唱響我的中國故事（英）

　　“新時代的馬可·波羅”叢書共6種，中、英文版。本叢書選取長期在中國生活和工作的國外友好人士的自述性作品，通過講述他們的在華經(jīng)歷和對中國的認知、感受，促進文明交流、文明互鑒、文明共存，推動各國人民相互理解、相互尊重、相互信任，展現(xiàn)現(xiàn)當(dāng)代絲路精神新的傳承故事。 本書講述了作者十多年來在中國教學(xué)、投身中外文化交流活動、唱響中國故事的真實經(jīng)歷。馬克力文來自美國洛杉磯，在自己已經(jīng)年過半百的年紀來到中國，重新出發(fā)、從零開始，開啟自己的文化交流及教育事業(yè)，同時發(fā)展音樂愛好。熱愛生活、樂于接受新事物、堅持不懈的態(tài)度，是他永遠年輕、永遠歡快的秘訣。從他的身上，我們能夠感受到一位文化交流使者開放的心胸、敏銳的洞察力，和對中國美好未來的期望。馬克在中國有一位不可或缺的好友，傅涵。他們一起組成“秀外慧中”樂隊并成立公司，為促進中西文化交流與合作貢獻力量。 Marco Polo of the New Era， in both Chinese and English， is a series consisting of six narrative books by foreign friends who have lived and worked in China all along time. By describing their experience in China and their cognition and feelings about China， the bilingual series promotes the exchanges， mutual learning between and coexistence of civilizations， drives mutual understanding， mutual respect and mutual trust between people from all countries， and shows the new inheritance of modern and contemporary Silk Road spirit. This book tells about China through its American author’s 15-year-long experience of teaching， traveling， participating in cultural activities and telling his China stories in song， writing and speaking. Mark Levine came to China in his late 50’s and that is where this book begins. An active participant in cultural exchange on a personal as well as a group level， Mark has shown his love of life， embraced the new and the old and demonstrated a never-ending passion to both learn and teach. Through his stories， both prose and lyric， we can see China through his open mind， keen insight and constant yearning to learn about and join in China’s bright future. He and his friend， Fu Han， have built a Chinese-Western musical duo called “In Side Out” and set up a firm to contribute to cultural exchange and cooperation between China and the world.

　　馬克力文，1948年出生于美國洛杉磯，社會學(xué)博士、慈善事業(yè)組織者、專欄作家、鄉(xiāng)村音樂人。曾為美國低收入工人組織服務(wù)近30年。2005年來到中國，先后在淮陰師范大學(xué)、中央民族大學(xué)任教。他也是一位著名的演說家、創(chuàng)作型歌手，創(chuàng)作過70余首有關(guān)中國的鄉(xiāng)村歌曲。由于其在中西文化交流、向世界傳播中國聲音方面作出了積極的貢獻，2011至2013年獲得北京市政府頒發(fā)的“長城友誼獎”；2014年獲得中國政府“友誼獎”。2015年淮安市政府為表彰他為這座城市所作的貢獻，授予其淮安市榮譽市民的稱號。 Dr. Mark Levine is an American public sociologist who spent nearly three decades working as a full-time volunteer with organizations of low-income workers across the United States. Arriving in China in 2005， he first taught at Huaiyin Normal University for two years， and then began working at Minzu University of China where he is still teaching today. He is also a well-known speaker， a singer-songwriter who has written more than 70 American country/folk style songs about China. His writings have been published in a number of English-language Chinese magazines as well as an earlier book. His contributions of telling his China stories to the world have been recognized through his receipt of a number of awards， the most prominent of which are the Chinese Government Friendship Award in 2014 and the Great Wall （Beijing） Friendship Award for 2011-2013. In 2015 he was named an honorary citizen of Huai’an for his contributions to promoting the city.