Harbin, January 19 (China News Service) -- The ice sculpture of the Pyramid of Kukulkan, which represents the Mayan civilization in Mexico, was inaugurated on the 19th in Harbin Ice and Snow World, making Mexico the first Latin American country to participate in the Harbin ice and snow season activities.
"'China-Mexico Diplomatic Relations' Harbin Online Theme Day" activity site. Provided by Harbin Foreign Affairs Office
This was an activity in the "Harbin Online Theme Day for the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and Mexico" held on the same day, which kicked off the prelude to a series of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Mexico.
The event was held in Harbin via tripartite video link between the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Harbin Municipal Government and the Mexican Embassy in Beijing.
On the day of the event, Mexico's ambassador to China, Syyad, said: "The completion of the Kukulcan Pyramid Ice Sculpture in Harbin shows the power of friendship and cooperation, a beautiful ice sculpture made in China, based on the pyramid representing the Mayan civilization in Mexico, symbolizing the deep friendship between the two peoples." The frequent exchanges and exchange of visits between the people of Mexico and China will surely further deepen the friendship between the two countries and enhance mutual understanding. The ties between the governments and peoples of Mexico and China will be even closer. ”
On the same day, Qiu Xiaoqi, special representative of the Chinese Government for Latin American affairs, said that the ice sculpture of the Pyramid of Kukulkan rose from the ground in the well-known "Harbin Ice and Snow World" at home and abroad, so that the people of Bingcheng and tourists from all over the world can see the treasures of Mayan civilization, and will surely become a symbol of mutual learning between Chinese and Mexican civilizations and friendship between the two peoples from generation to generation.
At the scene of the event, Cheng Xiaoming, member of the Standing Committee of the Harbin Municipal Party Committee and vice mayor, said: "Harbin Is willing to start with this ice and snow cooperation, with the strong support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and Mexico and the Mexican Embassy in China, and strive to carry out exchanges and cooperation with various regions in Mexico in the fields of economy and trade, science and technology, agriculture, culture and education, tourism and sports." ”
The kukulkan pyramid ice sculpture building was inaugurated in Harbin Ice and Snow World. Provided by Harbin Foreign Affairs Office
The Pyramid of Kukulcan is an important site of the ancient Mayan civilization in Mexico. The ice sculpture building of the Pyramid of Kukulkan in Mexico, which was completed in the "23rd Harbin Ice and Snow World", is named "The Eternal Return of the Sun", covering an area of 440 square meters, 9.5 meters high, 20.9 meters in length and width, 1100 cubic meters of ice for single body, more than 500 people per day, and the construction time is 7 days.
The ice sculpture building is the first Latin American themed cultural ice sculpture launched by Harbin Ice and Snow World, which has attracted widespread attention and strong repercussions in Mexico and Latin America through the Internet. Mexican netizens commented one after another, they said: "So beautiful, shocking, thank you very much to China!" The Chinese Embassy in Mexico called it "a very successful public diplomacy and cultural exchange." (End)
Source: China News Network