Ningbo in East China’s Zhejiang province is now building itself as a prime destination for Central and Eastern European products (CEE products) and these goods have become “imported specialties” in the city. Recently, new initiatives have been launched with the purpose of accelerating the advancement of China-CEEC Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone and expanding the influence of CEE products.
眼下，寧波正打造中東歐商品進入中國的首選之地，而中東歐商品已然成為寧波的“洋特產”。為加快推進中國-中東歐國家經貿合作示范區建設、進一步擴大中東歐商品的影響力，近期寧波又有新動作——
On October 24th, “Charming CEEC · 2022 CEE Products Week” kicked off. The event is hosted by the Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Commerce and undertaken by the Ningbo Society for the Promotion of CEEC Economic and Trade Cooperation and Cultural Exchanges, aiming at popularizing CEEC economy and culture among consumers in Ningbo and beyond while exhibiting the commodities.
10月24日，由寧波市商務局主辦、寧波市中東歐經貿合作與文化交流促進會承辦的“魅力中東歐·2022中東歐好物宣傳周”活動拉開帷幕，旨在向寧波乃至全國的消費者傳播中東歐經貿文化，講好中東歐商品故事。
8 livestreaming sessions will be staged on the official video account of “China-CEEC Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone” to extend the cultural influence of goods from CEEC. The first session took place in the rose-themed pavilion on the second floor of the CEEC Products Permanent Pavilion, offering consumers a chance to learn more about Bulgarian cultural customs and brand stories.
本次活動在“中東歐示范區”視頻號一周內舉辦8場直播，擴大中東歐商品的文化影響力。24日，活動的首場直播在中東歐國家特色商品常年館二樓玫瑰主題館舉辦，向消費者介紹保加利亞的人文風情和品牌故事。
“Bulgaria is honored as the ‘Kingdom of Roses’. Craftsmen perfected the rose essential oil from purchasing, refining, to extracting with their great originality.” Stoyan Gegovski (Gao Weiyi as his Chinese name), a Ningbo University graduate from Bulgaria, introduced his hometown as the ambassador of CEEC cultural exchange in fluent Chinese during the livestreaming.
“我們保加利亞被譽為‘玫瑰王國’，工匠們在萃取玫瑰精油時，從采購到提煉都獨具匠心，技藝爐火純青！”在直播間里，寧波大學的保加利亞籍國際學生高偉義操著一口流利的中文，以中東歐文化交流友好使者的身份為家鄉代言。
“I feel really happy to be engaged in the CEE product imports in Ningbo! There are healthy and nutritious yogurts, and cost-effective skin-care products from Bulgaria... Bringing quality commodities to consumers keeps me motivated.” Chen Yi, the general manager of Ningbo Dijia VIDA Trading Co., Ltd., talked about her business experience and promoted the Bulgarian Biofresh that her company distributes and represents.
“在寧波從事中東歐商品進口，我感到非常幸福！保加利亞的酸奶健康營養，護膚品的性價比很高……把優質商品帶到千家萬戶，讓我充滿動力。”寧波帝加唯達商貿有限公司總經理陳薏聊起她的生意經，也為她經銷代理的保加利亞Biofresh柏芙詩品牌站臺吆喝。
According to the organizers, “Charming CEEC 2022 CEE Products Week” is committed to highlighting the cultural influence of CEE products. Through a deeper insight and interpretation of the culture and stories behind the brands, a batch of CEE product brands with competitive potential and consumer acceptance are expected to spring up.
據組織方介紹，“魅力中東歐·2022中東歐好物宣傳周”活動的特色在于突出中東歐商品的文化影響力，通過對商品背后的文化和故事的深入挖掘和解讀，孵化出一批有市場獨特競爭力和接受度的中東歐商品品牌。
Meanwhile, 60 stories on importers, distributors, and consumers of CEE products will be collected and publicized. They include the well-known Hungarian Noble Wine, Czech crystal, Romanian cosmetics, Polish milk, etc.
此外，本次活動還將集結大量來自中東歐商品進口商、經銷商、消費者的資料，編寫出60款中東歐商品故事，包括匈牙利貴腐酒、捷克水晶、羅馬尼亞化妝品、波蘭牛奶等人們耳熟能詳的商品。
To strive for the goal of “importing \$10 billion (72.29 billion yuan) worth of CEE products in 5 years”, Ningbo has responded to the complex situation with a great focus on the whole industrial chain of CEE commodity imports this year, promoting commodities and brands from CEEC through consumption guidance and market cultivation.
為實現“5年進口100億美元中東歐商品”的目標，今年以來，寧波應對復雜的形勢，圍繞中東歐商品進口全產業鏈建設進行重點攻關，并通過消費引導和市場培育，讓中東歐商品和品牌深入人心。
As statistics from Ningbo Customs show, its trade volume with CEEC hit 29.57 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.7% and 9.5 percentage points higher than the national level from January to August this year. Among them, the city’s imports from CEEC reached 6.61 billion yuan, up by 40.6% year on year and 44.9 percentage points more than the national total.
據寧波海關統計，今年1-8月，寧波與中東歐國家實現進出口額295.7億元，同比增長22.7%，高出全國9.5個百分點。其中，進口66.1億元，同比增長40.6%，高出全國44.9個百分點。
Reporter: Yan Jin
Correspondent: Fang Xintian
Translator: Mei Jie
Proofreaders: PuYang Rong, Lu Yuchen, Jason Mowbray