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(双语) Consul General of Israel calls for your design
By:Wu Qiong  |  From:english.eastday.com  |  2018-03-28 08:30

The Consulate General of Israel in Shanghai kicked off a diplomatic gift design competition on March 26, in celebration of the 26th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Israel, and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel.

Dr. Eyal Propper, Consul General of Israel in Shanghai

This competition is open to any person of any age provided they are residents of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang, or students who are studying in educational institutions located in the municipality and provinces mentioned above.

The participants should submit their designs of either one necktie or one scarf with the required specifications. The theme of the design should be “Impressions of 70 years of Israeli innovation from a Chinese perspective.” The submission of designs will be from 27th March 2018 until 23:59 on 26th April 2018 (Beijing Time). The winners of the competition will be rewarded with a free tour to Israel.

The State of Israel was founded in 1948, as the only country in the world where Jews form a majority of the population. On a press conference for the competition, Dr. Eyal Propper, Consul General of Israel in Shanghai, talked about the solid relations between China and Israel and the friendship between the two peoples. He also mentioned that people in Shanghai’s Hongkou District protected more than 30,000 Jewish refugees during the WWII. “So when celebrating the 70 years of Israel, we were thinking in what way we can combine the spirit of Chinese people and the spirit of Jewish people so that we can feel out of this how Chinese people look at Israel. We decided to do something that will be nice and beautiful and represent something real. We will use it as an official diplomatic gift. Everybody can take part in this design competition,” said Dr. Eyal Propper.

“This is a free competition, because we would like to get something from the Chinese perspective. This is why it’s so interesting in my opinion, because there’s something I don’t know what to expect, and you get something very beautiful. This is a design specially for Israel-China relations by Chinese view,” he added. It is worth mentioning that the badge worn by the Consul General is also a beautiful symbol of cooperation between China and Israel. The delicate badge was designed before the Shanghai Expo 2010 and later attracted the attention of many senior Chinese leaders in diplomatic activities. “China and Israel have had profound historical exchanges, and we are very optimistic about the future of the two countries driven by innovation. It is believed that this competition will be a good link between our past and future.”

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中以外交礼品长啥样?总领事邀你来设计

    东方网记者吴琼3月26日报道:2018年是中国和以色列正式建交26周年,也是以色列建国70周年。3月26日,以色列驻上海总领事馆启动了一场围绕创新与艺术的外交礼品设计大赛,与中国的朋友们共同庆祝这个特殊的年份。


以色列驻沪总领事普若璞博士

  本次活动主题为“创新印象——以中国审美看以色列70年创新”。凡是上海、江苏、安徽、江西和浙江的居民,或在上述省市就读的学生,均可参加。参与者应按比赛要求,在规定时间内提交一条领带或一条围巾的设计。提交时间为北京时间2018年3月27日至2018年4月26日23:59时止。评委评定后,颁奖典礼将于5月14日举行。获胜者将赢得免费前往以色列旅游的机会。
  1948年,以色列国宣布成立,是世界上唯一以犹太人为主体民族的国家。在3月26日的新闻发布会上,以色列驻沪总领事普若璞博士向大家讲述了中以两国的稳固关系以及两国人民的美好情谊,还特别提到上海虹口区在二战时接纳和保护3万多位犹太难民的历史。“所以,在我们构思如何庆祝以色列建国70周年的时候,我们就想到,是否能以中国看待以色列的方式,把中国人的精神和犹太人的精神结合起来。我们决定以一种美的方式、艺术的方式来体现中国和犹太精神结合的产物。今后,我们也会将这个设计用作领事馆的官方外交礼品。而这个机会是对所有人开放的。”普若璞博士说。
   “这是一个零门槛的比赛,我最期待的就是,我不知道作品最终会以什么样的方式呈现,因为我们希望透过中国的视角来看待以色列,而这是一种非常独特、前所未有的方式。”值得一提的是,总领事当日佩戴的胸章,也是中以合作的美丽象征。这枚精美的胸章设计于2010年上海世博会之前,在之后的外交活动中甚至吸引了许多中方高层领导的目光。“中国与以色列有非常深厚的历史的交流,我们也非常看好两国以创新驱动的未来发展。我们相信这次比赛将是一个承前启后的、非常好的结合点。” 

总领事当日佩戴的胸章图案也出现在领事馆的官方标志中(最左侧)

    更多资讯请咨询以色列驻沪总领事馆官方微信

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