Overseas Chinese cultural centers promote exchanges under BRI
2019-04-30
Visitors look at images on display at an exhibition highlighting people-to-people exchanges over the five years of the Belt and Road Initiative in Seoul in September 2018.
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Under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, more than 37 Chinese cultural centers have been built in countries around the world as of the end of 2018, playing an active role in promoting exchanges and cooperation between China and the rest of the world. Among them, 17 are located in countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative.
A child waves and smiles at the camera during the 10th Chinese Lantern Festival in Hastings, New Zealand, on April 5, 2019. The festival was co-hosted by Hastings city government and the China Cultural Center in New Zealand to celebrate the China-New Zealand Tourism Year. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]
Diversified cultural activities
These centers provide a wide array of activities including events, shows, concerts and performances, serving as a window to showcase 5,000 years of Chinese civilization and its creative inheritance and innovation in the new era.
People practice
qigong (Chinese breathing exercise) in Wellington on April 17, 2019, during a tai chi themed event organized by the China Cultural Center in New Zealand and the Network of International Culturalink Entities. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]
Lectures and trainings promote understandings
Lectures and trainings are important platforms for scholars, experts and students getting together to exchange ideas at venues of Chinese cultural centers worldwide, which is also essential to promote understandings among different peoples and cultures.
Topics range from Chinese customs, philosophy and literature to cuisine and medicine.
Around 20 Moroccan media representatives attend a BRI themed meeting at the China Cultural Center in Rabat on April 6, 2019 to promote media cooperation between the two countries. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]
Meeting of minds and creative ideas
China Cultural Centers also host sessions to promote cooperation between China and countries around the world in areas including media cooperation, cultural products, trade and so on.
Cultural creative products on display at the China Cultural Center in Bangkok on June 2, 2018. The event displayed creative cultural products from the Palace Museum in Beijing, which allowed global visitors to take a closer look at new ideas from China's culture industry. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]
Artists perform at the China-South Korea Friendship Concert at the Sejong Grand Theater in Seoul on Jan 12, 2019. The concert featuring both Chinese and South Korean artists celebrated the Chinese New Year. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]Paddlers compete in the Dragon Boat Race in Cairo, Egypt, on Feb 23, 2019. An international dragon boat festival was held to celebrate the Chinese New Year, with over 200 paddlers of 24 teams from several countries including China, Egypt, the United States, Australia, the Philippines and Singapore. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]A Nigerian model walks the runway at the China Cultural Center in Abuja, Nigeria, on March 7, 2019, as part of a cultural event celebrating the International Women's Day. A wide array of cultural activities, such as fashion show, art exhibition, folk music performance and food festival, were held to showcase various achievements made by women from both China and Nigeria. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]Zhang Ya, a teacher with the Oriental Dance Academy in Wellington, guides a student in a traditional dance of the Miao ethnic group. The dance integrates scenes and performance elements of Miao festivals, agriculture and entertainment, embodying the optimistic and positive character of the local women. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]Maltese participate in the 13th World Tai Chi Day in Valletta, Malta, on April 27, 2019. The event featured lectures and practices of tai chi. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]
