慶祝中荷建交50周年高羅佩“狄公探案”在湖廣會館深度演繹

The combination of tradition and modernity embodies the splendors of Chinese civilization. On August 14,the 2022 China-Dutch Cultural Exchange Event “Little Detectives Inspired by Judge Dee” was held in Huguang Guild Hall in Chongqing. 16 children from Chongqing, as little ambassadors of China-Netherlands cultural exchange, acted as “detectives” to investigate cases and solve mysteries together in the ancient building.

跨越歷史，交織古今，感受燦爛的中華文明。8月14日，2022年“狄仁杰之小小偵探”中荷文化交流活動在重慶湖廣會館舉行。16名來自重慶各地的小朋友擔任中荷文化交流小使者，化身“偵探”在古建筑里一起探案，解鎖謎題。

A well-choregraphed play brought the house down.一場精心編排的戲劇贏得滿堂彩。

Themed “Little Detectives Inspired by Judge Dee”, The event was based on the novel “Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee”by Dutch diplomat and sinologist Robert Hans van Gulik. The exciting detective stories were performed, providing children with an international perspective and offering a deeper insight into the Chinese stories written by Robert Hans van Gulik.

Robert Hans van Gulik was a Dutch diplomat who has been posted in Asia, the Middle East, the United States, and many other places. The learned man, proficient in 15 languages including English, French, German, Chinese, Arabic, and Japanese, was a lifelong fan of traditional Chinese culture.He wrote extensively in his life, covering topics including language, religion, folklore, art, literature, music, and others.Translating the stories of “Judge Dee” in the Tang Dynasty into English is his most known work, on which he created his original detective novel “Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee”in English. The novel has been translated into 29 languages and published in 38 countries. “Judge Dee” has become the“Chinese Sherlock Holmes” in the Western world.

“I wandered to this town like a drifting cloud,

Where I met and feasted with my old dearest friend.

May you always remember our happy memory in Chongqing.

Our friendship will be as profound as the deepest pool.

May you have a career as accomplished as Lu Jia’s,

And may you be as well-traveled as Xuanzang.

Though we have met and parted so quickly,

The time has come for us to sail far on the sea.”

This seven-character metrical poem was composed by Robert Hans van Gulik when he served as a diplomat in Chongqing. Heavy with historical allusions and imbued with profound feelings, the poem helped introduce the Chinese culture to the Western World and vice versa.

Pim ten Haaf, Deputy Consul-General of the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Chongqing, said that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level between the Netherlands and China. Over the years, the two countries have become increasingly connected through trade,student exchanges, and technical cooperation.Culture plays a very important role in diplomacy.As one of the events marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Netherlands-China diplomatic relations, this theater festival is of great significance to promote cultural exchanges between the two countries.

Novel Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee by Robert Hans van Gulik高羅佩小說《大唐狄公案》。

此次活動以荷蘭外交官、漢學家高羅佩的小說作品《大唐狄公案》為創作來源，以“狄仁杰之小小偵探”為主題，現場觀眾演繹關于探案的精彩故事情節，為兒童提供國際化視野，讓大家深入理解高羅佩筆下的中國故事。

高羅佩本名羅伯特·漢斯·范古利克，是荷蘭職業外交官，曾在亞洲、中東、美國等多地任職，通曉英、法、德、漢、阿拉伯、日等15種語言，博學多才，終生癡迷中國傳統文化。他一生著述頗豐，涉及語言、宗教、民俗、美術、文學、音樂等門類。其最為人知的成就，是將唐代“名探”狄仁杰的故事翻譯成英文，并據此以英文創作了推理偵探小說《大唐狄公案》，現已翻譯成29種文字，在38個國家出版，“狄公”由此成為西方人眼中的“中國福爾摩斯”。

“漫游浮云到此鄉，故人邂逅得傳觴。巴渝舊事君應記，潭水深情我未忘。宦績敢云希陸賈，游蹤聊喜繼玄奘。匆匆聚首匆匆別，便泛滄浪萬里長。”這正是高羅佩在重慶擔任外交官時寫的一首七律，句句藏典，字字含情。高羅佩不僅促進了西方人對中國文化的了解，也讓東方人對西方世界有更多了解。

The event had a full house at the Qi’An Office, Huguang Guild Hall in Chongqing. When“solving the cases”, the children worked hard to find clues and finally untangled the mysteries by using their skills of reasoning.

The well-choreographed play brought the house down, with continuous applauds from the audience. Also worth mentioning was the wonderful Sichuan Opera face-changing performance during the show, which demonstrated to the guests the unique charm of traditional Chinese culture.

荷蘭駐重慶總領事館副總領事江海平在現場表示，今年是荷中建立大使級外交關系50周年。多年來，兩國通過貿易、學生交流、技術合作，聯系越來越緊密。文化在外交中非常重要，此次戲劇活動作為荷中建交50周年系列活動之一，對促進兩國文化交流十分有意義。

活動當天，重慶湖廣會館齊安公所內座無虛席。孩子們在“破案”的過程中，認真尋找證據，通過推理挖掘真相，走出懸疑迷霧。

一場精心編排的戲劇贏得滿堂彩，現場高潮迭起、掌聲不斷。值得一提的是，現場穿插的川劇變臉表演精彩絕倫，也讓在場嘉賓感受到中國傳統文化的獨特魅力。

Pim ten Haaf, Deputy Consul-General of the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Chongqing cheered for the young performers of the play.荷蘭駐重慶總領事館副總領事江海平為參與戲劇演出的小演員加油。