庆祝中英建交50周年英国驻重庆总领事馆解放碑广场精彩“快闪”

文 图/本刊记者 刘丁睿

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.

为庆祝中英大使级外交关系建立50周年，8月12日，英国驻重庆总领事馆在渝中区解放碑步行街，举办了一场别开生面的快闪活动。

The “Flash Event” Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of China-UK Ambassadorial Diplomatic Relations Held in Chongqing庆祝中英建交50周年快闪活动在渝举行。

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，解放碑步行街人来人往，突然，一群身着白T恤、牛仔裤的年轻人手持话筒出现在人群中，他们演唱起《Rather Be》《Imagine》《海阔天空》等经典歌曲，现场气氛高涨，人们驻足观看拍照。一番魔术表演之后，小推车上出现了许多系着红丝带的玻璃瓶，这是为纪念中英大使级外交关系建立50周年特制的主题布丁。英国驻重庆总领馆工作人员将这些具有纪念意义的布丁分发给围观的市民。

随后，快闪团队举起“大本钟 & 50 & 解放碑”等标志模型，庆祝中英大使级外交关系建立50周年快闪活动圆满结束。

Improvised Show by a Band乐团即兴演唱。

50年来，中国已成为英国第三大贸易合作伙伴。英国也成为中国海外投资最大的目的国。此外，中英两国在文化交流、技术创新和应对全球挑战等多个领域开展了深入的交流和合作。据统计，2021年，重庆和英国的贸易再创新高，达到130亿元人民币；新增6家英国企业落户重庆，英国在渝企业总数将近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.

英国驻重庆代总领事施博荣全程参与本次快闪活动。他表示，未来，希望英国能在成渝地区双城经济圈、西部金融中心建设，以及能源、碳中和、数字化转型等领域参与更加广泛深入的合作。

Magic Performance魔术表演。

Handing out Commemorative Puddings向市民分发主题布丁。

Audience Attracted by the Flash Event活动现场气氛高涨。