塔芙茨大學孔子學院揭牌 新英格蘭孔院密集度最高

塔芙茨大學和北京師範大學合作的孔子學院，五月廿四日揭牌，麻州成為全美第二個有兩所孔子學院的州，美國新英格蘭也因此成為全世界孔子學院最密集地區，共有不下五所孔子學院。

            在麻州設有孔子學院的兩所學校是麻州大學波士頓分校（UMass Boston），以及塔芙茨（Tufts）大學，在羅德島州的有羅德島大學( URI)，布萊恩特大學(Bryant)，在新罕布夏州還有新罕布夏大學（UNH）。這幾所學校的中方合作大學依序為，中國人民大學，北京師範大學，浙江大學，中國地質大學，成都大學等。

            塔芙茨大學校長莫納哥（Anthony Monaco），資深副校長兼教務長哈里斯（David Harris），文理學院院長葛拉瑟（James Glaser）和北京師範大學校務委員會主席劉川生，中國駐紐約總領事館總領事章啟月，羅德島大學孔子學院院長何文潮等人為成立揭牌儀式致辭。

在塔芙茨大學已工作26年的中文項目負責人王命全，從2012年三月起推動塔大設立孔子學院。2014年4月莫納哥校長簽約，今年6月24日正式成立。王命全也獲任命為美方院長。中方院長部分，王命全表示因時值暑假，暫未確定。

塔芙茨大學是一所以“象“為吉祥物的私立大學，在福布斯雜誌的全美學校排名中，位列第25，以國際化及海外進修項目聞名。該校的弗萊契爾（Flecher）外交學院，也是知名的外交官搖籃。

該校在全世界有四個校區，其中一個在法國，另外三個在麻州的麥德福市，以及波士頓市的華埠等地。包括杭州及香港，共在十個地點設有海外進修項目。來自中國，註冊入讀該校的學生，共277人。

2011年才從英國牛津大學來塔芙茨大學當校長的莫納哥表示，該校重視跨領域合作，強調國際化，全球觀點，他有信心孔子學院將在該校的這些努力上，扮演重要角色。

北師大校委會主席劉川生透露，十年前她在華府時，曾經推動成立美國的第一所孔子學院，如今全世界已設有400多所孔子學院，其中107所在美國。北師大在全世界各地和八所大學合作辦有孔子學院，塔芙茨大學是北師大在美國的第四個孔子學院合作對象。由於塔芙茨大學本身重視語言學習和文化交流，是個重視以學生為中心，講究公民世界的知識性大學，早從1852年就已成立，她相信北師大和塔大將有獨一無二的合作經驗，能夠更加推動人才國際化。

中國駐紐約總領事章啟月以“強強聯手，強強合作”來形容北師大和塔大的合作，稱許塔大讓學生接受國際化薰陶，學習語言，掌握工具，打開許多機會大門。

塔大教務長哈里斯將擔任塔大孔子學院九人董事會主席。他表示，孔子學院將不只教授語言、文化，更將豐富該校的走入社區服務。

新英格蘭地區另外四所孔子學院負責人，當天都出席道賀。出席者包括羅德島大學孔子學院院長何文潮，布萊恩特大學孔子學院兼美中研究所學術項目副所長劉孔禮，謝昆，新罕布夏大學孔子學院美方院長王亦歌，麻州大學孔子學院院長孫柏鳳，付春梅等。

          

圖片說明：

            塔大校長莫納哥（左）和北師大校委會主席劉川生（右）為塔大孔子學院揭牌。（菊子攝）

            北師大校委會主席劉川生（右）代表該校送上一幅字畫給塔大校長莫納哥（左）。菊子攝）

            塔大文理學院院長葛拉瑟（右起），副校長哈里斯，北師大校委會主席劉川生，塔大校長莫納哥，中國駐紐約總領事章啟月，羅德島大學孔子學院院長何文潮博士，塔大孔子學院院長王命全博士等人在揭牌儀式後合影。（菊子攝）

            新英格蘭地區的孔子學院負責人和紐約領館嘉賓合影。右起，布萊恩特大學謝昆，新罕布夏大學王亦歌，羅德島大學何文潮，麻大波士頓分校付春梅，塔大王命權，駐紐約總領事章啟月，麻大波士頓分校孫柏鳳，王淑紅，紐約副總領事鍾瑞明，紐約教育領事常全生，布萊恩特大學劉孔禮等。（菊子攝）

中美政要慶祝海南航空波士頓上海直飛開通

麻州港務局執行長格林（前左三起），海南航空北美區總經理梁璞玢，大波士頓遊客
及會議局執行長Patrick Moscaritolo，海南航空副總裁侯偉，麻州企業發展助理卿范文南，
紐約總領事章啟月等嘉賓祝酒，恭喜波士頓上海直航開通。（圖由海南航空提供

海南航空和麻州港務局六月廿四日晚在海港酒店慶祝波士頓、上海直航班機六月廿日開通，並報告波士頓、北京直航班機已從五月一日起增為每日一班。多名應邀出席的來自北京，上海中國投資者悄言，波士頓今後有機會取代矽谷。

海南航空的波士頓、上海直航班機在六月廿日正式開通，由於時值週六，許多政要，高管無暇分身，首航慶祝會改在廿四日舉行。

  海南航空北美區總經理梁璞玢（左起），副總裁侯偉，麻州旅遊辦公室主任Rich Doucette，
麻州眾議員黃子安，麻州企業發展助理卿范文南等人舉酒杯祝賀海南航空開通波士頓
上海直飛航線。（菊子攝）

中國駐紐約總領事館總領事章啟月，副總領事鍾瑞明，海南航空副總裁侯偉，麻州企業發展助理卿范文南（Nam Pham），麻州港務局執行長格林（Thomas P. Glynn），麻州旅遊辦公室執行主任Rich Doucette，大波士頓遊客及會議局（Greater Boston Visitors & Convention Bureau）執行長Patrick Moscaritolo等人在會中一起祝酒，恭喜海南航空在波士頓繼北京之後，再開通上海這第二條直飛航線。

 外派到麻州大學波士頓分校孔子學院工作的王淑紅（右起）向中領館紐約副總領事鍾瑞明
介紹，海南航空副總裁侯偉是她丈夫。（菊子攝）

海南航空在中國論規模排行第四大，但是首家被Skytrax評為五星級的中國大陸航空公司。繼六月十五日開通北京、聖荷西（San Jose），六月廿日開通波士頓、上海，六月廿二日開通西雅圖、上海等一連三條直航班機路線後，該公司在北美航線已多達七條，包括北京到波士頓，西雅圖，芝加哥，聖荷西，多倫多，以及上海到波士頓，西雅圖。

侯偉，章啟月等人都在致詞時指出，波士頓到北京，上海直航班機開通後，不只乘客方便，連貨運龍蝦都數量大增。

波士頓銷售經理潘毅透露，航空公司一般很少在同一個城市開通一條以上直飛航線，波士頓非常特別。

書法家梅宇國（左二）應邀在慶祝會中展示中國文化。麻州港務局策略夥伴經理Michelle
Lampa（左一），海南航空波士頓客戶經理陳娟，麻大波士頓孔子學院院長孫柏鳳（右三），
付春梅（右二），麻州港務局的Flavio Leo（左三）等人拿著梅宇國的作品展示。（菊子攝）

潘毅表示，由於客量需求增加，海南航空已從五月一日起把波士頓到北京的直航班機增加到每日一班。目前每週二，四，六的一週三班的波士頓到上海直航班機，從六月廿日開通以來，載客量都達到95%。一旦需求穩定增加，這條航線也會增為每日一班。

海南航空從波士頓到北京，上海的直飛班機，都採用波音787飛機，全機座位213個，經濟艙177個，座椅可180個平躺的商務艙36個。

劍橋中國文化中心董事長紀虎民（右二）與第一劍橋資本暨劍橋旅行社董事長蔣文華，
曾任哈佛大學中國基金副主任的宗蔚兵，萬富資本于素麗，第一劍橋資本汪怡沁，以及
姜江等人熱論來自北京的投資。（菊子攝）

廿四日晚的海航慶祝會，應邀出席者中包括萬富資本總裁于素麗，外連出國顧問集團董事長何梅，有不少來自北京，上海的投資者，他們表示，有了直飛班機，飛行時間縮短至13到15個小時，實在是比以前方便太多了。

圖片說明：

海南航空波士頓銷售經理潘毅（中）送出波士頓、上海
直飛機票一張給得獎的第一劍橋資本汪怡沁（右二）。
圖中左起，于素麗，蔣文華，姜江，

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Boston Public Market Will Open July 30

Boston Public Market Will Open July 30

City to Gain Only Locally-Sourced, Permanent Year-Round Market of its Kind in the United States

BOSTON — The much-anticipated Boston Public Market is set to open its doors on July 30, bringing fresh, local food to the people of Boston five days a week and giving them a new opportunity to taste, buy, and learn about the bounty of New England. The 28,000-square-foot Market will house over 35 farmers, fishermen, and food producers from Massachusetts and throughout New England, selling items such as farm fresh produce; meat and poultry; eggs; milk and cheese; fish and shellfish; bread and baked goods; flowers; and an assortment of specialty and prepared foods.

The Boston Public Market, located at 100 Hanover Street above the Haymarket MBTA station, will be open Wednesday — Sunday, 8 a.m. — 8 p.m, beginning on July 30. A list of vendors can be found at www.bostonpublicmarket.org/vendors.

“Next month, our vendors will be selling hundreds of products from over 200 local small businesses here in the Market,” said Boston Public Market CEO Liz Morningstar. “We’re proud to support over 200 jobs and to have built a home for the local food economy in Boston.”

The Market is located in downtown Boston’s emerging Market District, next to the Haymarket pushcart vendors and the historic Blackstone Block, and it sits on the Rose Kennedy Greenway and the Freedom Trail. 100 Hanover Street also contains the Boston RMV branch, entrances to the Haymarket MBTA station, vent stacks for the Interstate-93 tunnel, and a parking garage. On-site bike parking is available and two Hubway stations are located nearby.

The Boston Public Market is the only locally-sourced market of its kind in the United States. Everything sold at the Market is produced or originates in New England. Boston Public Market vendors are proud to accept SNAP/EBT for all eligible market products.

The Market is a civic resource, educating the public about food sources, nutrition, and preparation. In addition to more than 35 vendor stalls, the Boston Public Market includes a 3,200 square foot demonstration kitchen. The KITCHEN, programmed by The Trustees of Reservations, the Market’s programming partner, will offer opportunities such as hands-on cooking demos, lectures, family activities, exercise classes, training and community events within the Boston Public Market. Programs are offered by a diverse group of non-profit organizations and for-profit partners, including America’s Test Kitchen, Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Boston Children’s Museum, Project Bread, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, UMASS Amherst, Community Servings, Let’s Talk About Food, and Boston Ferments.

"The opening of the Boston Public Market, much like the opening of any new civic organization, will enrich and enhance life in the Commonwealth, said Barbara Erickson, President and CEO of The Trustees of Reservations. “We are pleased to be a part of its success and to accelerate the understanding and appreciation of farming, local food, and locally sourced goods.”

100 Hanover Street was built as part of the Big Dig, and the ground floor had been vacant for over 12 years. The architect for the project was Architerra, a Boston-based design firm, and construction was done by Lee Kennedy Company.

“The design of the Market is flexible, durable, and utilitarian, and it’s meant to put vendors and their products first, architecture second,” said Morningstar. “That’s because the Boston Public Market is all about making the connection between food and farm, and allowing the people of Boston to meet the faces behind their food.”

The Boston Public Market is a public-private partnership made possible with the support of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the commitment of over $9 million in private philanthropy from many donors. The Market’s founding partners include the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, the John W. Henry Family Foundation, Holly and David Bruce, the Manton Foundation, The Trustees of Reservations, and the generous support of an undisclosed benefactor. The Conservation Fund also provided $3 million in financing, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the Market’s Health and Wellness Partner, is providing funding and content for health and wellness programming.

MAYOR WALSH LAUNCHES SNOW-MELT CHALLENGE

MAYOR WALSH LAUNCHES SNOW-MELT CHALLENGE

BOSTON - Thursday, June 25, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh welcomes you to participate in Boston's Snow Melt Challenge, a guessing game to encourage Boston residents to guess when all of snow at the snow farm at Tide Street will melt. Winners will have an opportunity to enjoy a "meet and greet" with Mayor Walsh. "This is a fun and creative way for residents to come together and make light of what was a long, challenging winter," said Mayor Walsh. "Now that it's summer, we can have some fun and talk about how we recovered from the historic amount of snow Boston received. I'm surprised to see that we still have unmelted snow here!" This winter, Public Works plowed 295,000 miles of roadway this past winter-roughly 12 trips around the earth - removed over 40,000 truckloads of snow from city streets, and melted 50,000 tons of snow at snow farms. Most of the snow was carried to Tide Street and surrounding snow farms, but Tide Street's snow still remains. Rules for Entry: To enter, participants must tweet at @Marty_Walsh using the hashtag #BOSMeltNow, including the month and day they believe the snow will be fully melted. Submissions are due by midnight on July 15, 2015.

Boston 2024

Guess the venue: Recreational rafters and kayakers already love this spot, and if Boston wins the bid, we’ll be bringing the canoe slalom here, too. Can you guess which river we’ve picked? Read on for the answer. Celebrating Olympic Day at Fenway Park  Olympic Day commemorates the birth of the modern Olympic Games on June 23, 1894. Every June, events around the globe promote fitness, well-being, culture and education. In Boston, we headed to the place where sport is celebrated all summer long: Fenway Park. During a pre-game ceremony, 170 local Olympians and Paralympians and hopefuls gathered in the outfield to form the Olympic rings. Then Boston Celtics and Olympic basketball legend Jo Jo White welcomed Olympic hockey player Molly Schaus to the mound to throw out a ceremonial first pitch. A former baseball pitcher and softball shortstop, Schaus was thrilled at the opportunity to pitch at Fenway – and to gather with fellow Olympians. “We all have similar experiences,” she said. “It’s fun to reminisce.” Boston sports fan? Retweet our photo or share it on Facebook. OLYMPIC POWER COUPLE From Sochi to "The Amazing Race" Olympians Steve Langton and Aly Dudek have a few things in common. Both competed in the 2014 and 2010 Games. Both consider themselves competitive. And both appeared together on the 2015 season of the reality TV show “The Amazing Race.” Langton, a bobsledder, and Dudek, a short-track speed skater, first met in Sochi. When they began dating after the Games, they decided to take on a new adventure together and applied to the TV show. Unlike the Olympics, “The Amazing Race” is a competition you can’t prepare for. “You don’t know what your competition is,” said Langton. “You need to step back and say, ‘This is a game,’ and just have fun.” Watching the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Olympic Day, both were also enthusiastic about bringing the Games to Boston. After seven years living in Salt Lake City, Dudek has seen the legacy of hosting the Games and feels that “the pride [of hosting] lives on there today.” Langton has an added bias, having grown up nearby in Melrose. “Boston is where my Olympic dream started,” he said. “To see it come full circle – I can’t imagine anything greater.”  THE LATEST BID NEWS Announcing Seven More Venues We’ve been busy scouting out event venues to find the best locales at universities, existing sports venues and among the state’s own natural resources. This week we’re excited to announce seven more proposed venues: Boston College (Conte Forum): Olympic wrestling, Paralympic and Olympic judo Harvard University (Harvard Stadium): Olympic and Paralympic archery Northeastern University (Matthews Arena): Olympic and Paralympic weightlifting Boston Convention & Exhibition Center: Paralympic and Olympic indoor volleyball,Paralympic and Olympic table tennis, Olympic boxing Tsongas Center (Lowell, MA): Olympic fencing, Olympic taekwondo DCU Center (Worcester, MA): Olympic handball* Deerfield River: Olympic canoe slalom (pictured above) *What's handball, you ask? Watch this video from USA Team Handball for a quick primer. Visit our website to see the full list of venues announced so far. Getting excited? Retweet our announcement or share the news on Facebook. AROUND THE HUB All-Weather Summer Fun Rain or shine, day or night, there are plenty of ways to enjoy summer in Massachusetts. When a rainy day keeps you indoors, check out a trampoline park in Boston, the Legoland Discovery Center in Somerville, the butterfly garden at Boston’s Museum of Science and more. On fair-weather nights, head to a classic drive-in movie theater, like the one in Wellfleet on Cape Cod.   Visit Boston.com to expand your must-visit list for rainy days and drive-in movies. THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP Baseball in Tokyo? The eight new sports proposed for the 2020 Games in Tokyo. The 1,800 Olympic Day eventsplanned throughout the summer nationwide. How the 2024 Games could show off Boston’s “entrepreneurial chops.” Five things you didn’t know about Team USA soccer player Carli Lloyd. FOLLOW US Boston 2024 on Snapchat Boston 2024 is on Snapchat! Add “boston2024” for an inside look into events like Olympic Day at Fenway Park and potential sneak peeks at celebrities and athletes who support Boston 2024. If you’re not already following us on our other social channels, here’s a glimpse at what you’ve been missing: Jo Jo White at Fenway on Instagram, a t-shirt signed by Aly Raisman on Twitter,the beauty of a Boston sunset on Facebook, and Olympic greats like Mike Eruzione on YouTube. Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube

章啟月訪波士頓晤僑民談中美建新型大國關係

中國駐紐約總領事館總領事章啟月六廿三日首度到波士頓探訪僑界，分別到波士頓市的華人前進會，華森市的劍橋中國文化中心和僑胞晤談，說明中美正籌建新型大國關係，因應全球化趨勢，追求和平相處，互相尊重。

            1959年十月出生的章啟月是中國駐紐約總領事館的第一位女性總領事，去年十二月廿九日到任，今年五月廿七日曾率同中國企業家拜會麻州州長查理貝克（Charlie Baker），但還是第一次到波士頓和僑界見面。

            章啟月表示，她此行訪問波士頓，在探看僑民之外，還為出席昨（廿四）日的塔芙茨大學孔子學院成立慶典，海南航空開通波士頓、上海直飛航線的慶祝會。

章啟月說明紐約中領館轄管十個州，她到任六個月以來，已探訪七州，見過五名州長，從政經，文化，科技等方面，促進中美雙邊關係。

章啟月指出，今年比較特別，中國國家主席習近平將於九月來美做國事訪問，到華府，紐約等城市拜會。中美雙方已為此磋商出90多項工作機制，將在戰略，經濟之外，增加人才交流的對話。

            談及中美關係的變化，章啟月以紐約的時報廣場出現中國廣告，中國春節放煙花，中國新年可以放假；海南航空公司在麻州開通波士頓直飛北京，上海兩條航線，中國北車投資五千多萬元在麻州春田籌建車廂生產製造工廠，已取得284輛車廂訂單等為例，強調中美有許多地方可以互補，鼓勵僑民協助加強中美之間的互相了解，提高中國的地位與影響力。

            章啟月和陪同她到訪的中領館副總領事鍾瑞明，領事王軍，還在會上強調，中領館如今採用新手段來和僑民溝通，在網路，微信之外，紐約總領館現在有微信公眾號，以“總領館總在你身邊”為口號，促僑民藉該公眾號獲悉祖國最新消息。

        在劍橋中國文化中心舉行的這場座談，包括該中心正副董事長紀虎民，陶凱， 共有三十多名僑團，組織代表應邀出席。他們在會中反映，最希望中國政府協助僑胞的事包括容許雙重國籍；藉交流發揮中國的軟實力；發良民證給海外華僑，或制定認可護照辦法，以期華僑回中國時到銀行換錢，開戶，住旅館，不會遭遇證件問題等等。紀虎民認為，海外華人關心的事大致有三，包括中美關係，中國內部實況，以及華人在美地位。

陶凱提出來的問題最特別。她指出，如今學中文的人多了，中文學校面對人才流失問題，該校最近就一連走了六，七個老師。她感嘆中國有許多好老師，但礙於簽證，卻沒辦法聘他們過來教。

            紀虎民透露，該校有一名老師，沒拿到教師牌照，沒美國學歷，仍被一所高中以年薪七萬五千元挖走了。他建議的表示，如果美國學校都可以這樣破例，或許中國政府可以協助他們想出一些解決辦法。

            當晚應邀出席的社團代表包括新英格蘭北京大學校友會會長羅嘉元，波士頓清華大學校友會董事會董事長周福民，四川大學校友會代表林巍，浙江大學校友會會長倪繼紅，南開大學校友會前會長王忠，美中醫藥開發協會會長梁桂清，美中生物醫藥協會會長曲芸，校友聯會龔家儷，北美體育協會創辦人常英，國際嚴新氣功會姜弘健，以及屈振生，奚珍等等。來自波士頓華埠的有華人前進會共同主席湯建華，前進會員工鄺寶蓮，以及梁添光，黃國威，黃光野，何遠光，李照桃，許惠儀等人。

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        中國駐紐約總領事館總領事章啟月（前左五）和出席僑團代表合影。前排右起，常英，高青，陶凱，鍾瑞明，湯建華，章啟月，紀虎民，梁添光，李照桃，黃國威。

            劍橋中國文化中心董事長紀虎民（右），副董事長陶凱（左）歡迎中國駐紐約總領事館總領事章啟月（中）。（菊子攝）

            羅嘉元（右起），章啟月，倪繼紅等三個女人喜相逢。（菊子攝）

            中國駐紐約總領事章啟月（左），副總領事鍾瑞明（右）回應僑胞提問。（菊子攝）