2023海上丝绸之路城市影响⼒市⻓交流⼤会于11⽉24⽇⾄25⽇在温州举办。本次⼤会由新华社、浙江省⼈⺠政府主办，温州市⼈⺠政府、新华社浙江分社、⻘⼭控股集团承办。新加坡国际郑和学会张露会⻓受邀出席⼤会，并担任中外市⻓圆桌论坛主持⼈。
本次国际论坛规格⼤层次⾼、专业权威性强、国际影响⼒⼤，吸引了世界各地的伙伴们远道⽽来。有来⾃亚洲、欧洲、⾮洲、南美洲等13个国家的16名境外官员、海内外丝路沿线城市市⻓、政府官员代表、境内外专家学者，以及各界侨领、协会、机构和企业的精英代表等400余名⼈员出席主会议、平⾏论坛、展会、演出等活动，邀请国家部委、新华通讯社、浙江省⼈⺠政府等领导出席会议，总编辑吕岩松、浙江省副省⻓王⽂序分别致辞。
建城2215年、建郡1700年的温州是海上丝绸之路重要节点城市，此次举办海丝重要活动，⽴⾜于新起点、着眼世界⼤势、时代趋势和⾏业态势，推动了海上丝绸沿线各国合作交流和世界⼀流海丝城市建设更⼴泛更深⼊发展。
大会邀请重磅⼤咖参与论坛讨论，张露会⻓主持了⼀场⾼规格、⾼层次、⾼质量的海丝市⻓论坛——新华社中外市市⻓圆桌论坛，⼀场精彩纷呈的头脑⻛暴就此展开。⼤家围绕全球视 下海上丝绸之路城市的传承、互鉴与合作等主题进⾏讨论，深⼊探讨全球海丝城市建设和⽂化传承发展，为共建海丝之路建⾔献策。嘉宾有来⾃斯⾥兰卡⼀带⼀路创始⼈Yasiru Bandara、匈⽛利⻙伦采市市⻓Ákos Emöd、塞拉利昂弗⾥敦市副市⻓Kweku Lisk、意⼤利切尔⻙泰⾥市⻓Alessio Pascucci、⻄班⽛巴塞罗那前副市⻓Sònia Recasens Alsina及南通市副市⻓李柚。
为了全⾯多元化了解温州千年瓯越⽂化，张露会⻓、巴⻄卡⻄亚斯市国际关系和对外合作局局⻓Pereira、斯⾥兰卡“⼀带⼀路”创始⼈亚⻄鲁、刚果（布）⿊⻆市市⻓艾芙琳缇谢尔、柬埔寨⻄哈努克市市⻓等外宾们参观考察了五⻢历史街区、朔⻔古港⼝遗址，感受温州的⽂化与历史，深⼊挖掘丝路⽂化的时代内涵。
张露会长与海外嘉宾们一同参观五马历史文化街区、温州朔门遗址
温州朔⻔古港⼝遗址，被列⼊2022年中国⼗⼤考古发现之⼀集城市、港⼝、航道航标三位⼀体的完整体系，填补了海丝申遗体系港⼝类遗产的关键缺环，被誉为迄今国内外海上丝绸之路港⼝遗址最为重要的考古发现。“南市”——已有1600多年历史的五⻢街区，作为温州的传统商业中⼼，五⻢街是朔⻔古港演绎“海丝故事”的重要倚靠。
张露会⻓在参观完朔⻔古港遗址后接受记者专访时谈到：“朔⻔古港遗址海丝申遗⼯程不可替代的经典样本和⽀撑性遗产点，是世所罕⻅的重⼤发现，我们要思考如何将这么难得的古港遗址推向世界、活化其现实意义，以国际化的视野共荣互建海丝之路。”
本次论坛有“互学互鉴，合作共赢”为主题，设置“1+5+N”的活动框架，举办⼀场主交流⼤会、5场平⾏主题会议和N项特⾊配套活动。
来⾃世界各地和社会各界的嘉宾相聚在温州，深⼊交流，凝聚共识。新加坡国际郑和学会在张露会⻓的领导下深度参与，链接海丝城市，通过国际友好城市协作、世界⽂化遗产保护等多种形式建⽴合作关系，为全球海丝城市共同繁荣锻造路径。
Dr.Zhang Lu President of International Zheng He Society presides over the ” Mayor’s of Maritime Silk Road and China Initiatives” roundtable.
The 2023 Maritime Silk Road City Influence Mayor Exchange Conference was held in Wenzhou from November 24th to 25th. The conference was organized by Xinhua News and the People’s Government of Zhejiang Province, and hosted by the People’s Government of Wenzhou, Xinhua News Zhejiang Branch, and Qing Shan Holdings Group. Dr. Zhang Lu, President of the International Zheng He Society in Singapore, was invited to attend the conference and served as the moderator for the Roundtable Forum for Mayors from China and Abroad.
This international forum was characterized by high specifications, strong professionalism, and significant international influence, attracting partners from around the world. Sixteen foreign officials from 13 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, as well as mayors of cities along the Silk Road, government officials, representatives of domestic and foreign experts and scholars, elites from various overseas communities, associations, institutions, and businesses, totaling more than 400 people, participated in the main conference, parallel forums, exhibitions, performances, and other activities. Leaders from national ministries, Xinhua News, the People’s Government of Zhejiang Province, and others were invited to attend the conference, and speeches were given by Chief Editor Lv Yansong and Wang Wenxu, Vice Governor of Zhejiang Province.
Wenzhou, a city founded 2,215 years ago and a county established 1,700 years ago, is an important node city on the Maritime Silk Road. The hosting of this significant event in Wenzhou, at a new starting point and with a global perspective, takes into account the world’s overall situation, trends of the times, and industry dynamics. It promotes cooperation and exchange among countries along the Maritime Silk Road and further development of world-class Maritime Silk Road city construction.
The conference invited heavyweight experts to participate in the forum discussion. President Zhang Lu presided over a high-profile, high-level, and high-quality Maritime Silk Road Mayor Forum—the Xinhua News Agency China-Foreign Mayors Roundtable Forum, kicking off a splendid and diverse intellectual feast. Participants engaged in discussions on global perspectives, focusing on themes such as the inheritance, mutual learning, and cooperation of cities along the Maritime Silk Road. They delved into the global development of Maritime Silk Road cities and cultural heritage, contributing ideas for the construction of the Maritime Silk Road. Distinguished guests included Yasiru Bandara, founder of the Belt and Road Initiative in Sri Lanka, Ákos Emöd, Mayor of Győr in Hungary, Kweku Lisk, Deputy Mayor of Freetown in Sierra Leone, Alessio Pascucci, Mayor of Chieti in Italy, Sònia Recasens Alsina, former Deputy Mayor of Barcelona, and Li You, Deputy Mayor of Nantong.
To gain a comprehensive and diverse understanding of Wenzhou’s millennium-old Oujiang culture, President Zhang Lu, Pereira, Director of the International Relations and Foreign Cooperation Bureau of Cáceres in Badajoz, Yasiru, the initiator of the “Belt and Road” in Sri Lanka, and Evelyn Chérie, Mayor of Brazzaville, Congo, among other foreign guests, visited and inspected the Five Horses historical district and the Shuomen ancient port site, experiencing Wenzhou’s culture and history while deeply exploring the era connotations of the Silk Road culture.
The Shuomen ancient port site in Wenzhou, listed as one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in China in 2022, forms a complete system of city, port, and navigational markers. It fills a critical gap in the port-related heritage of the Maritime Silk Road system and is considered the most important archaeological discovery of maritime Silk Road port sites at home and abroad to date. The “Nan Shi” (Southern Market) historical district, with a history of over 1,600 years, serves as the traditional commercial center of Wenzhou. The Five Horses district is an essential support for the portrayal of the “Maritime Silk Road story” at the Shuomen ancient port.
President Zhang Lu, interviewed by reporters after visiting the Shuomen ancient port site, said, “The Shuomen ancient port site is an irreplaceable classic example and a supporting heritage point in the Maritime Silk Road heritage application process. It is a rare and significant discovery. We need to think about how to promote this valuable ancient port site to the world, activate its practical significance, and jointly build the Maritime Silk Road with an international perspective.”
The forum, themed “Mutual Learning, Mutual Reference, and Win-Win Cooperation,” adopted an activity framework of “1+5+N,” including a main exchange conference, five parallel thematic conferences, and numerous special supporting activities.
Guests from around the world and various sectors gathered in Wenzhou to engage in in-depth exchanges and consensus-building. Under the leadership of President Zhang Lu, the International Zheng He Society of Singapore actively participated, connecting Maritime Silk Road cities and establishing cooperation through various forms such as international friendly city collaboration and world cultural heritage protection, forging a path for the common prosperity of global Maritime Silk Road cities.
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