参展国面面观

    世博临近，你是否已经迫不及待？那么就系好安全带，先来一次参展国之旅吧。

　　旅行的第一站当然从东道主中国开始，此次世博会中国馆会给我们带来怎样的惊喜呢？

　　中国馆

　　东道国的国家馆历来备受关注。2010年世博会中国国家馆的展示主题被确定为“城市发展中的中华智慧”。追根溯源，中国城市的发展的独特性扎根在深厚的中华文化土壤中。指导中国城市发展的价值观、方法论是中华文化中的亮点，而中华智慧也在城市这个载体上得到了淋漓尽致的表现。选取“城市发展中的中华智慧”作为中国馆建馆的切入口，既为主题演绎提供了极为丰富的素材，更能展示中华文化与中国未来发展趋势的必然联系。

　　“城市发展中的中华智慧”被界定为“自强不息”、“厚德载物”、“师法自然”、“和而不同”四项。

　　“自强不息”、“厚德载物”出自《周易》。这两个智慧是对人的品行的要求，概括了中华文化中对民族精神和民族命运关系的认识，同时它们也是对中国城市文化精髓和城市人精神的高度概括。

　　“师法自然”源自老庄的“人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然”；“和而不同”源自孔子的“君子和而不同，小人同而不和”。这两个智慧反映了中华文化如何辩证地处理人与人、人与自然的关系，在中国城市形态的发展和城市生活状态中有着直接的反映。

　　China Pavilion

　　The national pavilion of the host country has always been a cynosure. It has been decided that the exhibitions here will be themed on “Chinese wisdom in urban development”. The uniqueness of Chinese urban development can be ultimately attributed to the profound Chinese culture. The values and methodology guiding such development and highlights in Chinese culture, and cities have been a vehicle for a full display of Chinese wisdom. The selection of the exhibition theme provides immensely rich materials for the theme development and, more importantly, reveals the inextricable link between Chinese culture and the trend of China’s development。

　　“Chinese wisdom in urban development” has been defined as “self-discipline”， “social commitment”， “inspiration from nature” and “harmony in diversity”。

　　“Self-discipline” and “social commitment” are taken from the Chinese classic, Book of Changes. As requirements on people’s conduct, they summarize the understanding of the relationship between the national spirit and the national destiny in Chinese culture. Moreover, they are a pithy description of the essence of Chinese urban culture and the spirit of Chinese urban inhabitants。

　　“Inspiration from nature” is taken from Tao Te Ching (Lao Zi)： “The ways of humans are conditioned by those of earth. The ways of earth by those of heaven. The ways of heaven by those of Tao, and the ways of Tao by nature。” “Harmony in diversity” is taken from a phrase in The Analects (of Confucius)： “The gentleman aims at harmony, and not at uniformity. The mean man aims at uniformity, and not at harmony。” They show the dialectic view on personal relations and the relationship between human and nature in Chinese culture, and are directly reflected in the development of Chinese urban forms and the state of urban life。