美麗寧靜的上奧州

奧地利上奧州是個美麗的地方。

從奧地利首都維也納向西行幾個小時，就到了上奧州的首府林茨。這里離德國的巴伐利亞州已經不遠了。和巴伐利亞州人一樣，上奧州人也稱自己是歐洲的中心位置。上奧州北部是由花崗巖和片麻巖組成的山陵地帶，中部是多瑙河谷，南部是阿爾卑斯山地。多瑙河、伊恩河、因斯河、特勞恩河、斯太爾河等眾多的河流孕育了當地恬靜宜人的自然風光。傳統的文化藝術得到了很好的保護和開發，大自然也回饋給上奧州人豐富的旅游資源。可以說，上奧州是奧地利景色最美的地區，每年都有幾百萬的旅游者慕名而來。南部的湖泊和阿爾卑斯山地區是游客經常到訪的地區，另外也有越來越多的人去多瑙河谷和北部觀光休假。多瑙河畔的林茨市，寧靜而溫馨。我們到達時正值當地舉行文化慶祝活動， 身著傳統服裝的小樂隊奏起熱情洋溢的曲子，圍觀者也和著音樂的節拍手舞足蹈。人們對生活的熱愛和享受被這一幕表達得淋漓盡致。以我們的概念，林茨是個小城，人口20多萬，面積96平方公里，但她卻是奧地利第二大城市，也是上奧州政治、文化、經濟中心和重要的鋼鐵和化工基地。像其它歐洲城市一樣，林茨也特別注重扶持中、小型企業的發展，注重采取各種環保措施，雖然是個工業城市，人口密集，但空氣清新，環境優美，讓人不禁“到來生隱心”。

上奧州的面積約12000平方公里，人口約為140萬，全州分為18個地市。北部山區的主要經濟形式是農業，同時也盛產石油和天然氣。州內水力資源豐富，在多瑙河及其支流因斯河兩岸建起了幾個大型的水電站。上奧州是奧地利重工業生產基地，支柱產業為化工、冶金、機電、能源、建材、造紙等，是奧地利9個聯邦州中工業化程度最高、經濟實力最強的州。2003年該州國民生產總值約380億歐元，居全國第二位。

山東與奧地利的友好關系源遠流長。抗日戰爭時期，白求恩式的國際主義戰士奧地利醫生羅生特，曾在山東省沂蒙山區與當地軍民并肩戰斗，以精湛的技藝、崇高的醫德，贏得了當地人民永遠的尊重和懷念。在他曾經戰斗過的山東省莒南縣，人們為他豎起一尊4米高的漢白玉全身塑像，并把縣醫院命名為羅生特醫院。奧地利奧中友協常務副會長卡明斯基先生在他的著作《奧中友誼史》中把羅生特列為專門的一章，進一步說明羅生特在奧地利被看成是維系與中國友誼的一位重要歷史人物。另外羅生特當年記錄的關于新四軍的材料，經過卡明斯基教授的認真尋訪，已經有了下落。他根據尋訪到的材料，又寫成一部新著《羅生特與中國》并出版了中文版。中國國家主席胡錦濤和奧地利總統克萊斯蒂爾都為這本書的出版寫了賀詞。

山東省與上奧州的友好關系也源于全國友協和奧地利奧中友協舉辦的紀念羅生特的系列活動。后經全國友協和奧地利奧中友協介紹，山東省與上奧州政府建立了直接的聯系。1995年4月，山東省經濟友好代表團專程對上奧州進行了友好訪問和全面考察，探討結好問題并就全面的交流與合作簽訂了《會談紀要》。1995年9月，上奧州副州長赫賀邁耶在濟南與山東省副省長杜世成共同簽署了《山東省與上奧州友好合作與交流意向書》，為兩省州建立長期的友好合作關系奠定了基礎。1996年9月李春亭省長率領山東省政府代表團訪問上奧州，正式簽署了《中華人民共和國山東省與奧地利聯邦共和國上奧州締結友好省州關系的聲明》。

Upper Austria is a beautiful place. Driving from Vienna westward for several hours， one can get to Linz， the provincial capital of Upper Austria. The northern region is comprised of mountainous areas featuring granite and gneiss， while the middle region is the Danube River Valley， and the southern is the Alps Mountains. Many rivers flow across this territory: the Danube， the Inn， the Enns， the Traun， and the Steyr， give birth to the peaceful and pleasant natural scenery in Upper Austria， where traditional arts and culture have been well protected and developed.

Such great natural beauty has given the people of upper Austria rich tourism resources， making this the most picturesque place in the nation. Every year， millions of tourists are attracted here by its reputation. The southern lakes area and Alps mountainous area are the venues that tourists most often visit. Besides， more and more people go to the valley of the Danube and the northern area for sightseeing and holidays.

Upper Austria covers an area of 12，000 square kilometers and exercises jurisdiction over 18 districts and cities. Altogether， these provide homes for 1.4 million people. The northern mountainous area is mainly engaged in agriculture and abounds in petroleum and natural gas. Within the territory of Upper Austria， hydraulic resources are rich. Several large-sized hydroelectric stations are constructed across the Danube and its tributary， the Enns. Upper Austria is the production base of heavy industry in the nation. Pillar industries include chemicals， metallurgy， electromechanical， energy resources， building materials， papermaking， and so forth. All these make Upper Austria the most powerful province among the nine provinces of Austria in terms of industrial automatic level and economic strength. In 2003， the GDP of Upper Austria reached about 38 billion Euros， ranking it in second place nationwide.

Shandong has a long-term friendship relationship with Austria. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945)， Jacob Rosenfeld， a doctor from Austria， used to work in the Yimeng mountainous area in Shandong with the local Chinese army and civil people. His expert medical techniques and virtuous character won him eternal respect in the memory of local people.

In his book Friendship History of Austria and China， Mr. Kaminsky， executive vice president of the Austria-China Friendship Association of Austria， devotes one entire chapter to Rosenfeld. Moreover， after careful search， Professor Kaminsky has found the actual diaries and notebooks hand written by Rosenfeld， which record the deeds of the then New Forth Army led by the Chinese Communist Party during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. In accordance with these materials， Mr. Kaminsky wrote another book entitled Rosenfeld and China. The Chinese version of this book has already been published. President Hu Jintao of China and Mr. Thomas Klestil have both written letters of congratulations on this book.

In April 1995， the Economic Friendship Delegation of Shandong Province made a friendly visit and full inspection tour of Upper Austria. After discussing affairs concerning increased communications and cooperation， a Summary of Talks was signed. In September 1996， Mr. Li Chunting， then provincial governor of Shandong， headed a delegation to visit Upper Austria and formally signed the Establishment of Friendly Relationships between Shandong Province of the People’s Republic of China and Upper Austria of the Federal Republic of Austria.