慶祝中英建交50周年英國駐重慶總領事館解放碑廣場精彩“快閃”

文 圖/本刊記者 劉丁睿

To celebrate the 50anniversary of the China-UK ambassadorial diplomatic relations, the British Consulate-General in Chongqing held a unique “flash event” on August 12at the Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street in Yuzhong District.

為慶祝中英大使級外交關系建立50周年，8月12日，英國駐重慶總領事館在渝中區解放碑步行街，舉辦了一場別開生面的快閃活動。

The “Flash Event” Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of China-UK Ambassadorial Diplomatic Relations Held in Chongqing慶祝中英建交50周年快閃活動在渝舉行。

In the evening, Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street was crowded with people; suddenly, a group of young people in white T-shirts and jeans appeared with microphones, singing classic songs such as, and. It was so exciting and interesting that many people stopped to watch and take pictures. After a magic show, many glass jars tied with red ribbons and filled with themed puddings were presented on a trolley to celebrate the 50anniversary of the establishment of China-UK ambassadorial diplomatic relations. Members of the British Consulate-General in Chongqing handed out these commemorative puddings to the surrounding citizens.

Later, the “flash team” held up symbolic signboards like “Big Ben & 50 & Liberation Monument”, marking a successful conclusion of this celebration.

傍晚，解放碑步行街人來人往，突然，一群身著白T恤、牛仔褲的年輕人手持話筒出現在人群中，他們演唱起《Rather Be》《Imagine》《海闊天空》等經典歌曲，現場氣氛高漲，人們駐足觀看拍照。一番魔術表演之后，小推車上出現了許多系著紅絲帶的玻璃瓶，這是為紀念中英大使級外交關系建立50周年特制的主題布丁。英國駐重慶總領館工作人員將這些具有紀念意義的布丁分發給圍觀的市民。

隨后，快閃團隊舉起“大本鐘 & 50 & 解放碑”等標志模型，慶祝中英大使級外交關系建立50周年快閃活動圓滿結束。

Improvised Show by a Band樂團即興演唱。

50年來，中國已成為英國第三大貿易合作伙伴。英國也成為中國海外投資最大的目的國。此外，中英兩國在文化交流、技術創新和應對全球挑戰等多個領域開展了深入的交流和合作。據統計，2021年，重慶和英國的貿易再創新高，達到130億元人民幣；新增6家英國企業落戶重慶，英國在渝企業總數將近100家。

Over the past 5 decades, China has become the UK’s third largest trading partner and the UK has also attracted most of China’s overseas investment. In addition, the two countries have had in-depth communication and cooperation in many fields such as cultural exchanges,sci-tech innovation, and addressing global challenges.Statistics show that in 2021, trade between Chongqing and the UK reached a record high of RMB13 billion; 6 new British companies settled in Chongqing, bringing the total number of British companies in Chongqing to nearly 100.

Tim Standbrook, Acting Consul-General of the U.K. in Chongqing, participated in the “flash event”.He expressed his hope that in the future, the U.K. could have more extensive and in-depth cooperation in fields like the development of Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-Hub Mega-Region and western China financial center, energy,carbon neutrality, digital transformation, etc.

英國駐重慶代總領事施博榮全程參與本次快閃活動。他表示，未來，希望英國能在成渝地區雙城經濟圈、西部金融中心建設，以及能源、碳中和、數字化轉型等領域參與更加廣泛深入的合作。

Magic Performance魔術表演。

Handing out Commemorative Puddings向市民分發主題布丁。

Audience Attracted by the Flash Event活動現場氣氛高漲。