The first "Cultural Capital of East Asia" selection activity is a cultural activity to implement the important understanding reached at the fifth China-Japan-ROK Leaders' Meeting in May 20 12 and the Shanghai Action Plan signed at the fourth China-Japan-ROK Culture Ministers' Meeting in May 20 12. It is a cultural activity of the Ministry of Culture to coordinate domestic and international affairs, further strengthen international cultural exchanges and cooperation, and enhance understanding with neighboring countries. The selection of "East Asia Cultural Capital" will show the world a brand-new face of China's cultural reform and development, which is of positive significance to promoting the cultural construction of domestic cities, cultural exchanges and cooperation in Asia and the development of cultural diversity in the world.
Quanzhou, China, Gwangju, South Korea and Yokohama were elected as the first "Cultural Capital of East Asia". This selection is a multilateral cultural activity jointly sponsored by China, Japan and South Korea. 20 13 three cities were elected together. The activities of East Asia Cultural Capital 20 14 were held in Yokohama, Quanzhou, China and Guangzhou, South Korea. The activity aims to promote pragmatic cultural cooperation and deepen mutual understanding among China, Japan and South Korea by holding a series of activities on contemporary art and traditional culture in cities of China, Japan and South Korea.
20 15 "cultural capital of east Asia" evaluation meeting was held in Beijing on October 5th, 2065438+0165438/kloc-0. More than 30 people attended the meeting, including experts from the jury, heads of relevant departments of the Ministry of Culture, and representatives of cities nominated by 20 15 "East Asian Cultural Capital". In order to ensure the "openness, fairness and justice" of the evaluation work, the Ministry of Culture organized and established an evaluation expert committee composed of well-known experts in the fields of foreign cultural exchange, public cultural construction and intangible cultural heritage protection, and independently carried out the evaluation work under the supervision of the regulatory authorities. After the review and centralized evaluation of the application materials by the evaluation expert Committee, Qingdao, Shandong Province was elected as the "East Asian Cultural Capital" in 20 15.
20 14 The 6th China-Japan-ROK Cultural Ministers Meeting was held in Yokohama, Japan on10.30/65438. The meeting confirmed that the 20 15 "East Asian Cultural Capital" will be held in Qingdao, China, Niigata, China and Cheongju, South Korea. The 7th China-Japan-ROK Cultural Ministers Meeting will be held in Qingdao in the second half of 20 15. At that time, following the 20 12 Shanghai Action Plan, a new three-year action plan for cultural exchanges and cooperation between China, Japan and South Korea will be formulated and the Qingdao Action Plan will be announced, which will be recorded in the history of cultural exchanges between China, Japan and South Korea forever. During the China-Japan-Korea Cultural Ministers' Meeting, the China-Japan-Korea Art Festival will be held in Qingdao. 100 Many activities will also include the opening and closing ceremonies of "East Asia Cultural Capital", the China-Japan-Korea Art Education Forum, the China-Japan-Korea Confucianism Forum, and exchange activities with european capital of culture and ASEAN cultural cities.
On September 29th, 20 15, the final selection of "East Asian Cultural Capital" in 20 16 was held in Beijing. After careful evaluation by the judging committee, Ningbo was elected as the "Cultural Capital of East Asia" in 20 16. 65438 10 At the 7th Meeting of Ministers of Culture of China, Japan and South Korea held in Qingdao, China in late October, the ministers of culture of the three countries officially awarded * * * as the elected city. At the same time, according to the judging rules, Changsha City and Jingdezhen City also won the candidate qualification of "East Asian Cultural Capital" in 20 17.