Brazilian Sinologist Giorgio Sinedino has developed an interest in China since childhood when he read The Adventures of Tintin and was impressed by the cultural elements such as traditional Chinese attire and delicate ceramics introduced in the famous comic series.
Luis Felipe Yonezawa serves as the head of the Consular and Education sections at the Brazilian Embassy in China. Drawn by the richness of Chinese culture, he chose to come to China and soon found himself enchanted by life in Beijing.
About 1,200 young people from Japan have visited China this year through the organization or support of the Chinese embassy in Tokyo, and more are expected to visit next year, according to the embassy.
East China Normal University in Shanghai played host to an exhibition on its Putuo district campus, showcasing the longstanding and evolving educational exchanges with the Macao Special Administrative Region in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland. The exhibition, a testament to the enduring partnership between the two sides, was inaugurated on Dec 18 with a launch ceremony.
The Winter Solstice, one of the "24 solar terms" in the Chinese lunar calendar, carries the beautiful symbolism of "reunion".
Since its inception in 2021, the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin has seen robust growth of the four new industries of traditional Chinese medicine, scientific innovation and high-end equipment manufacturing, cultural tourism, and trade and modern finance.
People-to-people exchanges will promote better mutual understanding and enhance bilateral relations between China and the United States, and recent policies have shown good signs, said experts at a recent forum.
Augustina Droze's solo exhibition Resplendent Rebirth kicked off on the first floor of the Waldorf Astoria Beijing on Dec 17.
The Chinese Tour in France's Most Beautiful Villages, an event designed to boost Chinese-French cultural exchanges, was launched Dec 17 in Pernesles-Fontaines, a town in southern France.
"Chinese has given me a pair of invisible wings," says Tewele Ayubu Damiani from Tanzania, who is studying at Zhejiang Normal University.
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