靜靜的水面上籠罩著薄煙,剛從云霧中掙扎出來(lái)的朝陽(yáng)噴發(fā)出紅暈,有一艘畫舫蕩漾在晨光霞靄中,中共黨史上嶄新的第一頁(yè)由此掀開,南湖因此備受世人矚目。
1921年的夏天,一群革命先驅(qū)者在浙江嘉興南湖的一艘畫舫上召開秘密會(huì)議,通過(guò)了第一個(gè)《中國(guó)共產(chǎn)黨章程》,也宣告了中國(guó)共產(chǎn)黨的誕生,這艘承載著中國(guó)歷史巨變的小船被后人譽(yù)為“紅船”。從此中國(guó)革命的航船就從南湖揚(yáng)帆啟航。
90多年過(guò)去了,這艘“紅船”載著秀麗的嘉興,乘風(fēng)破浪,開辟新的航程。當(dāng)“文化大發(fā)展大繁榮”的春風(fēng)激蕩中華大地時(shí),這片鐘靈毓秀的土地再次煥發(fā)青春的生機(jī):歌聲搖曳,民生和美。
弘揚(yáng)“紅船精神”
“開天辟地、敢為人先的首創(chuàng)精神,堅(jiān)定理想、百折不撓的奮斗精神,立黨為公、忠誠(chéng)為民的奉獻(xiàn)精神”,是“紅船精神”的深刻內(nèi)涵。作為黨的誕生地,2010年11月,南湖區(qū)成立紅船精神研究會(huì)。2011年6月,紅船精神研究會(huì)與嘉興市社科聯(lián)聯(lián)合主辦“一船紅中國(guó),萬(wàn)眾跟黨走—弘揚(yáng)紅船精神主題行”活動(dòng),邀請(qǐng)省政協(xié)、省委宣傳部、光明日?qǐng)?bào)、省社科聯(lián),以及延安精神研究會(huì)、西柏坡精神研究會(huì)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)、專家、學(xué)者參加,突出弘揚(yáng)“紅船精神”。通過(guò)對(duì)嘉興科技城、嘉興國(guó)際文化創(chuàng)意產(chǎn)業(yè)園、嘉興96345社區(qū)求助服務(wù)中心、嘉興市圖書館大橋鎮(zhèn)分館等地考察,展示“紅船精神”在黨的誕生地踐行的成果,賦予“紅船精神”更為豐富的當(dāng)代價(jià)值。
多年來(lái),南湖區(qū)順應(yīng)形勢(shì),開拓創(chuàng)新,利用紅色資源,拓展旅游內(nèi)容,打造紅色旅游品牌。與此同時(shí),還開展了豐富多彩的紅色旅游活動(dòng),如紀(jì)念建黨90周年“紅色耀中國(guó)”大型新聞行動(dòng)、“紅船節(jié)”、“紅船行·看嘉興”、“紅色影視作品展播周”、“紅船組織生活”、“紅船先鋒表彰典禮”等,使紅色旅游市場(chǎng)呈現(xiàn)出興盛的喜人態(tài)勢(shì)。
2011年南湖景區(qū)成功創(chuàng)建成為國(guó)家5A級(jí)旅游景區(qū),并推出以“煙雨南湖運(yùn)河古城—船游嘉興”為主題的“嘉興市區(qū)·環(huán)城游”旅游精品線路。2011年3月,南湖區(qū)成功舉行中國(guó)·嘉興“紅色之旅”合作與發(fā)展交流大會(huì)。嘉興、瑞金、遵義等十大紅色旅游城市代表共同簽訂合作宣言,串聯(lián)起十大“紅色之城”的“紅色之旅”在南湖啟動(dòng)?!叭f(wàn)名市民生態(tài)游”、“萬(wàn)名黨員游圣地”等活動(dòng)也在十大“紅色之城”互動(dòng)開展,“誕生地”南湖的風(fēng)采在互動(dòng)交流中不斷傳播弘揚(yáng)。南湖區(qū)立足傳統(tǒng)文化和紅色文化資源,結(jié)合流行時(shí)尚元素,加大資源整合力度,將文化創(chuàng)意產(chǎn)業(yè)與紅色文化有機(jī)結(jié)合起來(lái),共同開發(fā)建設(shè)“1921南湖創(chuàng)意園”。
抒發(fā)“紅歌情懷”
2012年8月15日至8月18日,中國(guó)城市合唱周—第二屆全國(guó)教師合唱節(jié)暨第十屆南湖合唱節(jié)在南湖區(qū)舉行。南湖區(qū)再次成為矚目的焦點(diǎn)。
早在20世紀(jì)60年代初,當(dāng)時(shí)的嘉興縣文化館(南湖區(qū)文化館的前身)組建了浙北地區(qū)第一個(gè)群眾合唱團(tuán)—南湖合唱團(tuán),該團(tuán)曾多次在國(guó)家級(jí)比賽中獲獎(jiǎng),并于2001年受文化部委派赴法國(guó)納韋爾參加國(guó)際合唱節(jié)。這一步使南湖合唱事業(yè)走上了一條通向世界的陽(yáng)光大道。
之后,秀城實(shí)驗(yàn)教育集團(tuán)用拉丁語(yǔ)演唱的《Venidomine》、無(wú)伴奏合唱《包粽子》和用普通話演唱的《童心向往的世界》,獲2006年香港國(guó)際青少年合唱節(jié)銀獎(jiǎng);歌曲《南湖之歌》獲2006年中央電視臺(tái)第七套節(jié)目首屆“詩(shī)仙太白”杯最佳城市形象歌曲獎(jiǎng)、最佳導(dǎo)演獎(jiǎng)和最佳制作獎(jiǎng),并獲得2007年浙江省精神文明建設(shè)“五個(gè)一工程”獎(jiǎng);2008年第三屆世界漢語(yǔ)合唱大會(huì),南湖區(qū)機(jī)關(guān)合唱團(tuán)榮獲金獎(jiǎng)……
在物質(zhì)富?;A(chǔ)上產(chǎn)生的旺盛的群眾文化生活需求,決定了南湖區(qū)打造歌城品牌的必然性。在南湖區(qū)黨委和政府的大力引導(dǎo)下,憑借深厚的文化底蘊(yùn)和良好的群眾基礎(chǔ),南湖區(qū)歌城品牌建設(shè)漸成氣候。
從2003年舉辦首屆中國(guó)南湖合唱節(jié)起,南湖區(qū)已連續(xù)9年舉辦九屆合唱節(jié)。合唱發(fā)展成果顯著,不僅“歌城”品牌響徹全國(guó),而且借歌城品牌,南湖區(qū)以歌興文、以歌促商、以歌引才,城市知名度和美譽(yù)度不斷提升,城市影響力也得到了空前壯大。
文化為什么重要?因?yàn)樗Wo(hù)創(chuàng)造力,發(fā)揮凝聚力。合唱藝術(shù)作為一門集體性演唱藝術(shù),這一作用似乎更加直觀。除了取得良好的經(jīng)濟(jì)社會(huì)效益,合唱有著天然的凝聚作用,深刻地改變了南湖之畔市民的人文素質(zhì)、生活方式和精神面貌—過(guò)去曾經(jīng)以農(nóng)業(yè)化“小家碧玉”形象面對(duì)世人的南湖區(qū),現(xiàn)在正歡快高歌著走向世界,使得南湖區(qū)的城市氣質(zhì)實(shí)現(xiàn)了華美轉(zhuǎn)身。
滋潤(rùn)“紅火生活”
文化大發(fā)展大繁榮,群眾一定是推動(dòng)其發(fā)展最深厚的力量源泉,群眾幸福指數(shù)的提升也一定是其繁榮的最終歸宿。所謂“文化的自覺(jué)”,除了認(rèn)識(shí)自身文化的特色所在之外,更應(yīng)該深諳這種特色文化所能發(fā)揮的作用和使命。南湖區(qū),“城一半、鄉(xiāng)一半”,如何利用文化拉近彼此間的距離,形成城鄉(xiāng)一體化發(fā)展,他們近幾年在摸索中走出了一條有效的路徑。
用文化縮短距離,用文化聯(lián)結(jié)友誼。南湖區(qū)城鄉(xiāng)文化結(jié)對(duì)交流活動(dòng)開展得如火如荼。這邊,南湖街道和余新鎮(zhèn)聯(lián)合舉辦了“科技圓夢(mèng)想,和諧城鄉(xiāng)情”文藝匯演和科普主題活動(dòng);那邊,東進(jìn)村到結(jié)對(duì)的解放社區(qū),開展了“我為奧運(yùn)加油”乒乓友誼賽結(jié)對(duì)交流活動(dòng);再另一邊,建設(shè)街道城東社區(qū)還與大橋鎮(zhèn)胥山村開展了“好書送下鄉(xiāng),胥山飄書香”送書下鄉(xiāng)活動(dòng)……
有了文化結(jié)對(duì)這個(gè)平臺(tái),又有了良好的聯(lián)動(dòng)效應(yīng),下一步就面臨如何挖掘、整合、弘揚(yáng)和發(fā)展城鄉(xiāng)區(qū)域特色文化的課題了。為此,南湖區(qū)獨(dú)具匠心,開展了“一鎮(zhèn)(街道)一品”建設(shè),并使之成為吸引城市投資、發(fā)展農(nóng)村經(jīng)濟(jì)的有效載體。比如,鳳橋鎮(zhèn)大膽引入市場(chǎng)機(jī)制,對(duì)“嘉興鳳橋桃花節(jié)觀賞活動(dòng)”進(jìn)行包裝,推出了“南湖桃花節(jié)”,做大做強(qiáng)了城鎮(zhèn)品牌;再比如,新豐鎮(zhèn)積極探索,深入研究,廣泛挖掘民俗特色文化,以“漢塘”文化的淵源,推出了“漢塘文化節(jié)”,全力打造腰鼓之鄉(xiāng)。另外,還有余新“漁里之謠”、七星“湘湖文化節(jié)”、大橋“江南葡萄節(jié)”、東柵街道“南湖創(chuàng)意文化節(jié)”、新嘉街道的“月河之韻”文化經(jīng)貿(mào)節(jié)等,猶如繁星點(diǎn)點(diǎn),裝點(diǎn)著南湖人民的幸福文化生活。
為了更好地弘揚(yáng)“紅船精神”,創(chuàng)建良好的人文環(huán)境,發(fā)揮好現(xiàn)有的文體設(shè)施功能,拓展文體活動(dòng)平臺(tái),南湖區(qū)還廣泛開展了“城鄉(xiāng)文體十大聯(lián)賽”,有舞龍系列、舞獅系列、歌曲系列、舞蹈系列、腰鼓系列、太極系列、健身系列、水上活動(dòng)系列、傳統(tǒng)趣味游戲系列。聯(lián)賽每?jī)赡昱e辦一屆,著重突出區(qū)鎮(zhèn)(街道)聯(lián)動(dòng)、自主申報(bào)、冠名組團(tuán)參賽的特點(diǎn),實(shí)現(xiàn)了思想觀念、運(yùn)作方式和組織方法的創(chuàng)新。截至2012年5月,共舉辦比賽230多場(chǎng),總資金投入400多萬(wàn)元,參賽群眾5萬(wàn)多人次,觀眾多達(dá)百萬(wàn)人次。
另外,“十二五”期間,南湖將緊緊抓住發(fā)展文化產(chǎn)業(yè)的戰(zhàn)略機(jī)遇,全力打造文化產(chǎn)業(yè)三大特色高地,即“中國(guó)紅色文化發(fā)源地”、“長(zhǎng)三角田園休閑首選地”、“嘉興文化消費(fèi)集聚地”,使文化產(chǎn)業(yè)發(fā)展成為南湖區(qū)建設(shè)“江南水鄉(xiāng)現(xiàn)代田園城區(qū)”的強(qiáng)大助推器。未來(lái),南湖邊除了“紅船”、“紅歌”,還將彌漫更加濃郁的文化芳香。南湖岸,紅船邊,幸福生活別樣甜。如今的南湖人,正唱著歡快的歌,融入喜迎黨的十八大的濃厚氛圍,融入時(shí)代的發(fā)展、融入世界的節(jié)奏。
Red Culture Celebrates Birth of CPC, Boosts Local Growth
By Zhu Fengjuan
South Lake in Jiaxing, a central city in northern Zhejiang Province, plays a significant part in the history of the Communist Party of China. In the summer of 1921, a group of communists held secret meetings on a pleasure boat on the lake. They passed and adopted the party constitution and declared the founding of the Communist Party of China. The boat is reverently referred to as “Red Ship”, symbolizing a triumphant revolutionary voyage that led China out of darkness.
Jiaxing is proud of the historic role the lake plays in the history f the CPC. Studying the party history, exploring and understanding the party’s success, carrying on the tradition and spirit of the Red Ship have become part of the local culture. Nowadays, Jiaxing has a series of organizations dedicated to the promotion of the party spirit and holds regular events in commemoration of the anniversary of the founding of the CPC.
With more than 80 million members of the CPC in China, revolutionary tourism in Jiaxing attracts communists all over the country in general and those in nearby central cities in particular. Local tourism authorities have built quite a few red programs around the red boat and the lake to attract party members to visit the sacred birthplace. In 2011, South Lake was inscribed as China’s AAAAA Tourism Scenic Area. In March 2011, the district set up partnerships with another nine “red” cities closely associated with landmark chapters of the history of the CPC, in a bid to further tourism.
If academic study of the party’s history attracts scholars, and if the red ship and the lake fascinate tourists from all over the country, singing red songs is popular with local residents. The vocal tradition started in the early 1960s when Jiaxing County Cultural Center organized a choir composed of grassroots amateur singers, a first in the northern Zhejiang Province. The singing ensemble is called South Lake Singing Ensemble. It has won various honors in choral competitions at national level. In 2001, the ensemble attended an international choral festival in France.
Various local choral groups and songs created by local musicians have won numerous awards at provincial and national level. With so many singers and so many songs, China South Lake Choral Festival made its debut in 2003. Hosted by South Lake District of the city, the singing gala has been held for the past consecutive years. This cultural undertaking plays a big part in promoting the city’s fame across the country, boosting local economy, and attracting talents.
Singing is part of the larger process that is transforming the rural and urban parts of the district into a more unified one. In China’s modernization and urbanization, cities expand and there is a big need to urbanize what was previously rural. Public utilities and services are physical and tangible, and intangible cultural activities are playing an equally important part in this transformation. In recent years, South Lake District has been holding activities that help bringing the urban and the rural together. Partnerships have formed between the urban and the rural areas. Books and shows come to the rural areas; the rural areas hold fruit festivals and culture festivals to attract urbanites.
There are franchised competitions that attract rural and urban residents. These competitions take place once every two years and include dragon dancing, lion dancing, singing, dancing, waist drum, Tai Ji boxing, fitness programs, water sports, traditional recreations. By May 2012, the district had held more than 230 competitions, which attracted more than 50,000 competitors and more than a million spectators.
Cultural undertakings are part of the local growth strategy. South Lake District is determined to take the best advantage of its history.