温哥华第五届天下大爱嘉年华开幕，加拿大华人社区共庆多元文化
加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华市10月3日迎来第五届「天下大爱」多元文化嘉年华与「和谐之声」文化晚会。活动由北美中华文化促进会主办，为期两天至10月4日，加拿大华人家庭与各族裔居民共同参与。中国江苏省归国华侨联合会率代表团专程赴温哥华参加本届活动。
嘉年华期间共办两场非物质文化遗产展，其中一场设在温哥华中山公园古典园林。来自中国的国家级非遗代表性传承人现场演示苏州沈绣、无锡惠山泥人与麦秆画、南京秦淮灯彩等技艺，不少加拿大华人家庭与年轻人驻足观看、亲手体验并与匠人交流。江苏省文化和旅游部门还设展位介绍当地文旅资源，展览另设中医展区以及罗马尼亚、伊朗、阿根廷、印尼等国展位。
作为嘉年华重头戏的「和谐之声」晚会汇集苏州评弹、昆曲《牡丹亭》选段与民乐合奏，也包括秘鲁民间舞、韩国流行舞、罗马尼亚民歌与舞蹈、苏格兰风笛与高地舞、印尼传统舞蹈以及温哥华本地的古典芭蕾、民族舞与合唱。在 Burnaby 举行的淮扬菜宴会上，江苏省餐饮行业协会会长于学荣现场演示扬州炒饭，加拿大厨师 Qiang Ge 展示其和牛叉烧技艺；江苏省餐饮行业协会、加拿大华人餐饮业协会与北美中华文化促进会三方签署了战略合作协议，建立江苏与北美餐饮交流的长期平台。
主办方表示，「天下大爱」嘉年华五年来已成为北美有影响力的跨文化交流活动。本届活动收到加拿大总理卡尼的贺信，赞扬活动促进社区包容与相互理解；加拿大国会议员 Jake Sawatzky、Zoe Royer 与 Ron McKinnon 等到场致辞，中国驻温哥华总领事傅凤山等也发来贺信。
Fifth World of Love Carnival Opens in Vancouver as Chinese Canadians Celebrate Multiculturalism
The fifth World of Love Multicultural Carnival and its Sound of Harmony cultural gala opened in Vancouver, British Columbia, on October 3, running through October 4. Hosted by the North America Chinese Culture Promotion Society (NACCPS), the two-day event brought together Chinese Canadian families and residents of many backgrounds. A delegation led by China's Federation of Jiangsu Returned Overseas Chinese travelled to Vancouver to take part.
The carnival featured two intangible cultural heritage exhibitions, one of them at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver. National-level heritage inheritors from China demonstrated Shen Embroidery from Suzhou, Huishan Clay Figurines and Wheat Straw Painting from Wuxi, and Qinhuai Lanterns from Nanjing, while Chinese Canadian families and young people stopped to watch, try the crafts and talk with the artisans. The Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism ran a booth on the province's attractions, and the exhibitions also included traditional Chinese medicine and booths from Romania, Iran, Argentina and Indonesia.
The Sound of Harmony concert, the carnival's centrepiece, combined Suzhou Pingtan storytelling, a Kunqu Opera excerpt from The Peony Pavilion and Chinese orchestral music with Peruvian folk dance, K-pop dance, Romanian folk songs and dances, Scottish bagpipes and Highland dancing, the traditional Indonesian Malawa dance, and Vancouver groups performing classical ballet, ethnic dance and choral music. At a Huaiyang cuisine banquet in Burnaby, Yu Xuerong, President of the Jiangsu Catering Industry Association, demonstrated Yangzhou fried rice while Canadian chef Qiang Ge showcased his Wagyu char siu technique. The Jiangsu association, the Canadian Chinese Catering Association and the NACCPS signed a tripartite strategic cooperation agreement to build a long-term platform for culinary exchange between Jiangsu and North America.
The NACCPS said the carnival has grown over five years into an influential cross-cultural exchange event in North America. This year's event received a congratulatory letter from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney praising it for fostering inclusion and mutual understanding among communities. Members of Parliament Jake Sawatzky, Zoe Royer and Ron McKinnon attended and spoke, and Fu Fengshan, Consul General of China in Vancouver, was among those sending congratulations.
来源：北美中华文化促进会
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图片来源：图：温哥华中山公园古典园林庭院。本届嘉年华的一场非遗展即在此举行。图片来源：Daderot 摄，Wikimedia Commons，CC0。EN: The courtyard of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver, one of the venues for the carnival's heritage exhibitions. Image: photo by Daderot, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
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