.“新时代的马可·波罗”丛书共6种,中、英文版。本丛书选取长期在中国生活和工作的国外友好人士的自述性作品,通过讲述他们的在华经历和对中国的认知、感受,促进文明交流、文明互鉴、文明共存,推动各国人民相互理解、相互尊重、相互信任,展现现当代丝路精神新的传承故事。 本书讲述了作者十多年来在中国教学、投身中外文化交流活动、唱响中国故事的真实经历。马克力文来自美国洛杉矶,在自己已经年过半百的年纪来到中国,重新出发、从零开始,开启自己的文化交流及教育事业,同时发展音乐爱好。热爱生活、乐于接受新事物、坚持不懈的态度,是他永远年轻、永远欢快的秘诀。从他的身上,我们能够感受到一位文化交流使者开放的心胸、敏锐的洞察力,和对中国美好未来的期望。马克在中国有一位不可或缺的好友,傅涵。他们一起组成“秀外慧中”乐队并成立公司,为促进中西文化交流与合作贡献力量。 Marco Polo of the New Era, in both Chinese and English, is a series consisting of six narrative books by foreign friends who have lived and worked in China all along time. By describing their experience in China and their cognition and feelings about China, the bilingual series promotes the exchanges, mutual learning between and coexistence of civilizations, drives mutual understanding, mutual respect and mutual trust between people from all countries, and shows the new inheritance of modern and contemporary Silk Road spirit. This book tells about China through its American author’s 15-year-long experience of teaching, traveling, participating in cultural activities and telling his China stories in song, writing and speaking. Mark Levine came to China in his late 50’s and that is where this book begins. An active participant in cultural exchange on a personal as well as a group level, Mark has shown his love of life, embraced the new and the old and demonstrated a never-ending passion to both learn and teach. Through his stories, both prose and lyric, we can see China through his open mind, keen insight and constant yearning to learn about and join in China’s bright future. He and his friend, Fu Han, have built a Chinese-Western musical duo called “In Side Out” and set up a firm to contribute to cultural exchange and cooperation between China and the world.
Dr. Mark Levine is an American public sociologist who spent nearly three decades working as a full-time volunteer with organizations of low-income workers across the United States. Arriving in China in 2005, he first taught at Huaiyin Normal University for two years, and then began working at Minzu University of China where he is still teaching today. He is also a well-known speaker, a singer-songwriter who has written more than 70 American country/folk style songs about China. His writings have been published in a number of English-language Chinese magazines as well as an earlier book. His contributions of telling his China stories to the world have been recognized through his receipt of a number of awards, the most prominent of which are the Chinese Government Friendship Award in 2014 and the Great Wall (Beijing) Friendship Award for 2011-2013. In 2015 he was named an honorary citizen of Huai’an for his contributions to promoting the city.
【目录】
CONTENTS
FOREWORD/ 007
INTRODUCTION / 013
PART I
HUAI’AN – IT’S A PLACE
I’M PROUD TO CALL MY HOME
01. The Beginning / 038
02. Students Confront Their Challenges / 048
03. Going to the Mountain of the Monkey King / 053
04. Huai’an Office of International Relations / 064
05. Huai’an – Promise of the Future / 070
06. My Relationship with Huai’an Continues / 073
07. Return to Huaiyin Normal University / 079
PART II
MOVING TO BEIJING AND MEETING FU HAN
08. Teaching at Minzu University of China / 084
09. “Unity in Diversity, Theory in Practice” / 097
10. Building Bonds / 101
11. “The English Must Be Perfect” / 107
12. “Do You Speak English?” /112
13. “Number 5!” /124
14. Spring Festival at the Home of Family Fu /138
PART III
IN SIDE OUT
15. In Side Out – The Musical Duo and More / 156
16. One of the 17 Most-Influential Graduates / 166
17. Chinese Ethnic Song and Dance Ensemble Theater / 169
18. “East Meets West” on University Campuses / 171
19. Performing for Foreign Diplomats / 178
20. A Place that’s Called Lijiang /186
21. Chinese Holiday Musical Performances / 194
22. In Side Out Becomes A Company / 198
23. Fu Han Talks about Her Work with Foreigners / 200
PART IV
CHINA, FOREIGNERS AND THE WORLD
24. Israel Epstein and Huang Huanbi / 204
25. “They Helped to Build New China” / 212
26. Childhood Memories from Bailuding / 217
27. Friendship Award and the Chinese Green Card / 222
28. “The Chinese Dream” / 236
29. “African Brother” / 244
30. Some Thoughts on One Belt and Road Initiative / 259
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