Athens（Greece）

雅典市（希腊）

【概况】雅典市是希腊首都和最大城市，位于巴尔干半岛南部的阿提卡平原，面积约412平方公里，人口约377万。

【政治】雅典市级领导机构包括市政委员会和市政府。市政委员会即市议会，由45名委员组成，委员任期4年。市长由市政委员会的第一大党推选产生，任期5年，有权任命本党的市政委员担任副市长及市政府重要职能部门领导。现任市长科斯塔斯·巴克雅尼斯于2019年9月就职。

【经济】雅典市是全国经济中心、铁路和航空枢纽，支柱产业有旅游业、农业、制造业、服务业等。

【文化教育】雅典以其悠久历史、独特文化和众多文物古迹闻名于世，对人类文明发展产生过深远影响，自古就有“西方文明的摇篮”之美誉。作为现代奥运会起源地，雅典分别于1896年和2004年举办了第一届和第二十八届夏季奥运会。雅典还是全国科研、文化中心，著名学府如雅典大学、雅典工学院等均坐落于此。

【两市交往】2005年5月10日，北京市与雅典市正式建立友好城市关系。近年来，两市关系发展顺利，在医疗卫生、文化、旅游等领域开展了丰富的交流活动。

医疗卫生：2019年10月，市卫健委、市中医管理局与雅典市政府相关部门在雅典市合作举办了“首届中—西医学大会”、中医义诊等推广活动，为我市进一步推动中医药“走出去”以及友城框架下的卫生合作探索了全新模式。活动期间，北京朝阳医院与雅典男科中心、北京儿童医院与雅典埃格西亚索亚儿童医院签署了合作协议，未来将在儿童肿瘤与重点临床专业、传统医学等领域开展全面合作。

旅游合作：2012年12月，雅典市加入由我市发起的世界旅游城市联合会（WTCF）。2018年5月，市旅游委在雅典市举办了“奥运之城·丝路相连”魅力北京旅游推介会，并在会上举行了首批北京旅游全球战略合作伙伴授牌仪式。

人文交流：2014年3月，两市在雅典合作举办“弦动雅典·心动北京”音乐会。2017年1月、2018年2月，我市经典文化交流项目“欢乐春节”连续两年走进雅典。2018年5月，我市在雅典举办了一系列丰富多彩的宣传活动，包括“我的北京故事”系列宣传活动、“北京之夜”音乐会、北京优秀影视剧海外展播季相关活动，向当地民众全面展示了北京城市风貌、文化艺术、经济社会文化发展情况和百姓生活。

Athens（Greece）

[Overview] Athens is the capital and largest city in Greece. Located in the Attica Plain in the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula, the city covers an area of about 412 square kilometers and has a population of about 3.77 million.

[Politics] Athens is governed by the municipal board and the municipal government. The municipal board or city council consists of 45 members elected for a term of four years. The mayor is recommended by the largest party in the municipal board. The term of office of the mayor is five years. The mayor has the right to choose members of his or her own party in the municipal board to serve as deputy mayors and heads of important departments of the municipal government. The incumbent Mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis, took office in September 2019.

[Economy] Athens is the country's economic center as well as railway and air transport hub. The city's pillar industries include tourism, agriculture, manufacturing, and service industries.

[Culture and Education] Athens is famous for its long history, unique culture and the abundance of relics and historical sites. It has exerted a profound impact on the development of human civilization. Since ancient times, Athens has been known as the cradle of Western civilization. As the birthplace of modern Olympics, Athens hosted the first and the 28th Summer Olympic Games in 1896 and 2004, respectively. Athens is also Greece's research and cultural center. Famous universities, such as National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Athens Technical College, are located in the city.

[Relations with Beijing] On May 10, 2005, Beijing and Athens officially became sister cities. In recent years, the two cities have seen their relations developing smoothly and engaged in extensive exchanges in health care, culture, and tourism.

Health Care: In October 2019, to promote TCM and explore health cooperation within the sister-city framework, Beijing Municipal Health Commission and Beijing Municipal Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine joined hands with the Athens Municipal Government to hold a series of events, including the First Chinese and Western Medicine Conference and TCM free clinics in Athens. On the sidelines of these events, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital signed a cooperation agreement with Andrology Center in Athens, and Beijing Children's Hospital signed a cooperation agreement with Children's Hospital Agia Sofia in Athens. They would have all-round cooperation in the fields of children's oncology, key clinical specialties and traditional medicine.

Tourism: In December 2012, Athens joined the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) which was established on the initiative of Beijing. In May 2018, then Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development held the “Olympic Games Host City – Silk Road” Beijing tourism promotion event in Athens, and the first batch of Global Strategic Partners of Beijing Tourism were awarded during the event.

Culture: In March 2014, the “Melody from Beijing” concert was held in Athens. In January 2017 and February 2018, Beijing held the Happy Chinese New Year event in Athens. In May 2018, Beijing held a series of cultural exchange activities in Athens, including “My Beijing Story”, “Night of Beijing” concert, and Beijing Film and TV Exhibition, to show Beijing's character, culture and art, as well as its economic, social and cultural development, and Beijingers' lives to local people.

（Source: Foreign Affairs Office of Beijing Municipal Government）