在這里，他們共同的語言是漢語

徐繼宏

由國家文化和旅游部、中國社會科學院共同主辦，中外文化交流中心承辦的2018“漢學與當代中國”座談會在北京開幕。其間，來自24個國家的28位漢學家、中國問題研究專家和智庫學者以及11位中方學者，圍繞“改革開放40年——中國與世界”這一主題進行深入交流與對話。隨后，專家學者一行走進浙江，實地考察調研浙江鄉村振興發展經驗，親身感悟體驗浙江人文山水底蘊。

今年正值中國改革開放40周年，改革開放對中國和中國人民影響之深遠前所未有。40年的改革開放，使中國走出了一條與世界共贏發展的道路。

座談會期間，外方學者代表、白俄羅斯文化部前任部長斯維特洛夫·鮑里斯（Svetlov Boris）在致辭時表示，此次座談會在“改革開放40年——中國與世界”主題下分設了“中國發展新理念與國際合作新前景”“‘一帶一路與共同發展”“中國文化與人類命運共同體”三個議題，鮮明體現著中國與世界的共性和特殊性。

在他看來，中國文化是一條獨特的“絲綢之路”，它不僅存在于地理空間，而且也存在于歷史長河的坐標軸上。中西方長期互為補充，相互借鑒先進的科技成果、哲學思想和藝術思想。如果說從前人類的交流是戰爭先行，之后才是商貿往來，文化價值在此之后才被轉化，那么在今天文化則成了先行者，促進了經濟和貿易。這種軟實力促進并加強了人民之間的友好關系，增進了彼此的了解。

“漢學與當代中國”座談會至今已舉辦六屆，共邀請到來自56個國家的150位具有國際影響力的漢學家、學者參與，為各國中國學研究者、智庫專家搭建了一個學術交流與信息溝通的專業平臺，促進中外高端思想文化交流與合作，提升國際中國學研究水平。

“有交流才有借鑒?！痹谡憬陂g，專家學者一行先后赴浙江美麗鄉村、杭州人文景點及阿里巴巴集團考察調研，開展交流座談。許多漢學家在實地參觀考察以后，對浙江堅持改革發放所取得的翻天覆地的變化表示了由衷的贊嘆?！皼]想到，浙江的一個小山村能發展得這么好、這么美。這里資源豐富、村莊整潔，我很喜歡?！泵绹驴怂_斯南方大學歷史與地理學系副教授羅杰說，這是他根本沒有想到的。

在阿里巴巴總部，專家學者們就“互聯網與人類命運共同體”這一話題進行了交流。格魯吉亞漢學家協會主席JIBLADZE（瑪麗亞）對雙方加強文化交流，特別是開展商務合作等表示了強烈的興趣。她希望幫助兩國人民加強互相了解，建議通過孔子學院或者通過協會，邀請阿里巴巴的代表到格魯吉亞最好的大學講課。用她的話說，除了中文系，還有商務、數學、計算機等不同專業的學生，都非常想了解中國?，F在大學里學商務漢語的人非常多，他們想通過漢語或者是通過孔子學院更好地了解中國，加強與中國的交流，比如開展貿易、發展友好商務合作等。

在中國絲綢博物館，漢學家們進一步了解了中國絲綢的發展歷程及其傳播至西方的萬里絲路；在大運河歷史文化街區、京杭大運河博物館等地，專家學者們一邊體驗非遺手工藝制作技藝，一邊對中國博大精深的文化底蘊和傳承保護給予了充分的肯定。正如哈佛大學肯尼迪政府學院非常駐高級研究員柯保羅所說，浙江之行，讓漢學家們更加直觀地感受到中國創新、協調、綠色、開放、共享的發展理念，幫助大家樹立共贏發展、共謀福祉的全球視野。

漢學家是從事中國研究的外國學者，也是傳播中國文化的重要使者。在這里，他們的共同語言是漢語。

自2013年舉辦首屆“漢學與當代中國”座談會以來，中外知名專家學者就中國文化與漢學研究分享真知灼見，對當代中國與共同發展等議題展開深度剖析，獲得了國內外學界的一致認可和高度評價。

Jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and China Academy of Social Sciences and organized by the Center for International and Cultural Education， a seminar for sinologists， China experts and think tank scholars was held from July 23 to 28 first in Beijing and then Hangzhou. The participants included 28 international scholars and 11 Chinese scholars. Discussions centered on “China and World： 40 Years of Reform and Opening up”. The participants were in Beijing for two days and then tripped all the way from Beijing to Zhejiang for a field study to experience the contemporary China with a focus on the rural development and revitalization of Zhejiang and the provinces culture and history.

The year 2018 marked the 40th anniversary of Chinas reform and opening-up to the outside world. This strategic drive has brought about unprecedented changes in both China and Chinese people. In the 40 years， China has blazed a new path for a win-win growth with the world.

Mr. Boris Svetlov， the former Belarusian Culture Minister， spoke at the seminar. There were three topics at the seminar： new development theory for China and new future for international cooperation， Belt and Road Initiative and shared development， Chinese culture and a community of shared future for humanity. Mr. Boris Svetlov said the three topics highlighted what China and the rest of the world had in common and what differences there were.

In his opinion， in the past， wars came before trade and cultural exchanges； today， culture helps boost economy and trade. This soft power promotes and strengthens friendship between peoples and enhances mutual understanding.

The seminar this year was the sixth since its inception in 2013. So far， about 150 international scholars from 56 countries have attended the annual event. It has served as a platform for promoting high-end academic and cultural exchanges and cooperation and enhancing sinology across the world.

The scholars and experts visited Anji， a rural county in northern Zhejiang for a view of profound changes in rural areas across the province. They also visited places of historical and cultural interests around Hangzhou. They visited Alibaba， the global E-commerce giant headquartered in the city.

Most of these visitors had spent years in China and they knew what China looked like in the past. Some of them first visited China decades ago. They were deeply impressed with the profound changes Anji presented.

In Alibaba headquarters， the international visitors and Alibaba management talked about internet and a community of a shared future for humanity. Ms. Jibladze， president of Georgian Sinologists Association， expressed a strong interest in boosting business ties between Georgia and China. She hoped to invite Alibaba experts， with the assistance of Confucius Institute or the sinologists association， to give lectures at the best universities in Georgia. According to her， students who took Chinese， mathematics， business and computer science as majors were all eager to learn more about China.

At China National Silk Museum， the visitors learned about the history of silk which originated in China and the Silk Road which started in China and extended all the way to the west. The visitors took a boat tour on the Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal that connects Hangzhou in the south and Beijing in the north. Mr. Paul Clifford， a researcher with Kennedy School of Government， commented that the trip to Zhejiang enabled the experts to make a direct sense of Chinas development theory which featured innovation， coordination， greenness， openness， and share. He said that the theory helped establish a global perspective for a win-win development and shared benefits.

Sinologists are international scholars engaged in China studies. They are also messengers of Chinese culture. Since its inception in 2013， “Sinology and Contemporary China” has served as a platform where sinologists have shared insights into Chinese culture and made progress in sinology studies， looked into contemporary China and common development. The annual event has been highly spoken of and recognized among the sinologists across the world.