成蒙!攜手四十載 合作結碩果

李卉嬪

成都市檔案館珍藏著與蒙彼利埃有關的兩份檔案：一份是百年前著名川籍作家、《死水微瀾》作者李劼人赴法留學的護照存根。另一份是40年前成都與蒙彼利埃締結友好城市的中法雙語版協(xié)議書，見證著成都開放的基因和與蒙彼利埃源遠流長的友誼。

1919年，李劼人赴蒙彼利埃大學深造，成為中國文學史上較早向國內(nèi)介紹法國文學的作家。

1981年6月11日，成都市時任市長米建書應法國蒙彼利埃市時任市長喬治·弗雷什的邀請，率成都市友好訪問團一行6人，前往蒙彼利埃市進行友好訪問。6月22日，兩市市長簽署締結友好城市議定書。兩市成為中法兩國交流史上第一對友好城市，蒙彼利埃也成為成都的第一個友好城市。

成都與蒙彼利埃，一個是中國西部的“天府之國”，一個是法國南部的“陽光之城”。作為亞歐兩座有著千年歷史的文化名城和旅游城市，兩市在經(jīng)濟、文化、教育、衛(wèi)生、體育等多個領域開展了密切合作。

近年來，成都舉行的“歐洽會”“糖酒會”和“西博會”等大型展會，先后迎來蒙彼利埃地中海大區(qū)主席、副主席和蒙彼利埃市長等重要領導人，中歐技術商務合作平臺、“蒙彼利埃大區(qū)葡萄酒文化推廣平臺”“蒙彼利埃大區(qū)紅酒文化展示交易中心”等一系列項目落地成都，演繹出成蒙經(jīng)貿(mào)合作的加速度。

推廣對方的語言和文化，以對方城市名命名學?！啥济杀死ＰW和蒙彼利埃成都小學的成功創(chuàng)建，讓兩地的教育合作更顯緊密。

中西醫(yī)的碰撞，融合在不斷戰(zhàn)勝、攻克疾病的過程中，兼容并蓄、互學互鑒、合作共贏的廣闊胸襟，為現(xiàn)代醫(yī)學發(fā)展實踐出正確方向——多元共生。

對體育活動共同的熱愛，滑板、小輪車的樂趣，攀巖、沖浪的挑戰(zhàn)，是對兩市年輕人充滿活力、熱愛生活最好的解讀。

“紅白”對話的坦誠，讓白酒配鵝肝、紅酒配火鍋成為新時尚，拓寬了兩地經(jīng)貿(mào)合作、文化交流的路徑。

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經(jīng)貿(mào)篇

“紅白”對話謀合作

在2018年舉行的成都春季全國糖酒會上，一位澳大利亞商人專門來找法國葡萄酒。當被問及“為什么要到成都來選法國葡萄酒”時，他說：“法國的葡萄酒產(chǎn)區(qū)那么多，在成都都能找到，我不用再去到處轉了呀！”

蒙彼利埃地中海大區(qū)駐中國代表白昕迪觀察總結出，北京、上海、廣州等中國其他城市雖然也舉辦糖酒會，但相比而言，成都的糖酒會規(guī)模更大、更受歡迎。

成都能聚集眾多法國紅酒品牌，源于2012年落戶于此的蒙彼利埃大區(qū)葡萄酒文化推廣平臺的加持。白昕迪是該推廣平臺的主要負責人。這位法國姑娘希望以后有更多四川人，邊燙火鍋邊品葡萄酒。

蒙彼利埃地中海大區(qū)共有200多家葡萄種植戶、53家酒莊、7家合作社、1個葡萄酒研究中心、13家葡萄酒科技和服務公司。如今，蒙彼利埃大區(qū)葡萄酒文化推廣平臺已整合了蒙彼利埃大區(qū)52家酒莊，致力于為中國消費者提供全方位、多角度了解和欣賞法國南部葡萄酒文化的機會。蒙彼利埃紅酒因此成為繼波爾多紅酒之后走進中國的又一張法國紅酒名片。

與此同時，2012年9月，成都市組織本地白酒企業(yè)赴蒙彼利埃開展“紅白對話”交流活動，與蒙彼利埃市葡萄酒商進行商貿(mào)洽談;2020年，成都與蒙彼利埃簽署了《酒旅戰(zhàn)略合作備忘錄》，商定于每年10月舉辦“中法‘紅白聯(lián)姻’蓉蒙酒旅聯(lián)交會”活動，在各自會員企業(yè)的酒莊中設置“中法友城‘紅白’酒博館”，相互展示和銷售對方酒類產(chǎn)品和文化產(chǎn)品，構成一個不可分割的宣傳聯(lián)合體。

四川是中國有名的白酒之鄉(xiāng)，蒙彼利埃擁有全球最大的葡萄園。相似的酒文化，讓“紅白”對話成為開啟成蒙經(jīng)貿(mào)合作的密鑰。

以酒為媒，蒙彼利埃企業(yè)代表團連續(xù)多年赴成都參加“創(chuàng)交會”“歐洽會”“糖酒會”“西博會”等大型活動，從酒業(yè)合作出發(fā)，不斷延長兩市經(jīng)貿(mào)合作的半徑。以“歐洽會”為例，來成都參會的蒙彼利埃企業(yè)代表團每年都有不少新的斬獲：

在2010年第五屆“歐洽會”上，蒙彼利埃大區(qū)組織18家生物集群、水集群、農(nóng)業(yè)集群及企業(yè)參加。蒙彼利埃城市群與成都高新區(qū)管委會、歐盟項目創(chuàng)新中心簽署三方合作協(xié)議，致力于推進投資貿(mào)易產(chǎn)業(yè)。成蒙雙方約定共同建設中歐技術商務合作平臺，搭建中歐溝通的橋梁。

在2011年第六屆“歐洽會”期間，80多家中方企業(yè)與蒙彼利埃150家企業(yè)參與項目配對洽談、紅酒品鑒、展覽等活動。中方與法國薩克萊集群在集群創(chuàng)新、研發(fā)、投資、人才交流等方面簽署了合作協(xié)議。

在2012年第七屆“歐洽會”期間，歐盟項目創(chuàng)新中心與蒙彼利埃大區(qū)共同簽署“蒙彼利埃大區(qū)葡萄酒文化推廣平臺”合作協(xié)議，雙方?jīng)Q定在成都高新綜合保稅區(qū)設立“蒙彼利埃大區(qū)紅酒文化展示交易中心”。在這次會上，雙方還敲定2013年在成都設立蒙彼利埃大區(qū)成都代表處，以促進四川與蒙彼利埃大區(qū)在技術、經(jīng)貿(mào)等領域的交流與合作。

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正如2017年來成都參加第十二屆“歐洽會”的蒙彼利埃時任市長菲利普·索雷爾所言，兩座城市可以進一步推動經(jīng)貿(mào)往來，催生更多互利共贏的企業(yè)合作項目。對一些正在落地的項目，他表示，期待這些項目的未來前景。

近年來，成蒙兩地的友誼不斷升溫，合作也取得了新進展;法國賽諾菲集團、法國影思生物掃描設備公司、1001PHARMACIE 線上藥房等多個項目進入中國。

蒙彼利埃市政府鼓勵本地企業(yè)到成都考察投資，積極推動中小企業(yè)入駐成都。成都市政府也不斷優(yōu)化營商環(huán)境，為來蓉發(fā)展的蒙彼利埃企業(yè)提供優(yōu)質(zhì)服務，同時積極鼓勵和引導有實力的成都企業(yè)到蒙彼利埃尋找合作機會。

教育篇

中法文化交流先行者

“原定3月的成都相聚，由于防疫需要，貴校師生的來訪只能遺憾地推遲到疫情結束。雖然疫情阻隔了我們的面對面交流，但卻不能阻斷彼此的牽掛和情誼。”2020年4月，法國疫情嚴重，四川大學附屬中學（又名成都市第十二中學，以下簡稱“川大附中”）在寄給其友好學校蒙彼利埃市朱爾·蓋德高中的慰問信中這樣寫道。川大附中法文課程班學生還為朱爾·蓋德高中錄制了法語問候視頻。

早在2011年，川大附中與朱爾·蓋德高中就簽訂了友好合作協(xié)議，兩校師生的互訪交流也由此拉開了序幕。

2013年，朱爾·蓋德高中師生到訪川大附中，他們在體驗課程的同時，還向川大附中老師學習包湯圓、打太極拳、打活力鼓、編中國結……感受中國傳統(tǒng)文化氛圍。

2015年，川大附中派出17名師生訪問蒙彼利埃。在為期8天的友好訪問中，師生們參觀博物館、朱爾·蓋德高中，體驗法式課堂教學，還與蒙彼利埃市領導進行了交流。

2018年3月，朱爾·蓋德高中師生再次到訪川大附中，開展為期12天的交流活動。他們學書法、習功夫，體驗插花、剪紙藝術，參觀武侯祠、熊貓基地、樂山大佛、三星堆等著名景點，了解四川人文地理。豐富多彩的活動體驗，加深了師生們對中國文化的了解，也推動了中法文化的深入交流。

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除了互訪交流，2011年起，川大附中開設“拉伯雷課堂”，積極推進該校學生的法語教學。法國駐華使領館分管教育官員、蒙彼利埃學區(qū)長、朱爾·蓋德高中校長等先后多次到川大附中觀摩“拉伯雷課堂”，指導學校的法語教學工作。因突出的法語教學成效，2015年，川大附中還被中法兩國教育部聯(lián)合認證為“法文課程班”項目學校，這是中國西部地區(qū)第一所國家層面的中法教育、文化交流項目學校。

引入更多的學校參加雙方的語言、文化等領域的課程和活動，是2012年成蒙兩市簽訂的教育交流合作框架協(xié)議指定的教育合作內(nèi)容。為深入落實這一合作，成都9所中小學開設了“拉伯雷課堂”，蒙彼利埃6所中小學開設了“中文國際班”。

2019年11月3日，蒙彼利埃市時任副市長帕斯卡爾· 科讓斯基一行走進成都蒙彼利埃小學（以下簡稱“蒙小”）一年級三班的法語課堂時，學習法語僅2個多月的學生已能夠用簡單的法語向來賓問好，做自我介紹。

在蒙小，除每周一節(jié)的法語課和豐富多彩的法語興趣活動外，學校每年還會派送學生赴蒙彼利埃及法國其他地區(qū)游學，體驗法式教育的魅力和法國的人文風情，兩國學生在頻繁的互動交流中建立起了深厚的友誼。

“今天，我在竹林里碰到了同學瑪利的爺爺，爺爺十分親切，我們還行了貼面禮?！薄耙x開蒙彼利埃了，我有點舍不得這里……”這些童真的話語是蒙小的學生在研學時留下的，也是兩國學生深厚情誼的生動體現(xiàn)。

蒙小在推動中法文化交流中取得的成效，得到了中法兩國政府的高度認可。

2016年，蒙小獲得中法兩國外交部聯(lián)合頒發(fā)的“中法地方政府合作獎”特別獎。當年，全國僅8個機構單位獲此殊榮。在2018年第六屆中法地方政府合作高層論壇期間，蒙小項目作為地方政府合作成果，被納入《中法高層人文交流機制備忘錄》。

走進蒙彼利埃成都小學（以下簡稱“成都小學”），隨處可見的中文標語和濃濃的中國風裝飾，讓到訪的中國人倍感親切。學校聯(lián)合蒙彼利埃其他中小學創(chuàng)新推出“絲路中文課”，該課程基于一張巨大的手繪絲路地圖，從意大利威尼斯出發(fā)一路向東，經(jīng)過中國喀什、敦煌、西安等城市，來到以絲綢著稱的蘇州，最終通往中國首都北京，地圖中還配有駱駝、桑蠶等圖案。老師通過對相關城市的講解，讓學生不僅學會了中文，還對絲綢之路沿線國家的歷史文化有了更深入的了解。

在蒙彼利埃的另一所小學——弗朗索瓦·拉伯雷小學，一款幫助學生學習中文的絲綢之路主題游戲深受大家喜愛。游戲針對絲綢之路沿線不同城市的特色，設計了尋寶、考古、航海等不同主題的小游戲，把古絲綢之路的歷史文化知識融入簡單好玩的小游戲中，極大地調(diào)動了學生學習中文的熱情。

2011年，為慶祝成都與蒙彼利埃結為友好城市30周年，兩市決定互建蒙小和成都小學。10年過去了，由兩所學校架起的交流之路不斷拓寬。目前，漢語教學已被納入法國國民教育體系，蒙彼利埃也成為法國首個實現(xiàn)中文課程從小學到高中全覆蓋的城市。在中文國際班學習的中小學生約有400人，還有不少學生將中文作為第二或第三外語。

除基礎教育外，成蒙兩市在職業(yè)教育及高等教育方面也頻頻開創(chuàng)國際教育合作先河。2007年10月，成都市衛(wèi)生局與歐洲最古老的醫(yī)學院——蒙彼利埃醫(yī)學院合作，創(chuàng)設了歐洲第一個中醫(yī)大學教育文憑;2013年9月，電子科技大學與蒙彼利埃第二大學共建的孔子學院正式掛牌，這是中法之間第一對工科院校合作共建的孔子學院。此外，兩市還定期互派留學生，截至2020年底，雙方已互派留學生60余人次。

醫(yī)療篇

中西醫(yī)碰撞后的多元化合作

2006年，成都市公共衛(wèi)生代表團一行6人赴法，訪問蒙彼利埃市政府和蒙彼利埃市醫(yī)學院。兩市就醫(yī)療、公共衛(wèi)生、中醫(yī)中藥等方面進行協(xié)商與交流，簽訂了衛(wèi)生合作的框架協(xié)議。自此，兩市在醫(yī)療衛(wèi)生領域的合作進入快車道。

2009年初，成都市第一人民醫(yī)院（以下簡稱“市一醫(yī)院”）副主任中醫(yī)師趙煜登上了前往蒙彼利埃的航班。她此行是到蒙彼利埃醫(yī)學院附屬醫(yī)院開展為期3個月的醫(yī)學交流，為當?shù)刂嗅t(yī)學生進行培訓和在門診診療。其間，有當?shù)鼗颊呓邮芰粟w煜的針灸治療。“讓我驚訝的是，蒙彼利埃民眾對中醫(yī)接受度很高，來找我針灸的很多都是年輕人?！壁w煜回憶，蒙彼利埃時任副市長雅克·杜雄和中醫(yī)交流合作項目的法方負責人阿蘭等都有找她進行針灸。

2014年1月，成都市醫(yī)管局與蒙彼利埃市政府及蒙彼利埃大學醫(yī)療中心簽署兩市醫(yī)療衛(wèi)生合作備忘錄，在成都共建“成都-蒙彼利埃糖尿病和老年癡呆癥醫(yī)學研究中心”，將兩市的醫(yī)療合作交流推上新臺階。同年10月，研究中心正式掛牌成立。

此后，圍繞這兩個重點合作項目，成蒙雙方頻繁派出醫(yī)生到對方醫(yī)院開展長期的交流學習，不斷深化雙方的醫(yī)療交流與合作。

2015年5月起，成都市第五人民醫(yī)院（以下簡稱“市五醫(yī)院”）兩次派遣管理團隊赴法國蒙彼利埃大學醫(yī)療中心進行短期學習。

2015年12月至2016年8月，市一醫(yī)院派出2人到法國蒙彼利埃大學醫(yī)療中心進修6個月。

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基于市五醫(yī)院與蒙彼利埃合作的老年癡呆癥項目，2017年和2018年，市五醫(yī)院主治醫(yī)師李錚先后兩次赴蒙交流學習。“主要是觀摩當?shù)貙＜业脑\治過程，也會參加會議討論?！崩铄P告訴記者，兩次赴法，拓寬了他的國際視野。之后，他和同事還多次參加全球最具影響力的致力于推進癡呆癥科學研究的國際會議——阿爾茨海默病協(xié)會國際會議（AAIC）。

2018年10月，市五醫(yī)院與蒙彼利埃大學醫(yī)療中心舉行了雙邊交流會，并簽署了《中法老年疾病研究所深度合作框架協(xié)議》，就腦脊液實驗室建設、市五醫(yī)院醫(yī)生赴法攻讀博士學位、多學科拓展合作等項目進行了深度討論，進一步將成蒙雙方在老年疾病方面的合作推向深入。

蒙彼利埃是法國有名的醫(yī)學之城，蒙彼利埃大學醫(yī)療中心在糖尿病及老年癡呆癥兩大疾病的治療及護理方面已進行了有益的科研嘗試，并在胰島細胞移植技術、胰島素泵遙測治療及老年癡呆癥藥物干預治療方面都取得了重大成果。

市一醫(yī)院醫(yī)生蘭菲、楊閻峙就是根據(jù)在蒙彼利埃大學醫(yī)療中心進修所學，將體內(nèi)植入式胰島素泵的經(jīng)驗應用于國內(nèi)的體外胰島素泵的使用和管理中，獲得了不錯的治療效果。

蒙彼利埃也積極派出醫(yī)生到成都交流學習。2019年8月4日，蒙彼利埃大學醫(yī)療中心在讀研一學生Lucille和Oriane，結束了在市五醫(yī)院為期一個月的臨床實習。實習期間，兩位法國醫(yī)學生感受到傳統(tǒng)中醫(yī)療法的神奇魅力，也親自體驗了中醫(yī)療法。Lucille驚嘆中醫(yī)療法的神奇，Oriane則對傳統(tǒng)經(jīng)絡理論及“董氏針灸”“平衡針灸”等療法極為感興趣。

蒙彼利埃醫(yī)院管理中心副總院長居利艾·杜夏夫表示，中國是蒙彼利埃對外合作中最重要的國家，成都又是最重要的合作城市，雙方在醫(yī)療衛(wèi)生領域合作中所取得的成效讓人贊嘆，非常期待更多、更深層次的多元化合作，使雙方的合作邁上一個新的臺階。

目前，雖然疫情讓成蒙雙方醫(yī)療合作的相關項目不得不放慢腳步，但彼此都堅信，“疫情結束，合作交流必將繼續(xù)下去”。

體育篇

賽事名城遇上運動之都

2019年4月18日，成都蒙彼利埃小學青少年足球隊登上了前往法國的航班，去參加第53屆蒙彼利埃國際青少年足球錦標賽，小小足球員們對此行充滿期待。

這并非成都首次派出青少年足球隊逐夢蒙彼利埃。

2013年3月和2014年4月，成都派出青少年足球隊赴蒙彼利埃參加第47屆和第48屆蒙彼利埃國際青少年足球錦標賽。

2017年4月，成都華西中學15名足球隊員赴蒙彼利埃，參加第51屆蒙彼利埃國際青少年足球錦標賽，經(jīng)過8場對抗，最終榮獲季軍，同時還榮獲了城市友好杯。

在成都與法國青少年足球交流持續(xù)升溫的背景下，成都足協(xié)也曾派遣球員前往蒙彼利埃足球俱樂部交流學習。

成都與蒙彼利埃，一個致力于打造世界賽事名城，一個是國際知名的運動之都，共同的愛好讓兩市攜手發(fā)展體育事業(yè)水到渠成。

2019年10月31日至11月3日，來自全球的300余名運動員齊聚成都，參加2019FISE（Festival International des Sports Extrêmes）世界極限運動巡回賽成都站比賽，在小輪車、滑板、輪滑、街舞等項目上演繹世界級對決。其中，小輪車自由式公園賽世界杯作為2020年東京奧運會的奧運積分賽，同時也是東京奧運會積分賽最后一輪比賽，比賽現(xiàn)場格外引人關注。11月3日決賽當天，成都陽光明媚，無數(shù)觀眾聚集到一起觀看比賽，運動員驚險刺激的動作、花樣百出的技巧，引發(fā)現(xiàn)場觀眾震耳欲聾的尖叫。

這是成都站連續(xù)舉辦的第六屆FISE世界極限運動巡回賽，這項國際知名賽事落地成都離不開友城蒙彼利埃的大力支持。

FISE于1997年誕生于蒙彼利埃，是世界第二大、歐洲第一大極限運動賽事，至今已有24年歷史。隨著成都與友城蒙彼利埃交流合作日益密切，為進一步深化兩市在體育領域的友好交流，2014年，成都應蒙彼利埃邀請成功舉辦了第一屆賽事。

近年來，隨著小輪車自由式、滑板、攀巖、沖浪四項運動進入東京奧運會正式項目，賽事規(guī)模及國際影響力顯著增長?！霸絹碓蕉嗟倪\動員來參加成都站比賽，這也證明了成都在極限運動和城市運動方面很了不起?！必撠烣ISE賽事運營的法國颶風極限運動有限公司營銷與傳播總監(jiān)約瑟夫·維勒弗拉尤克斯表示。數(shù)據(jù)顯示，成都站賽事現(xiàn)場觀眾由2014年的10余萬人次增加到2019年的25萬余人次，社交媒體參與度累計超過890萬人次，國際及國內(nèi)視頻瀏覽量累計超過1250萬次。參賽的國內(nèi)外運動員由2014年的200人增加到2018年的527人，參賽國家由2014年的20個增加到2018年的38個……

蒙彼利埃市時任副市長帕斯卡爾·科讓斯基表示，成都舉辦FISE世界極限運動巡回賽，不僅可以讓成都的極限運動愛好者盡情比賽，也能讓成都和蒙彼利埃通過極限運動這根紐帶進行更深入的合作。

各國極限運動員也表達了對成都的喜愛。參加2018年FISE世界極限運動巡回賽成都站的運動員Nick Bruce說：“成都是極限運動的理想之城，每年都會給我?guī)眢@喜，我能從這里汲取到無限的能量?！绷硪幻\動員Cat Fish則表示：“成都有深厚的歷史底蘊，豐富的文化活動，單車運動非常受歡迎。來過之后，我理解了她（成都）能成為國際賽事中心的原因?！?/p>

FISE世界極限運動巡回賽在成都的舉行，推動成都打造國際體育賽事名城，建設西部文創(chuàng)中心和國際交流中心的同時，也逐漸使成都元素成為該項世界級運動盛會中一道亮眼的中國標簽，更為成都市新增了一個對外傳播的獨特窗口。

FISE的成功引入還幫助成都培養(yǎng)和挖掘了更多極限運動人才。2018年12月，成都引進法國颶風集團創(chuàng)立的極限運動培訓學院——菲賽學院，結合颶風公司在成都郫都區(qū)建設的四川省內(nèi)首個國際級水準綜合性極限運動場地，面向青少年及廣大運動愛好者開展自由式小輪車、街式滑板、街式輪滑及滑板車等項目的訓練和賽事活動。

文旅篇

多彩活動? 多彩生活

“蒙彼利埃氣候溫和，每年300天光照時間，城市建設極具個性且保持活力和創(chuàng)新，多種文化交流融合，是法國的浪漫生活之都。成都乃至中國西南地區(qū)是我們重要的客源地。”2018年9月，在成都舉行的蒙彼利埃地中海大區(qū)旅游與葡萄酒推介會上，蒙彼利埃地中海大區(qū)旅游局時任副局長瑪麗-多米尼克·貝拉米向參會的旅行社介紹起當?shù)氐穆糜钨Y源和特色旅游線路。

擁有羅馬建筑、古文化遺產(chǎn)、地中海風情、著名葡萄園的蒙彼利埃，每年都會吸引大量來自世界各地的游客。作為其友城的成都，自然成為蒙彼利埃關注的重要旅游市場。

2013年9月，蒙彼利埃聯(lián)合成都舉辦法國南部文化體驗日活動，活動現(xiàn)場，成都市民在欣賞精彩紛呈的表演之余，還品嘗到美酒美食，在視覺、味覺、聽覺三重感官疊加下全方位地感受到純正的法式風情?；顒咏Y束后，市民贊不絕口，甚至有人萌生了來一次蒙彼利埃之旅的沖動。

2014年10月23日，成都舉辦了“蒙彼利埃風光攝影展”。展出的近百幅蒙彼利埃風光攝影作品，向成都市民展現(xiàn)了該市豐富的旅游資源和優(yōu)美的人文風情，為增進兩市傳統(tǒng)友誼，推動兩市文化交流與合作搭建起一座橋梁。

2017年11月，蒙彼利埃與成都聯(lián)合舉辦“法國蒙彼利埃地中海南部攝影作品展覽暨法國美食月”活動，成都市民在家門口即可欣賞法國南部秀美的風光，品嘗純正的法式大餐。

成都也通過各種方式吸引蒙彼利埃市民的目光。2016年5月，成都以蒙彼利埃“國際極限運動會”20周年為契機，舉辦“蒙彼利埃成都友好城市日”，通過文藝表演、美食品鑒、游戲互動等多種形式推介成都城市形象，在當?shù)匾鹆藷崃曳错憽?/p>

蒙彼利埃很細心地設置了很多成都元素，以增加成都游客的好感：遠近聞名的“成都街”“成都廣場”，以大熊貓為標志的川菜館……都成為四川游客在蒙彼利埃的熱門打卡地。

慢生活節(jié)奏、樂觀豁達的性格，讓兩市人民的文化也更加交融。

很多老成都市民還對16年前出現(xiàn)在春熙路街頭的成都蒙彼利埃“友誼井”記憶深刻，這個被稱作“第三只眼”（多媒體視頻播放器，通過遠程視頻技術實現(xiàn)實時交流）的作品分別被安置在成蒙兩市最繁華熱鬧的街頭，讓兩地市民掀開“井”蓋就能看到對方城市獨特的風景。

2012年6月，全球巡回演出超過100場的蒙彼利埃“瘋子們的吧臺”搖滾樂團，在成都東區(qū)音樂公園和天府國際社區(qū)舉行了兩場演唱會，豐富了成都市民的夏日生活。

蒙彼利埃藝術家多次來蓉參加“國際友城青年音樂周”，新派的音樂、詩朗誦等精彩表演，讓成都市民感受法國藝術文化的魅力。

作為成蒙兩地合作交流的橋梁——成都蒙彼利埃之家一直定期舉辦“中法文學藝術對話沙龍”“紅酒品鑒”“電影沙龍”和“法國南部生活沙龍”等活動，為成都市民及在蓉法籍人士提供了友好交流的平臺。自2008年12月“成都民間大使赴蒙之旅”啟動至今，蒙彼利埃之家還定期組織成都市民赴蒙彼利埃旅游，進行民間友好訪問活動。

Two documents about Montpellier are kept in the Chengdu Archives. One is the stub of the passport of Li Jieren， a renowned Sichuan writer and author of Ripple on Stagnant Water， who studied in France a century ago. The other is the bilingual agreement between Chengdu and Montpellier to form sister city relations 40 years ago. Both of the documents witness the opening-up of Chengdu and its long-standing friendship with Montpellier.

In 1919， Li Jieren went to the University of Montpellier for further studies and became one of the earliest writers to introduce French literature to China.

On June 11， 1981， at the invitation of Georges Frêche， then Mayor of Montpellier， France， Mi Jianshu， then Mayor of Chengdu， led a mission of six members to Montpellier for a friendly visit. On June 22， Mayors of the two cities concluded a sister city protocol. The two cities became the first pair of sister cities in the history of China-France exchanges， and Montpellier became the first one that formed sister city relations with Chengdu.

Chengdu is known as the “Land of Abundance” in western China while Montpellier is a “sun-kissed city” in southern France. As two famous cultural and tourism cities with a history of thousands of years in Asia and Europe， they have been carried out close cooperation in many fields such as economy， culture， education， health and sports.

In recent years， Chengdu has staged several large-scale events， including the EU-China Business & Technology Cooperation Fair， China Food and Drinks Fair and Western China International Fair. President and Vice President of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole， Mayor of Montpellier and other key leaders have paid visits to Chengdu. The city has also launched a series of projects， such as a China-EU technology and business cooperation platform， a Montpellier wine culture promotion platform and a Montpellier wine culture exhibition and trading center， thus speeding up the cooperation between Chengdu and Montpellier.

To promote each other’s language and culture， they have named a school after the other city respectively. The establishment of Chengdu Montpellier Primary School and Chengdu Primary School in Montpellier shows closer cooperation between the two cities in education.

The mutual impact of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine and their integration occur in the process of making breakthroughs in the treatment of diseases. Featuring inclusiveness， mutual learning and win-win cooperation， they have found the right direction for the development of modern medicine — coexistence.

Young people in both cities are full of energy and love for life. They take an active part in sports and enjoy the fun skateboarding and bicycle motocross and the challenging rock climbing and surfing.

Chinese Baijiu is popular in Montpellier to match goose liver while red wine is matched with hotpot in Chengdu. This new fashion broadens the path of business cooperation and cultural exchanges between the two places.

Economy and trade：

Cooperation in “red wine and Chinese Baijiu”

At China Food and Drinks Fair （CFDF） held in Chengdu in 2018， an Australian businessman came for French wine. When asked “why he came to pick French wine in Chengdu”， he said： “There are so many French wine producing regions in the city， so It is the best choice！”

Bai Xindi， representative of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole in China， concluded that although CFDF is also held in other Chinese cities such as Beijing， Shanghai and Guangzhou， the fair in Chengdu is most popular one with the largest scale.

Chengdu has brought together numerous French wine brands thanks to the Montpellier wine culture promotion platform set up in 2012. As the main person in charge of this platform， Bai hopes that more people in Sichuan are willing to drink wine while savoring the hotpot in the future.

Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole has more than 200 winegrowers， 53 wineries， seven cooperatives， one wine research center and 13 wine technology and service companies. At present， the Montpellier wine culture promotion platform has gathered 52 wineries. They are committed to providing Chinese consumers with an opportunity to understand and appreciate the wine culture of southern France in a comprehensive and multi-faceted manner. Montpellier wine became another French wine brand to enter China after Bordeaux wine.

In September 2012， Chengdu organized local enterprises of Chinese Baijiu to Montpellier for exchanges and trade negotiations with wine traders there. In 2020， Chengdu signed the Strategic Cooperation Memorandum for Wine Tourism with Montpellier. Since then， an activity for cooperation between the two cities in terms of red wine and Chinese Baijiu has been staged every October. They agreed to set museums for French red wine and Chinese Baijiu in wineries or distilleries of their respective member enterprises.

Sichuan is well-known for producing Chinese Baijiu while Montpellier boasts the world’s largest vineyard， with extremely high production. The similar cultures make red wine and Chinese Baijiu the key to opening the economic and trade cooperation between China and Montpellier.

The delegation of Montpellier’s enterprises has been to Chengdu for consecutive years to participate in large-scale events like China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair， EU-China Business & Technology Cooperation Fair， and CFDF.

At the 5th EU-China Business & Technology Cooperation Fair in 2010， there were 18 biological clusters， water clusters， agricultural clusters and enterprises from Montpellier. A tripartite cooperation agreement was signed among Montpellier City Cluster， Management Committee of Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone （CDHT） and EU Project Innovation Centre （EUPIC）. The three sides will join hands to advance the investment and trade industry， and Chengdu and Montpellier decided to jointly build a China-EU technology and business cooperation platform for China-EU exchanges.

During the 6th EU-China Business & Technology Cooperation Fair in 2011， more than 80 enterprises of China and 150 enterprises from Montpellier conducted negotiations and participated in activities like wine tasting and exhibition together.

During the 7th session in 2012， the EUPIC and Montpellier signed a cooperation agreement for the Montpellier wine culture promotion platform. The two sides decided to set up the Montpellier wine culture exhibition and trading center at Chengdu High-tech Comprehensive Bonded Zone. During this session， both sides decide to set up Chengdu Office of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole promoting exchanges and cooperation in technology， economy and trade.

When attending the 12th session in 2017， Philippe Saurel， then Mayor of Montpellier， said that the two cities can further advance economic and trade exchanges and create more mutually beneficial business cooperation projects. The municipal government of Montpellier encourages the local businesses to visit and invest in Chengdu and makes active efforts to help small and medium-sized enterprises to set up offices in Chengdu. As of now， multiple projects have been launched in China by Sanofi， French Yingsi Biometric Scanning Equipment Co.， Ltd.， 1001Pharmacies， etc. Chengdu Municipal People’s Government keeps improving its business environment to offer quality services to enterprises from Montpellier. Besides， it encourages powerful enterprises to visit Montpellier and seek cooperation opportunities there.

Education：

Pioneer in cultural exchanges between China and France

“Our reunion， which was scheduled for March in Chengdu， had to be postponed until the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the pandemic prevented us from communicating face to face， our friendship has always been there， and we miss you very much，” wrote in a letter by the Middle School Attached to Sichuan University （No. 12 Middle School， Chengdu， Sichuan） to its sister school Lycée Jules Guesde Montpellier in April 2020， when the pandemic was rampant in France. Some students of No. 12 Middle School also shot a video to extend greetings in French to students and teachers of Lycée Jules Guesde Montpellier.

As early as in 2011， the two schools signed a friendly cooperation agreement， which marks the beginning of the exchanges of students and teachers between the two schools.

During their visit to No.12 Middle School in 2013， students and teachers from Lycée Jules Guesde Montpellier learned the Chinese courses. Teachers from No.12 Middle School also taught them to make sweet rice-flour dumplings， take part in Tai Chi， play the drums and make Chinese knots. Through these activities， they deeply felt the Chinese traditional culture.

In 2015， 17 students and teachers of No. 12 Middle School visited Montpellier. During the 8-day visit， they went to the local museums， experienced the French-style class at Lycée Jules Guesde Montpellier， and interacted with the leaders of Montpellier.

In March 2018， No. 12 Middle School saw a 12-day visit paid by students and teachers from Lycée Jules Guesde Montpellier. They learned Chinese calligraphy， kung fu， flower arrangement and paper cutting， as well as the human geography of Sichuan. They also left their footprints in famous scenic spots such as Chengdu Wuhou Shrine， Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding， Leshan Giant Buddha and Sanxingdui. Colorful activities deepened their understanding of Chinese culture and promoted in-depth exchanges of Chinese and French cultures.

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Besides frequent visits and exchanges， No. 12 Middle School has also launched Rabelais Class for French teaching since 2011. Education officials of the Embassy and General Consulate of France in China， head of Montpellier school district， and president of Lycée Jules Guesde Montpellier have visited No. 12 Middle School several times. They attend Rabelais Class and guided the school’s French teaching. Due to its outstanding achievements in French teaching， in 2015， No. 12 Middle School was jointly rated by the ministry of education of China and France as an exemplary school under the “French Class” project. It is also the first school characterized by Chinese-French educational and cultural exchanges at the national level in western China.

In 2012， Chengdu and Montpellier signed a framework agreement on educational exchanges and cooperation. The agreement contains the content of “encouraging more schools to launch the courses and activities in such areas as languages and cultures of both sides”. To further implement this agreement， nine primary and secondary schools in Chengdu have launched “Rabelais Class” and six counterparts in Montpellier have opened the “international Chinese class”.

On November 3， 2019， Pascal Krzyzanski， then Deputy Mayor of Montpellier， and his retinue walked into the French class of Class 3， Grade 1 at Chengdu Montpellier Primary School. Although the students have only been studying French for about two months， they are already able to greet the guests and introduce themselves in French.

In addition to the French class once a week and various related activities， students in the school are also given the opportunity to travel to Montpellier and other cities in France for experiencing French-style education and the local cultural customs every year. The frequent interactions and exchanges among students between the two countries contribute to their close friendship.

“Today， I met Mary’s grandfather in a bamboo forest. He is very kind and we kissed the cheek of each other.” “It’s time to leave Montpellier again. I don’t want to leave.” These words were left by students of Chengdu Montpellier Primary School. They reflect the friendship among students between the two countries.

The achievements of Chengdu Montpellier Primary School in facilitating cultural exchanges between China and France have been highly recognized by the governments of the two countries.

In 2016， the School won the special prize of “China-France Local Governments Cooperation Award” jointly issued by the ministry of foreign affairs of China and France. In that year， only eight units were awarded this honor in total. During the 6th High-Level Forum on China-France Local Governments Cooperation in 2018， the project of Chengdu Montpellier Primary School was included in the Memorandum of Mechanism for High-level People-to-People Exchanges between China and France as a cooperation result of local governments.

At Chengdu Primary School in Montpellier， Chinese slogans and Chinese-style decorations that can be seen all over the school warmed the hearts of the Chinese visitors. It also launched the “Silk Road Chinese Course” together with other primary and secondary schools in Montpellier. Teaching of the course is conducted based on a hand-painted map of the Silk Road. The route on the map starts from Venice of Italy， leads eastward to China’s Kashgar， Dunhuang， Xi’an and Suzhou， a city famous for silk， and ends at Beijing， capital of China. On the map， there are also various patterns like camels and silkworms， which represent the features of different places. Through information sharing about related cities， teachers help students to learn Chinese and better understand the history and culture of countries along the Silk Road.

At Fran?ois Rabelais Primary School in Montpellier， a Silk Road themed game， which can help learn Chinese， is popular with the students. Based on the characteristics of different cities along the Silk Road， this game comprises different parts with various themes， including the treasure hunt， archaeology， navigation， etc. By integrating the historical and cultural knowledge of the ancient Silk Road， this game has greatly motivated the children to learn Chinese.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the sister city relations between Chengdu and Montpellier， the two cities decided to build Chengdu Montpellier Primary School and Chengdu Primary School in Montpellier respectively in 2011. As 10 years have passed， the path of exchanges between the two schools is increasingly broad. At present， Chinese teaching has been incorporated into the French national education system， and Montpellier has become the first city in France to achieve full coverage of Chinese courses from primary schools to high schools. There are about 400 primary and middle school students studying in the international Chinese class， and many other students have chosen Chinese as the second or third foreign language.

Besides basic education， Chengdu and Montpellier have also pioneered international cooperation in vocational education and higher education. In October 2007， Chengdu Health Bureau cooperated with the University of Montpellier， Faculty of Medicine， the oldest medical school in Europe， to create the first university diploma in Europe for traditional Chinese medical education. In September 2013， the Confucius Institute co-constructed by the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and the Montpellier 2 University was officially inaugurated. It is the first Confucius Institute co-built by two engineering universities of China and France. In addition， the two cities have regularly exchanged overseas students.? By the end of 2020， both parties have exchanged more than 60 students.

Medical operation：

Diversified cooperation after meeting of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine

In 2006， the Chengdu Municipal Public Health Delegation of six members went to France for a visit to the municipal government of Montpellier and the University of Montpellier， Faculty of Medicine. The two cities had consultation and exchanges on medical treatment， public health， traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） and other aspects， and signed a framework agreement for health cooperation. Since then， the cooperation between the two cities in the field of health care has been steered on a fast lane.

At the beginning of 2009， Zhao Yu， Associate Senior Doctor of TCM from Chengdu First People’s Hospital， boarded a flight to Montpellier. She worked at the Affiliated Hospital of the University of Montpellier， Faculty of Medicine for three months of medical exchanges， training the local TCM students and conducting outpatient treatment. During her stay， local patients came to Zhao Yu for acupuncture and moxibustion therapy. “To my surprise， traditional Chinese medicine is well received in Montpellier， and many of my patients are young people.” As Zhao Yu recalled， Jacques Duchamp， then Deputy Mayor of Montpellier， and Alain， the French Director of the TCM Exchange and Cooperation Project， all came to her for acupuncture and moxibustion therapy.

In January 2014， Chengdu Municipal Medical Administration signed a memorandum of cooperation on health care with the municipal government of Montpellier and the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire （CHU Montpellier）. The two cities planned to establish “Chengdu-Montpellier Medical Research Center for Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease” in Chengdu with joint effort， pushing the medical cooperation and exchanges between the two cities to a new stage. In October of the same year， the research center was officially established.

Since then， focusing on these two key cooperation projects， Chengdu and Montpellier have frequently sent doctors to each other for long-term exchanges and study， and continuously deepened their medical exchanges and cooperation.

Since May 2015， Chengdu Fifth People’s Hospital has dispatched the management team twice to the CHU Montpellier for short-term study.

From December 2015 to August 2016， Chengdu First People’s Hospital sent two persons to the CHU Montpellier for six-month further study.

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For the Alzheimer’s Disease Project in which Chengdu Fifth People’s Hospital and Montpellier cooperate， Li Zheng， Attending Physician of Chengdu Fifth People’s Hospital， visited Montpellier for exchanges and study in 2017 and 2018. “We mainly observed local experts’ diagnosis and treatment process， and sometimes participated in the discussion.” Li Zheng told the reporter that the two trips to France broadened his international vision. Afterwards， Li Zheng， together with his colleagues， participated many times in the top global Alzheimer conference — Alzheimer’s Association International Conference （AAIC）.

In October 2018， Chengdu Fifth People’s Hospital held a bilateral exchange meeting with the CHU Montpellier. The two sides signed the Framework Agreement on Deep Cooperation of China-France Geriatric Diseases Institutes. Both parties had in-depth discussions on the projects such as the construction of cerebrospinal fluid laboratory， pursuing doctoral degrees in France and the multidisciplinary expansion cooperation， further deepening Chengdu-Montpellier cooperation in geriatric diseases.

Montpellier is a well-known medical city in France. CHU Montpellier has made helpful scientific attempts in the treatment and care for diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease， and has made major achievements in terms of islet cell transplantation， telemetry therapy of insulin pump and drug intervention therapy for Alzheimer’s disease.

Lan Fei and Yang Yanzhi， two physicians from Chengdu First People’s Hospital， applied the experience involving in vivo implanted insulin pumps to the use and management of in vitro insulin pumps domestically according to what they learned in the CHU Montpellier， bringing about good results.

Montpellier has also positively sent doctors to Chengdu for medical exchanges and study. On August 4， 2019， Lucille and Oriane， two first-year graduate students at the CHU Montpellier， ended their one-month clinical internship in Chengdu Fifth People’s Hospital. During their study， the two French medical students witnessed the magic charm of TCM therapy and experienced it in person. Lucille could not help wondering the magic of TCM， while Oriane was very interested in traditional theories on channels and collaterals and some treatments such as “Dong’s acupuncture” and “balanced acupuncture”.

Curie Duchev， Vice President of? the Montpellier Hospital Managernent Center， said that China is the most important country in Montpellier’s foreign cooperation and Chengdu is the most important cooperative city. The results achieved through cooperation of both sides in the field of health care are admirable. It is their great expectation to have more diversified and deeper cooperation， so that the cooperation between the two parties will be raised to a new， higher level.

At present， although the COVID-19 pandemic slowed down the projects related to medical cooperation between Chengdu and Montpellier， both parties still believe that “when the epidemic is over， cooperative exchanges will continue”.

Sports：

City of events meets capital of sports

On April 18， 2019， the football team from Chengdu Montpellier Primary School boarded a flight to France for their participation in the 53rd Montpellier International Youth Football Championship. The young players were looking forward to this trip.

In fact， it is not the first time for Chengdu to send youth football teams to chase after their dream for sports in Montpellier.

In March 2013 and April 2014， Chengdu sent the youth football teams to Montpellier for the 47th and 48th Montpellier International Youth Football Championships.

In April 2017， the football team of 15 members from Chengdu West China Middle School went to Montpellier for the 51st Montpellier International? Youth Football Championship. After eight matches， they finally won the 3rd place and the City Friendship Cup.

In the context of the continuous warming-up of Chengdu-French youth football exchanges， Chengdu Football Association has also sent players to Montpellier Football Club for exchanges and learning.

Chengdu is committed to building a world-famous sports city， and Montpellier is an internationally renowned sports capital. The common enthusiasm for sports enables the two cities to work together to develop the sports cause.

From October 31 to November 3， 2019， more than 300 athletes from all over the world gathered in Chengdu to participate in the 2019 FISE （Festival International des Sports Extrêmes） World Series （Chengdu）， demonstrating world-class competitions on bicycle motocross （hereinafter referred to as BMX）， skateboard， roller skating， street dancing and other extreme sports. Among them， as the Olympic Credit Competition for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games， BMX Freestyle Park World Cup is also the last round of Tokyo Olympic Credit Competition， so the competition site was the focus of public attention. On the final day （November 3）， it was sunny， and numerous spectators gathered together to watch how the players competed for the championship. The adventurous actions and dazzling skills demonstrated by the players kept the audience crazy. Screaming sounds? resounded throughout the match field.

This is the sixth competition of the FISE World Series held by Chengdu in succession. To host this internationally renowned competition， Chengdu cannot do without great support from its sister city Montpellier.

FISE was first held in Montpellier in 1997. As the second largest extreme sports competition in the world and the largest one in Europe， it has a 24-year history. With the increasingly close exchanges and cooperation between Chengdu and its sister city Montpellier， in order to further deepen the friendly exchanges between the two cities in the field of sports， Chengdu was invited by Montpellier to hold the first competition in 2014.

As BMX Freestyle， skateboard， rock climbing and surfing were listed to the 2020 Tokyo Olympuc Games， both the scale and international influence of the FISE World series held by Chengdu are improving. “An increasing number of athletes are participating in the Competition held in Chengdu， which also proves that Chengdu does very well in extreme and urban sports，” said Joseph Vilverayux， Director of Marketing and Communication， Hurricane Extreme Sports Co.， Ltd. （France）. He is responsible for the operation of the FISE competitions. According to the data， the number of on-site spectators in Chengdu increased from more than 100，000 in 2014 to more than 250，000 in 2019. The number concerning social media engagement exceeded 8.9 million person-time， and the number of international and domestic video views exceeded 12.5 million. The number of domestic and foreign athletes increased from 200 in 2014 to 527 in 2018， and the number of countries involved increased from 20 in 2014 to 38 in 2018.

Pascal Krzyzanski， Deputy Mayor of Montpellier， said that the fact that FISE World Series was held in Chengdu， not only enabled Chengdu’s extreme sports lovers to enjoy the competition to the full， but also facilitated deeper cooperation between Chengdu and Montpellier by virtue of extreme sports.

The FISE World Series was held in Chengdu， which strongly promoted Chengdu to build a world-class city famous for sports events， gradually made Chengdu elements a brilliant Chinese label in this worldwide sports event while the city is built into a culture creation center and an international exchange center in the western regions， and added a new unique overseas publicity channel for Chengdu.

The successful introduction of FISE also helps Chengdu discover and train more talented persons in the field of extreme sports. In December 2018， an extreme sports training college — FISE College， founded by Hurricane Group （France）， was introduced in Chengdu. Together with the first international-level comprehensive extreme sports venue constructed by Hurricane Group in Pidu District， Chengdu， the college is open to adolescents and sports lovers for training and competing activities involving freestyle BMX， street skateboarding， street roller skating， street scooter playing， etc.

Culture and tourism：

Colorful activities， colorful life

“Montpellier has a mild climate， with yearly lighting time up to 300 days. Unique urban construction， vitality and innovation， as well as diversified cultural exchanges make it the capital of French-style romantic life. Chengdu and even the whole southwestern regions of China constitute the important sources of our tourists.” At the Promotion Conference on Montpellier Mediterranean Regional Tourism and Wine held in Chengdu in September 2018， Mary Dominic Bellamy， then Deputy Director of Tourism Administration， the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole， made an introduction on local tourism resources and characteristic tourism routes to the tourism agencies present.

Montpellier， with characteristic of Roman-style architecture， ancient cultural heritage， Mediterranean customs and famous vineyards， attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world every year. Chengdu， as its sister city， is naturally on the focus of attention from Montpellier in the important tourism market.

In September 2013， Montpellier， together with Chengdu， held the event of Southern French Cultural Experience Day in Chengdu. At the site， local residents tasted wine and delicacies while enjoying the wonderful performances， and experienced the pure French style in all respects with the combination of visual， taste and hearing senses. At the end of the event， many local residents were satisfied and cheerful， and some even had an impulse to visit Montpellier.

On October 23， 2014， Chengdu held the “Montpellier Scenic Photography Exhibition”. Nearly one hundred photography works on Monpellier scenery show local residents rich tourism resources and beautiful cultural customs， building a bridge for enhancing the traditional friendship and promoting cultural exchanges and cooperation between two cities.

In November 2017， Montpellier and Chengdu jointly held the event of “Southern Montpellier Mediterranean Metropole Photographic Works Exhibition and French Gourmet Food Month”. The locals of Chengdu enjoyed the beautiful scenery in southern France at home and tasted a pure French dinner.

Chengdu has also attracted the attention from Montpellier citizens in various ways. In May 2016， Chengdu took the 20th anniversary of Montpellier FISE World Series as an opportunity to hold the “Montpellier-Chengdu Sister City Day”， and promoted Chengdu’s profile through various activities such as art performances， food tasting and interaction games， which aroused a warm response locally.

A number of Chengdu elements were carefully set up in Montpellier to increase the attention from Sichuan’s tourists： the famous “Chengdu Street”， “Chengdu Square”， a Sichuan cuisine restaurant with the mark of the giant panda and others have become popular places in Montpellier for the tourists from Sichuan.

The slow lifestyle as well as the optimistic and open character narrow the distance between two cultures and their peoples.

Many old local residents in Chengdu also remembered Montpellier “Friendship Well” which appeared at the intersection of Chunxi Road 16 years ago. This art work， known as “The Third Eye” （multimedia video player that realizes real-time communication through the remote video technology）， was placed on the most busy and lively streets of Chengdu and Montpellier. The residents in both cities can see the unique landscape of the other city when lifting the cover of the “Well”.

In June 2012， a rock band from Montpellier — “Le Comptoir des Fous”， which had had more than 100 world tour performances， held two concerts respectively in Eastern Music Park and Tianfu International Community in Chengdu， enriching the summer life of Chengdu citizens.

Artists from Montpellier have come to Chengdu many times for participating in “Chengdu International Sister Cities Youth Music Festival”. Many wonderful performances including nouveau music， poetry recitation and others have made Chengdu citizens feel the charm of French art culture.

As a bridge for cooperation and exchanges between the two cities — “Montpellier Family” in Chengdu has regularly held activities such as “Chinese-French Literature & Art Dialogue Salon”， “Red Wine Appraisal”， “Film Salon” and “Southern French Life Salon”， providing platforms for friendly exchanges between Chengdu citizens and French residents. Since the launch of the “journey of Chengdu’s Non-governmental Ambassador to Montpellier” in December 2008， “Montpellier Family” has also regularly arranged the travels to Montpellier for Chengdu’s residents for non-governmental friendly exchanges.