On January 25, 2024, the China Cultural Center in Kuwait held the "Happy New Year" Chinese cultural experience activity, in which nearly 100 Kuwaiti guests experienced the Spring Festival couplets, paper-cutting, painting, tea art, as well as the production and tasting of Spring Festival foods such as spring rolls, dumplings, steamed buns, and hemp balls. Zhang Jianwei, Chinese Ambassador to Kuwait, Anud Ibrahim Duaij Al-Sabah, a member of the royal family of Kuwait Sabah, attended the event, and Xia Jianfeng, Director of the Chinese Cultural Center in Kuwait, attended and presided over the event. The event was rich in content, the atmosphere was cheerful and warm, and the guests were immersed in the strong "taste" of the Chinese Year of the Dragon.
At the event, Xia Jianfeng introduced the origin and customs of the Chinese New Year to the guests, publicized the importance of the Spring Festival as a United Nations holiday, and accepted the Chinese paintings presented to the Cultural Center by Kuwaiti Chinese painting enthusiasts. Princess Anud sent Chinese New Year greetings to the Chinese audience in Chinese, and performed Chinese ink paintings and Chinese calligraphy at the event, and Nora, a Chinese culture enthusiast, brought a number of Chinese paintings to the cultural center for display.
At the event site, many children sat around to show the cut out of the characters "dragon", "fu" and "spring" and the lanterns made, and the tea master shared the "experience" of making Chinese tea and drinking tea with the tea drinkers, and the steaming and fragrant traditional Chinese food attracted many food lovers.
At the event, Zhang Jianwei said in an interview with a number of media: "Many people say that the more Kuwaitis understand Chinese culture, the more they like China, which shows that the friendship between the Chinese and Kuwaiti people is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and Chinese culture has a strong attraction." ”
At the end of the event, the guests held up the "works" to take pictures. They said that this is a meaningful cultural experience, and they hope to have the opportunity to participate in Chinese cultural experience activities often in the future, so that more Chinese elements can enter the lives of local people.
Source: China Cultural Center, Kuwait