寻美味，行上海 | 初中双语课程部City Food Walk活动报道———小记者：八3班 李来

       初中双语课程部的City Food Walk活动源于对城市文化的热爱和尊重，希望同学们带领大家深入城市的街头巷尾，探寻隐藏在城市中的特色美食，来体验城市的历史、文化和传统，也希望同学们在享受美食的同时，也能深入体验其背后的文化，感受不同地域之间的文化碰撞与交流。

       协和教科的美味征集令发布，引发了同学们的浓厚兴趣，他们纷纷踊跃参加。在接下来的闲暇时光，街头巷尾，学生们化身为“美食侦探”，开始了他们的探索之旅。他们不仅品尝了上海特色的小笼包、锅贴、本帮面、素面等美食，还深入了解了各地的特色美食，如江浙菜、云南米线、叉烧饭、漏奶华、功夫茶等。此外，他们还尝试了各种国际美食，如新加坡菜、印度菜、日式料理等。经过两个多月的努力，“侦探”们完成了大量的照片拍摄、视频录制、采访录音以及配音、剪辑等后期制作工作，最终呈现出一部部精美的视频作品。

       本次City Food Walk视频大赛活动共收到来自初中学生们的作品百余件。视频中同学们从食物的口感，制作工艺，美食背后的文化，餐厅的环境，性价比等角度来进行了介绍。在本次活动中，初中双语课程部的英语老师积极组织，积极策划。各年级组的英语老师也利用闲暇时间对学生们进行帮助和指导。

       通过本次City Food Walk活动，同学们不仅结识了新朋友，还深入了解了不同城市或国家的特色美食及其背后丰富的文化背景。他们与新朋友们共同分享美食带来的喜悦，感受着不同城市的独特魅力。在活动中，同学们的跨文化交际能力得到了锻炼，尊重并理解不同文化背景下的饮食习惯。这一经历激发了他们对美食文化的浓厚兴趣，促使他们培养探索精神和创新思维。此外，City Food Walk活动还为同学们提供了一个开放的平台，让他们在轻松愉快的氛围中拓展视野、增长见识。通过与来自不同背景的人交流，同学们可以更好地认识世界，增强跨文化交流的能力。在探寻美味的过程中，同学们通过采访厨师、品尝菜品等方式，深入体会了上海兼容并包的饮食文化，也了解到了它们的历史背景和起源。而用英语记录此次经历并制作成视频，也极大锻炼了学生们利用新媒体制作视频的能力和运用英语进行表达的能力。City Food Walk不仅是对美食的独特体验和美好回忆，更是对城市的深入了解和文化体验。希望同学们一个个精心制作的视频能够让更多的人了解上海这个城市的文化魅力。

部分获奖同学分享：
P6B唐子岚

       Shanghai is an inclusive diverse city, and Yanqing Road is its epitome. On the one hand, there are old Shanghai houses, and on the other hand, there are different styles of shops from different cities. This Yunli Copper Pot Rice Noodle Shop is one of them. The shop was small, about the size of my bedroom, and only 10 people could sit in it at a time. The environment is clean. There are not many dishes here, in addition to some classic rice noodles, there are some innovative flavors to choose from, so that people can learn about Yunnan food in a new way. I did not expect that in this small street in Shanghai, I could taste the food from afar. Later, I also found noodles from Shaanxi, seafood congee from Guangdong… This makes me realize that “City foods” in Shanghai not only contains local food in Shanghai, but also includes special food from different cities. It allows people to have a great eating experience without having to go far away, and it is a very happy thing, which is why I choose it.

       上海是一个海纳百川的城市，而延庆路就是它的缩影。一面是老上海的洋房，一面是风格不一，来自不同城市的店铺。这家云里铜锅米线店就是其中之一。这家店很小，和我的卧室差不多大，一次只能有10个人同时坐在里面。环境干净。这里的菜品并不多，除了一些经典的米线外，还有一些创新的口味可以选择，让人们用新的方式了解云南的美食。我没有想到在上海这条小小的街上，能品尝到来自于远方的美食。之后我还在这条街上发现还有来自陕西的面条，广东的海鲜粥……这让我发现上海的 “City food” 不只是有上海本地的美食，它也包含了是来自不同城市的特色美食。这让人们不用去到遥远的外地就可以有很棒的饮食体验，它是一件非常幸福的事，这，就是让我选择它的理由。

八1班 邵寅尔

       I want to share with you the process and experience of creating city food walk video. In Summer Holiday, my family and I went to People’s Square and paid a visit there. Then we find a small restaurant. It names Da Hu Chun. The signature feature of the restaurant is exactly the food I introduced – fried buns. Fried buns are local snacks in Shanghai with a long history. Although they may seem common, it is not easy to make delicious fried buns in reality. But this shop’s fried buns in this shop really amazed me. Why do this small and isn’t eye-catching shop can do so delicious fried buns?
With the curiosity, I knew this shop’s history. It started in 1932. Fried buns are their most unique delicacy. As I watched the crowd of customers, I recorded the process of making fried buns. It wasn’t until I left the store that I realized that “Da Hu Chun” had won the Michelin star for five consecutive years and had also been on many food honor lists. This is a great honor for a snack shop.
I have compiled these materials into city food walk videos and introductions, hoping that more people can learn about the history of Shanghai’s local snack – fried buns.
There are many unremarkable yet distinctive snack shops in Shanghai, which allow us to taste the unique features of old Shanghai and understand the vast and profound culinary culture of Shanghai. This is the significance of their existence. This city food trip not only allowed me to taste Shanghai’s specialty food, fried buns, but also allowed me to experience the charm of traditional Shanghai food and understand the long history and long history of Shanghai local food. I hope everyone can learn more about and taste Shanghai local food in the future.

七1班 汪新格

       I’m really excited to be here today to chat with you about creating an awesome video. Whether you’re a budding content creator or just someone who loves showcasing the beauty around you, I’m here to guide you through the exciting journey of making a video that truly grabs your audience’s attention. The video creation is mainly divided into three sections which may also consists of small parts, preliminary planning, shooting and editing. In general, it usually takes at least 6 hours to create a wonderful video according to my experience. A well-prepared plan will make the shooting process more efficiently. Please don’t just take action in short when you are requested to create a video, but without any thoughts or preparations. Try best to make the creative shooting, in different angles, use local elements, or engage with people on the scene. And be patient, be meticulous to edit the video. You can make good use of existing materials such as scenery shot, transition shots, memes and so on. I believe it will be helpful for raising audience’s interest and desire to continue to watch. I am very excited to win the award of City Food Walk video creation. And I really appreciate it you offer me the opportunity to share my success experience. Today, I just shared the methodology of making videos. However, everyone has their unique perspective, insights, and style. Persisting in creating content in a style that you like and that is unique to you is the most important element for successful video production. I hope you will develop something amazing in future.
Last but not least, I would like to conclude my sharing by quoting a famous director, Mr. Zhang Yimou. “生活也许被格式化，但艺术创作需要个性化!”

八4班 甘学成 田颜铭 华弈沣

       We’d like to share our video project process. We broke it down into three parts. The first is the preparation of our entire project, including the filming plan and the video structure. We first evaluated our shooting location and time requirements from the documentation of the activity plan, and then chose Laowai Street from many restaurants and food streets. After that, we made a filming plan, from the assemble to the final reshoot. Then we planned the structure of the whole video, from the introduction of Laowai Street to the summary, and the estimated time of each segment was not much different from the final product. Next comes to the interview. During the interview, some unexpected things happened, such as we could not enter the kitchen, the interview time changed, and so on, but we interviewed the main chef, and his answer was better than we expected. At last, our interview video is 3 minutes and 50 seconds long. We then edited our video, which is the least difficult part but takes the longest time. Now comes to the conclusion. Through capturing the city’s beauty and exploring Laowai Street, we interviewed chefs, tasted dishes, and learned about its food culture and history. We recorded our experiences in English for a video, enhancing our oral English skills. We hope that through our footage and words, more people will learn about the beauty and cultural fascination of this city.

八2班 邹沁宸 毛馨瑶

       We asked the first question in order to know if his dish can meet both the local and the people from other places’ taste. We wanted to know if people from everywhere loved the food in this restaurant, because Shanghai is a big city of many kinds of food.
The second question is asked in order to recommend dishes in our video. We wanted the people who watched our video know how to choose what to eat in the restaurant and what tastes best. We also wanted to know if Frankie had changed his recipe to adopt the taste of Shanghai people or if he insisted in keeping the original flavor. After we told you about our interview, here’s why we decided to go to this restaurant. When Frankie first started his business, he simply hoped to provide authentic Singapore food so that Singaporeans who worked in Shanghai got to taste familiar hometown flavours, which make them feel less homesick. So, this restaurant is very local and is a window to let many Shanghai people know about Singaporean culture. We are also one of them. We wanted to know the food cuisine from other countries. We also wanted to meet the star of the restaurant–Frankie. He loved both Singapore and Shanghai and also has a special story that we are very interested in. This restaurant is also very famous. Actually, it is so famous that CCTV even made a documentary for it, and Singapore Prime Minister also visited it before. Now, we will show you some of the dishes in the restaurant. What we eat is delicious food, but what we’ve learned is the culture of another country. At the same time, we also believe that traditional cuisine is the treasure of every country and nation, it should be passed on. Frankie also told us that no matter where we are, as a Chinese, we must do two things well. One is to teach our children how to speak Chinese, and the other is to use chopsticks. He hopes that the friendship between China and Singapore lasts forever.

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获奖名单
(同一奖项中排名不分先后)

       一等奖：
邹沁宸(八2班) 毛馨瑶(八2班) 甘学成(八4班)
田颜铭(八4班) 华弈沣(八4班) 张鑫源(七2班)

       二等奖：
汪新格(七1班) 邵寅尔(八1班) 王仪婷(八3班)
许博超(六1班) 肖轶可(七4班) 唐子岚(P6B)
魏奕辰(六2班)

       三等奖：
徐嘉轶(八5班) 王小侨(八1班) 奚洋洋(八1班)
林思翰(九5班) 韩子墨(六4班) 黄怡婷(九3班)
葛怡然(九3班) 高辰涵(九2班) 唐思睿(九2班)
徐艺婷(九2班) 余悦岚(P6A) 陈子芊(七3班)
曹沛然(九1班) 吴彦语(六3班)