。于是，滕達(dá)便通過(guò)開(kāi)展文化交流、鄉(xiāng)情交流開(kāi)始實(shí)現(xiàn)他的“新、老華僑親密計(jì)劃”。

為了解決場(chǎng)所困難，滕達(dá)和妻子慷慨拿出16萬(wàn)加元，在溫哥華維多利亞街購(gòu)買了一處會(huì)所，捐贈(zèng)給同鄉(xiāng)總會(huì)開(kāi)展交流活動(dòng)用。這個(gè)會(huì)館也是中國(guó)新移民在加拿大買的第一個(gè)僑團(tuán)會(huì)館。開(kāi)館當(dāng)天，滕達(dá)不僅請(qǐng)來(lái)當(dāng)?shù)卣賳T，還特地向以老華僑為主的中華會(huì)館發(fā)出熱情邀請(qǐng)，一改以前新、老華僑間較少交流的局面。

現(xiàn)在，加拿大溫州同鄉(xiāng)總會(huì)有1300多名會(huì)員，而平時(shí)來(lái)這里參加活動(dòng)的遠(yuǎn)不止這個(gè)數(shù)。通過(guò)大家的捐贈(zèng)，同鄉(xiāng)總會(huì)每年有5萬(wàn)至10萬(wàn)加元用于文化交流和公益事業(yè)。

2008年11月，同鄉(xiāng)總會(huì)聯(lián)合兄弟僑團(tuán)成功組織了“中華情：親情中華歡聚溫哥華”大型演唱會(huì)的盛大演出，大腕巨星云集，觀眾達(dá)到1.2萬(wàn)人，成為北美地區(qū)里程碑式的文藝演出，受到各界好評(píng)，當(dāng)?shù)刂形挠⑽拿襟w都以極大篇幅進(jìn)行了報(bào)道。加拿大總理哈珀、加拿大卑詩(shī)省省長(zhǎng)金寶爾等在演唱會(huì)前分別發(fā)來(lái)賀信，高度評(píng)價(jià)此次演出對(duì)推進(jìn)中加友好交往和加拿大多元文化發(fā)展具有重要意義。加拿大總理哈珀還派特別代表到達(dá)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)，帶來(lái)了他的親筆信，祝賀演出順利。中央電視臺(tái)幾次在中國(guó)大陸、香港特區(qū)和海外播出錄像，影響空前。

2009年10月13日，加拿大總理哈珀在溫哥華主持召開(kāi)關(guān)于“金融危機(jī)下的加拿大經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇對(duì)策”的圓桌會(huì)議，當(dāng)天有10位來(lái)自日本、韓國(guó)、菲律賓、以色列等加拿大各族裔的代表應(yīng)邀出席。由于滕達(dá)在加拿大華人中的影響力和在經(jīng)濟(jì)領(lǐng)域所作出的貢獻(xiàn)，他作為10人中唯一的華人代表參加了會(huì)議并作了相關(guān)發(fā)言。會(huì)議結(jié)束后，哈珀總理拍著他的肩膀親切地說(shuō)：“謝謝您的建議！”接著第一個(gè)與他合影。

前不久，哈珀總理又和滕達(dá)在一起吃加拿大燒烤。這一次他們交流的不是工作上的事情，而是中加兩國(guó)的飲食文化。哈珀總理聽(tīng)了滕達(dá)對(duì)中國(guó)飲食文化的介紹后，稱贊他是“中加文化交流的使者”。

文化的力量讓他走向成功

盧森堡—中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)文化交流協(xié)會(huì)會(huì)長(zhǎng)、歐洲杭州聯(lián)誼總會(huì)常務(wù)副會(huì)長(zhǎng)朱培華，文質(zhì)彬彬，看上去人很儒雅。他20來(lái)歲時(shí)就以總分第一名的成績(jī)考上了上海音樂(lè)專科學(xué)校。

1988年，29歲的朱培華已是浙江省歌舞劇院創(chuàng)作室作曲家。然而，為了與先期出國(guó)的妻子團(tuán)聚，他踏上了赴盧森堡的旅途。

原先想在歐洲繼續(xù)做“音樂(lè)之夢(mèng)”的朱培華，因口袋里僅剩50馬克的現(xiàn)實(shí)不得不先想法子解決溫飽問(wèn)題。他一開(kāi)始在一家餐館里面做跑堂，端盤子。由于工作努力，受老板賞識(shí)，他當(dāng)上了一家新開(kāi)餐館的總經(jīng)理。

新餐館的歷練讓朱培華很快掌握了這一行的訣竅，后來(lái)他自己開(kāi)餐館時(shí)，就把目標(biāo)鎖定為“盧森堡最好中式餐館”。朱培華力求在傳承中國(guó)飲食文化上下功夫，提供真正地道的中國(guó)菜。他還特意去燒制了兩個(gè)2.5米高的青瓷大花瓶，一個(gè)彩繪盧森堡的阿道爾夫大橋和盧森堡大公館，一個(gè)彩繪中國(guó)山水。這兩個(gè)充滿中盧風(fēng)情的大花瓶成了一道亮麗的文化風(fēng)景，許多客人來(lái)他的餐館就餐有一個(gè)目的就是為了和大花瓶合影留念。朱培華靠開(kāi)了個(gè)有中國(guó)文化特色的餐館，挖到了赴盧森堡創(chuàng)業(yè)的第一桶金，此后他的事業(yè)如日中天。

2002年中盧建交30周年，盧森堡—中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)文化交流協(xié)會(huì)應(yīng)運(yùn)而生，朱培華當(dāng)選為會(huì)長(zhǎng)。他在成立大會(huì)上提出協(xié)會(huì)的宗旨和主要任務(wù)是：“努力促進(jìn)盧森堡和中國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)、文化合作交流。我們要將協(xié)會(huì)比喻成‘窗口’和‘橋梁’，希望中盧兩國(guó)人民通過(guò)我們協(xié)會(huì)這扇‘窗’，更多地了解對(duì)方的經(jīng)濟(jì)、文化動(dòng)態(tài)，更多地了解對(duì)方的民俗、民風(fēng)；通過(guò)我們協(xié)會(huì)這座‘橋梁’，讓兩國(guó)人民能更多地開(kāi)展文化、經(jīng)濟(jì)等方面的交流，取得可喜成績(jī)?！?/p>

擔(dān)任盧森堡—中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)文化交流協(xié)會(huì)會(huì)長(zhǎng)后，朱培華在文化交流等領(lǐng)域作出了重大貢獻(xiàn)。有一段時(shí)間，由于受西方媒體的不良宣傳，盧森堡議會(huì)中有部分議員對(duì)中國(guó)產(chǎn)生了一些不正確的看法，朱培華決定通過(guò)文化交流的辦法糾正他們的偏見(jiàn)。他自己出資邀請(qǐng)一些盧森堡議員進(jìn)行了一次非官方的訪華活動(dòng)，親自陪同他們?cè)谡憬?、北京、上海等地考察，了解中?guó)悠久的歷史文化和當(dāng)今繁榮的社會(huì)情況。訪華回盧后，盧森堡議會(huì)顧問(wèn)委員會(huì)主席、歐洲議會(huì)議員馬塞·薩博爾寫了一封信給中國(guó)駐盧森堡大使，信中寫道：“我剛對(duì)你們國(guó)家做了一次私人訪問(wèn)，我意識(shí)到我們歐洲媒體對(duì)中國(guó)的某些宣傳是不正確的，此次訪問(wèn)使我感受到了一個(gè)真實(shí)的中國(guó)，感受到了中國(guó)人民的幸福。非常感謝朱培華先生能給我們這樣的一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)了解中國(guó)，我們今后一定會(huì)把真實(shí)的中國(guó)介紹給更多的盧森堡人、歐洲人?！敝袊?guó)駐盧森堡大使對(duì)朱培華的做法給予高度評(píng)價(jià)。

多年來(lái)，朱培華帶領(lǐng)文化交流協(xié)會(huì)會(huì)員們立足盧森堡這個(gè)多種文化交匯之地，采取開(kāi)放辦展、進(jìn)家辦學(xué)、外國(guó)人演奏中國(guó)樂(lè)曲等形式，著力傳播中華優(yōu)秀文化，特別是在美術(shù)、音樂(lè)、餐飲文化等交流方面做了有益的探索，受到社會(huì)各界廣泛好評(píng)。2004年，在中國(guó)駐盧大使館和國(guó)務(wù)院僑辦的大力支持下，朱培華開(kāi)辦了盧森堡歷史上第一所中文學(xué)校。辦學(xué)的經(jīng)費(fèi)和場(chǎng)地，都是朱培華自己想辦法解決的；一些嫁給當(dāng)?shù)厝?、在家作全職太太的中?guó)女士義務(wù)擔(dān)任中文學(xué)校的老師。目前，中文學(xué)校總共有80多個(gè)學(xué)生。學(xué)生們?cè)谛２粌H學(xué)中華傳統(tǒng)文化，還能夠接觸到很多諸如中國(guó)服飾、飲食等中國(guó)現(xiàn)代文化方面的新知識(shí)。談到辦學(xué)的初衷，朱培華感慨地說(shuō)：“我們常常教育孩子要有中國(guó)情結(jié)，留住中國(guó)的根，但如果中國(guó)話都不會(huì)說(shuō)了，把中國(guó)文化都丟了，那一切都是空談?！比缃窨吹侥切┰纫痪渲形亩疾粫?huì)說(shuō)的孩子們能背誦唐詩(shī)宋詞，朱培華心中感到很欣慰?！?/p>

Zhejiang Entrepreneurs Act as Messengers of Cultural Exchanges

By Xu Zhongyou

The 1st World Zhejiang Entrepreneurs Convention was held from October 23 to 28th， 2011 in Hangzhou， the capital of eastern China’s coastal Zhejiang Province. The convention testified to a reputation the province has enjoyed since the late 1970s when the nation started reform and opening up to the outside world: Zhejiang has served as a paradise for the private sector and nowadays entrepreneurs of Zhejiang origin are everywhere across the world. They now stand as a symbol of a daring， down-to-earth and inspirational entrepreneurship. Many brilliant businesspeople of Zhejiang came to attend the 6-day gathering from home and abroad. Some of them actively serve as messengers of cultural exchanges between China and the rest of the World. The following are brief stories of three of them.

Zhuo Xuguang

Many people know of Mr. Zhuo Xuguang because of his West Lake Margaux Estate， patterned after the world famous Chateau Margaux in France. The estate is at 280 Santaishan on the West Lake. Mr. Zhuo is president of Chinese Business Chamber of France.

Zhuo was born in Gaogang Village， Qingtian， a county in southern Zhejiang Province， where migrating to foreign countries and making it overseas has been a long-standing tradition. The county is home to a large population of overseas Chinese. In 1988， Zhuo went to France to help his grandfather and his parents run the family business. It has boomed in his hands. After elected President of Chinese Business Chamber of France， he wished to promote cultural exchanges between China and France.

In May 2008， the chamber invited a number of Chinese Xiangsheng (crosstalk) artists to stage shows in France. Zhuo did all he could to ensure the success of the performances. Through his arrangements， the Chinese artists performed at the best theater in Paris; journalists from French mainstream media covered the event; a large number of French politicians， artists， scholars and leading citizens watched the shows at Zhuo’s invitation; Chinese businesspeople and students watched the shows. The visit was a huge success， warmly applauded in the mainstream media.

Thanks to this event， Jiang Kun and other crosstalk artists became Zhuo’s friends. When Zhuo launched his red wine business in Hangzhou， Jiang Kun and many crosstalk artists came to Hangzhou to attend the launching ceremony. Part of the West Lake Margaux Estate now doubles as a venue for Jiang Kun’s Art Friends to meet.

Teng Da

Teng Da， a native of Wenzhou in southern Zhejiang， moved to Canada in 1999 in search of career development. Now he operates his own investment company and works as CEO at a Canadian foundation specialized in tapping into business opportunities in Asia. In 2005， Wenzhou natives in Canada elected him to be director of Wenzhou Natives Association. Aware that Canada is a nation of immigrants and that there was a gap between the old generation of Chinese immigrants and the new， Teng decided to unite the two generations of Chinese immigrants by starting an affinity program.

He and his wife bought a house at Victoria Street in Vancouver and donated it as a venue for events and activities of the association. It was the first venue of the new generation of overseas Chinese in Canada. Teng Da invited many of Chinese residents of the old generation over on the launching day of the venue.

Nowadays， the Wenzhou Natives Association has more than 1，300 members and the number of visitors to the venue is much more. The association organizes a series of regular events and activities to promote cultural exchanges and public undertakings. In November 2008， the Wenzhou Natives Association and other overseas Chinese organizations jointly hosted a gala performance in Vancouver. About 12，000 people attended. It was described as a landmark gala in the history of Chinese community in the North America. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and then Premier of British Columbia Gordon Muir Campbell wrote congratulatory letters to mark the occasion. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s special envoy attended the premiere and expressed the premier’s personal regards. China Central Television， the largest television network of China， screened the footage of the gala on several channels for Chinese audiences on the mainland， in Hong Kong and overseas.

On October 13， 2009， a round table meeting was held in Vancouver in search of solutions for Canadian economic recovery in the economic crisis. Teng Da was invited as one of the ten representatives of the local ethnic communities to attend the meeting. Teng Da spoke at the meeting. After the meeting， Premier Harper slapped Teng on the back and thanked him for his good suggestion. They took a photo together.

Premier Harper and Teng met again not long ago for a Canadian barbecue. They did not meet to discuss business. They discussed Canadian and Chinese cuisines and food culture. After Teng gave a brief account of Chinese food culture， Premier Harper praised Teng as an envoy of Canadian-Chinese cultural exchanges.

Zhu Peihua

In 1988， 29-year-old Zhu Peihua resigned from Zhejiang Song and Dance Ensemble where he had been working as a composer and joined his wife studying in Luxemburg. He had dreamed of continuing his dream of music in Europe， but the reality of only 50 marks in his pocket spoke louder. He worked as a kitchen helper in a restaurant. He ran into difficulties in his first few days. One day he was severely reprimanded by the headwaiter for his failure to prepare a cup of orange juice well. He found it unbearable and demoralizing， but he soon became cool and understood that he needed to forget his past glory and dignity as a composer. With this new idea about himself and his future， he worked hard. His boss appreciated the capable Chinese and appointed him manager of a new restaurant. This job opened Zhu’s eyes to the secrets of the industry and gave him a thorough training.

When he started his own restaurant business， he aimed to build it into the best Chinese restaurant in Luxemburg. The restaurant offers authentic Chinese food. Zhu also had two 2.5-meter-tall celadon vases custom-built for his restaurant. One displays Bridge of Adolf and Grand Ducal， two major tourist attractions in Luxemburg， and the other shows a Chinese landscape. The two vases contribute a great deal to business volume. Some diners come just to take a photo with the vases. With this restaurant， Zhu Peihua got his first bucket of gold in Luxemburg. His business boomed.

Luxemburg-China Association for Economic and Cultural Exchanges came into being in 2002， marking the 30th anniversary of the founding of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Zhu Peihua was elected president of the association. In this position， Zhu has made significant contribution to the promotion of cultural exchanges between the two countries. Aware that some members of Luxemburg Parliament had incorrect understanding of China， Zhu invited them to pay an unofficial visit to China at his expenditure. Zhu accompanied them to visit Zhejiang， Beijing and Shanghai to see China’s history， modernization， and ongoing economic boom. The seeing-is-believing trip opened the eyes of these congress people. The Chinese Embassy in Luxemburg was highly complimentary of Zhu’s initiative.

In 2004， Zhu Peihua started a Chinese school， the first ever in the history of Luxemburg， with the support of the Chinese embassy and the Office of Overseas Chinese Affairs under the State Council of PRC. The teachers there are Chinese homemakers who married local residents of Luxemburg. At present， the school has 80 some students having access to knowledge of Chinese apparel， food， and lifestyle. Zhu’s purpose for such a school is straightforward: “We want our children to love China and maintain their Chinese roots. But if they can’t speak Chinese and know nothing about Chinese culture， they can do nothing about their Chinese roots.” Most of the children did not speak a Chinese word when they first came to the school， but now they can recite classic Chinese poems very fluently. Zhu Peihua is happy about the achievement the school has scored. □