10月9日，世界邮政日，第55届万国邮联国际少年书信写作比赛颁奖仪式在万国邮联瑞士总部举行。13岁中国女孩司芝元的作品《一瓶蜜里的两千公里》，从全球65个国家的148万封书信中脱颖而出，获得全球唯一金奖。
On World Post Day, Oct 9, the 55th Universal Postal Union (UPU) International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People held its award ceremony at UPU headquarters in Switzerland. Si Zhiyuan, a 13-year-old Chinese girl, won the competition's only global gold award for her entry entitled The Sweetest Honey. Si's piece was selected from 1.48 million letters submitted across 65 countries.
万国邮联国际少年书信写作比赛由万国邮联与联合国教科文组织、世界卫生组织共同主办，面向9岁至15岁少年儿童征稿，是全球最具影响力的青少年写作赛事之一。中国自1981年参加该项赛事以来，6次获国际金奖、5次获国际银奖。
本届比赛主题为“给朋友写一封信，说说为什么在数字世界里人与人之间的联系很重要”。中国国内比赛由国家邮政局和中国少年报社联合主办，本届国际金奖从中华全国集邮联合会征集推选的作品中诞生。
The competition, organized by the UPU in partnership with UNESCO and the World Health Organization, is open to children aged 9 to 15. It is one of the world's most influential youth writing contests. This year's theme was "write a letter to a friend about why human connection matters in a digital world".
司芝元来自江苏无锡，曾就读于青少年集邮活动示范学校无锡蠡湖中心小学，现为初中一年级学生。万国邮联评审团对她的作品给出的评价是：司芝元的来信饱含真情、诗意盎然，具有独树一帜的表达口吻与创作风格，对主题进行了优美的诠释，拥有打动各国读者的力量。数位评审委员特别指出，这封信传递出对世间真挚的向往与希冀，重拾了一种稀缺而珍贵的沟通方式。
Si, from Wuxi, Jiangsu province, previously attended Wuxi Lihu Central Primary School and is now a freshman at a junior high school.
The UPU jury praised her letter for its heartfelt and poetic language, distinctive voice and creative style, saying it offered a compelling interpretation of this year's theme that resonated with readers across countries. Several judges noted that Si's letter conveyed a longing for sincerity and hope, reviving a rare and precious form of communication.
中英双语版全文如下↓↓
The Sweetest Honey
A light rain is falling in Wuxi, and the cold wind slips down my collar. I carefully take out the jar of honey you gave me and scoop a spoonful into warm water. As that distinct sweetness melts on my tongue, I am instantly carried back to the sun-drenched threshing ground in Ningxia.Our teacher asked us to write about "connection", and you were the very first person I thought of — the story of how we, separated by 2,000 kilometers, became so close because of one holiday.I could hardly believe my eyes when our car finally drove into your village last National Day — the sky was as blue as freshly washed denim, and the threshing ground was big enough to park dozens of cars! As a child who grew up in Wuxi, I had only read about "waves of wheat" in textbooks. But when you pulled me along as we ran wildly across the field, the wind lifting our laughter high, I realized real wheat holds the sun's warmth, and the straw pricks softly underfoot — something no photos taken on a phone can convey.We "tailed" the speckled hens to find their eggs, creeping around in what must have been a very comical way. You whispered, "Sis, the eggs in city supermarkets just lie in boxes like they're asleep, but ours are 'treasures' hidden by the mother hens."When I touched that still-warm egg, I suddenly understood why Mom always says "seeing is believing" — a video can show me what an egg looks like, but it can never make me feel its gentle weight in my palm or the heart-pounding excitement of discovering a "treasure". It's like the snowfall video you sent me later. I could watch the flakes fall, but not feel them touch my eyelashes — cool for a second, then gone.On the morning I left, you blushed as you pressed four jars of honey into my hands and said, "Sis, our bees made this from buckwheat flowers. It's sweeter than anything you can buy in the city."The honey became the most magical link between us.Now, every time I make honey water, I think of the star-filled sky above your courtyard. Clear of streetlights, the Milky Way looked like a river of stars. I showed my classmates the photos, but the night sky looked much less impressive, nothing like the vastness I saw with my own eyes.When the cherry blossoms bloom in spring, I'll pick some from the shores of Taihu Lake and send them to you, together with the refreshing southern breeze and my longing. Still, I have to thank this digital age. Without it, the 2, 000 km between us could have slowly driven us apart. Instead, you taught me to recognize buckwheat flowers, and I checked your essays for mistakes. And the everyday greetings tie us closely together. Even though we can't meet in person, it still feels like we are by each other's side and growing up together.Thank you for the honey, and even more for showing me that the truest connection is keeping someone close in your heart, no matter the distance.为司芝元点赞！
来源：国家邮政局 万国联邮官网
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