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The Positive Role of Esperanto
1931September 18, Japanese militarists made trouble in Shenyang and quickly occupied the northeast. The following year1October 28th, 65438+ launched a war in Shanghai, destroying the Shanghai Esperanto Society. The artillery fire of the Japanese invaders broke the neutral dream of some esperanto users. At the critical moment of national survival, inspired by China's * * * production party, they joined the national salvation movement and embarked on the road of serving China's liberation with Esperanto. They set up the China Esperanto League and the peripheral organization, Shanghai esperanto association, joined Esperanto International internationally, joined the General League of Left-wing Cultures in China at home, and devoted themselves to the progressive cultural movement.

They run publications, reporting the news of the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants and the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Movement, and introducing the achievements of socialist construction in the Soviet Union, which made many young people embark on the revolutionary road. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, they founded esperanto publications such as China Roar, Far East Courier and China Report, which exposed the atrocities of the Japanese invaders, reported the heroic deeds of the soldiers and civilians in China and the tragic life of the people in China, and won the sympathy and support of all countries in the world. At the same time, they also translated the works of famous China writers Lu Xun, Guo Moruo and Yan Ai into Esperanto, published a batch of anti-Japanese war literature, introduced a batch of Soviet and Eastern European literature translated in Esperanto to China, and promoted cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. In addition, they also actively advocated the Chinese character movement and the popular language movement, which made Esperanto serve the national liberation movement and the new culture movement in China and made brilliant achievements. The China Report is an illustrated publication, in which China reports in Esperanto. During its 50-year existence, it introduced China's history, economic construction, traditional culture, literature and art and people's life in a vivid way, especially reported the great changes that have taken place in China in various fields since the 1980s, which was well received by the international esperanto community. Founded in 2000, the online edition of the China Report inherited the fine tradition of the printed edition, made full use of the advantages of the network, and comprehensively covered China. China esperanto edition. Com reported the major events in China in time, which played an irreplaceable role for people of all countries to better understand that China and China are going to the world.

China Esperanto Publishing House, founded in 1982, has published many valuable esperanto books. This has played a unique role for esperanto people from all countries to fully understand China's politics, economy, culture, science and technology, education and history. Among the nearly 200 books it has published, the ones that are particularly well received by readers are: Five Thousand Years in China, Notes on Modern History of China, Encyclopedia of China, Forty Scenes of China, History of Chinese Medicine, History of Chinese Ceramics, Ancient Scientists in China, Marriage Customs of China Minorities, A Brief Introduction to Zhou Enlai, and Selected Translations of Ancient Poems and Songs in China. Selected works of China (19 19- 1979), Chinese folk literature series, Lu Xun's novels, a dream of red mansions, strange stories from a strange studio, the Analects of Confucius, home, cold nights, sunrise and a dream of red mansions.

China Radio International's Esperanto broadcasting has played a unique role in reporting current events, politics, economic construction, culture, science and technology and people's life in China. Judging from the long broadcast time and wide coverage, it is also among the best in esperanto broadcasting in various countries and has always been concerned by the international esperanto community. The revival of the esperanto movement

Although the Esperanto movement in old China made great progress, it was repeatedly hit by the First and Second World Wars and successive civil wars, and almost completely stopped for a while. The establishment of people's political power has created unprecedented favorable conditions for the spread of Esperanto in China. A group of esperanto speakers, led by Hu Yuzhi and Alex, first resumed their esperanto activities in Beijing and Shanghai. At their initiative, 1950, in May, China Report, an esperanto foreign propaganda publication, was founded. In March of the following year, China National esperanto association was established. Esperanto organizations have also been established in Shanghai, Chengdu, Chongqing and Wuhan. China Renmin University has also set up an Esperanto class at the initiative of President Wu. In July, 1963, "Esperanto Publicity and Reporting Exhibition" opened in Beijing. Vice Premier Chen Yi and celebrities from all walks of life visited this exhibition and unanimously affirmed the value of Esperanto in promoting new China and promoting people's understanding of China. At the first national symposium on esperanto work, Vice Premier Chen Yi praised the achievements made in esperanto work and said that the government would pay more attention to esperanto work. He also proposed to hold an international esperanto conference in Beijing. This is a great encouragement to esperanto people all over the country.

With the care and support of Vice Premier Chen Yi, the Ministry of Higher Education approved the holding of a training course for esperanto teachers in Beijing, so as to train teachers for 1 1 universities and enable them to offer esperanto courses. The Ministry of Higher Education has also transferred a group of students from several universities across the country to study Esperanto and trained a group of full-time cadres in Esperanto. 1964- 12, China launched an esperanto program for international broadcasting, which was welcomed by esperanto users in various countries. It is worth mentioning that the Ministry of Higher Education also issued a document stipulating that all qualified schools can offer esperanto elective courses, and esperanto can be used as a second foreign language subject. With the support of the China Municipal Government, a number of large and medium-sized cities have set up esperanto organizations from Harbin in the north to Guangzhou in the south, and from Shanghai in the east to Chengdu in the west, and carried out regular activities. At this point, the Esperanto movement was fully revived in China. Like all progressive cultural activities, Esperanto activities were also hit hard in the ten-year "Cultural Revolution" turmoil. However, in the late 1970s, especially after the reform and opening-up, the ship of Esperanto Movement in China set sail again, breaking the waves.

1in the autumn of 979, the second national esperanto seminar was held in Beijing. The meeting affirmed the achievements made in China's esperanto work since the founding of the People's Republic of China, summed up the experience and lessons, and determined the tasks of esperanto work in the new period. Serving China's reform and opening up, socialist modernization and world peace, enhancing the world's understanding of China and promoting the friendship between China and people of other countries have become the goal of China Esperanto. Since then, the China World Games has entered a new period.

198 1 and 65438+February, the "Friends of Esperanto in China" initiated by Chu Tunan, Hu Yuzhi, Ba Jin, Xie Bingxin, Bai Shouyi, Ye Shengtao and Xia Yan was established. 130 more than 30 celebrities from all walks of life, deputies to the National People's Congress and CPPCC members joined this organization. Except Guizhou and Tibet, all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China have established esperanto association. More than 40 cities in/kloc-0, including most provincial capitals and major central cities, have also established esperanto organizations, and national professional esperanto organizations such as science and technology, medicine, railways, teachers, stamp collecting and Weiqi have also appeared one after another. After the establishment of these organizations, they actively carried out the publicity and promotion of Esperanto. They either run magazines and newspapers, or hold esperanto classes and correspondence teaching, or hold esperanto academic seminars, esperanto exhibitions and esperanto summer activity weeks, which have exerted considerable influence throughout the country. This situation is unprecedented in the history of Esperanto Movement in China. 1982, China's Ministry of Education once again issued a document, reaffirming that Esperanto can be used as a second foreign language, and stipulating that college graduates and graduate students can take exams or be assessed as cadres, and Esperanto can be used as a second foreign language subject. In order to implement this document, the Ministry of Education approved esperanto association, China, Beijing Foreign Studies University and Shanghai International Studies University to jointly hold eight advanced seminars for esperanto teachers in universities, and trained 132 teachers in 78 universities. Most of these teachers set up Esperanto courses after returning to school, and about 6,000 college students took Esperanto courses. Many of these universities are well-known in China, such as Peking University, beijing language and culture university, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing Institute of Posts and Telecommunications, Nankai University, Fudan University, East China Normal University, Shanghai International Studies University, Nanjing University, Jinan University, China University of Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Huazhong Normal University, Hunan Normal University and Guangxi Normal University. A number of colleges and universities insist on offering Esperanto as an elective course, teaching in accordance with the syllabus and prescribed teaching materials of Esperanto as a second foreign language promulgated by the Ministry of Education, and counting them into students' achievement files according to the credit system. Therefore, many universities in China have listed Esperanto as an elective course, which has been praised by esperanto association and the International Esperanto Teachers Association.

From the early 1980s to the early 1990s, it was also popular to teach Esperanto by correspondence, publishing, radio and television. The more famous correspondence schools are China Esperanto Publishing School; Correspondence schools of Esperanto in Xinhua, Chongqing, Huainan and Huangshi; Esperanto radio and television lectures in Shanxi, Liaoning, Shenyang, Jilin, Anhui, Guangdong and CCTV are also welcomed by all walks of life. Esperanto association and some universities also offer various esperanto courses. According to statistics, 420,000 people participated in this research. Although most people fail to persist in learning Esperanto for various reasons, they have played an active role in spreading the ideals and related knowledge of Esperanto, and at the same time, they have trained a group of talents for Esperanto organizations around the world, and they have become the backbone of the Esperanto movement. Beijing Broadcasting Institute has trained many Esperanto graduates for professional Esperanto units. In 2003, the latest batch of students majoring in Esperanto opened the Esperanto course in the School of International Journalism. Since 1979, China has strengthened its ties with esperanto association. 1980 all-China esperanto association joined the international world association and became a group member; For more than 20 years, China has sent representatives to attend the annual International Esperanto Congress every year. Sometimes, they send representatives to attend national esperanto conferences held in Japan, South Korea and Yugoslavia, as well as esperanto conferences held in the Pacific and Asia. During the conference, make friends with esperanto speakers from all over the world and enhance friendship. During this period, leaders of the International World Association and Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Russian Esperanto organizations also visited China many times. Esperanto association and organizations in dozens of cities have also established regular contacts with esperanto organizations in some cities around the world. Professional esperanto organizations such as railways, medicine, teachers, commerce, stamp collecting and youth esperanto organizations have also conducted extensive exchanges with corresponding international organizations. The Esperanto movement in China has been integrated into the international Esperanto family.

1The 7 1 International Esperanto Congress held in Beijing in 1986 was the most attended and successful international congress outside Europe, and was well received by the participants. 1992 held the 5th Pacific Esperanto Congress in Qingdao and 1 Asian Esperanto Congress held in Shanghai in 1996 were also successful, which proved the strength of the Esperanto movement in China.

The rapid rise of the Esperanto movement in China has attracted the attention of the international esperanto community. In view of China's large population, increasing strength and its pivotal position in international affairs, the World Association attaches great importance to the development of the Esperanto movement in China. We highly value the support of the China government and all sectors of society for the cause of Esperanto, and warmly congratulate the achievements of the Esperanto movement in China. 1983, the International World Association awarded China esperanto association the mobile trophy-Fine Cup, in recognition of the achievements of the Esperanto movement in China in recent years. At the same time, universal esperanto association successively elected Ba Jin, Chen Yuan as members of the honorary guardian committee of the World esperanto association, and Li and Xie as academicians of the International Esperanto Society. All these reflect the continuous improvement of China's position in the international language society.