During President Xi Jinping's state visit to Hungary, China and Hungary reached a number of consensus on cooperation. Among them, the news about the start of operation of the Chinese Cultural Center in Budapest has attracted the attention of all walks of life in China and Hungary. Recently, the reporter of the main station walked into the new Chinese Cultural Center in Budapest, and next, let's learn about this new platform for Sino-Hungarian cultural exchanges.
The China Cultural Center in Budapest is an official cultural institution established in Hungary by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China in accordance with the agreement between China and Hungary on the establishment of cultural centers. In the courtyard, the designers skillfully blended the Suzhou garden with the Hungarian classicist style. Whether it is the generous and simple Chinese chairs, the carefully set up Chinese food production experience room, or the fully functional exhibition hall, the century-old building where the center is located exudes a strong Chinese flavor.
The China Cultural Center has become an important platform for Chinese culture lovers in Hungary to learn Chinese and understand China's rich cultural and tourism resources.
David, staff member of the Chinese Cultural Center in Budapest: (Hungarians) have a high enthusiasm for learning (Chinese) culture or understanding culture, so I think the Chinese Cultural Center will be a very important platform for Hungarians to better understand Chinese culture.
The Chinese Cultural Center is deeply engaged in online communication and communication, and currently publishes graphics, videos, and interactive activities in Hungarian and Chinese on multiple social media platforms.
Li Tianyu, a Hungarian student studying in China, often uses his spare time to record his travels around China. Since April last year, Li Tianyu has launched his own column "Tianyu in China" at the China Cultural Center, and has accumulated more than 100,000 fans on overseas platforms.
Li Tianyu, Hungarian student in China: There is a saying in Chinese that there is no shortage of beauty in this world, what is missing is the ability to find beautiful eyes. From the perspective of a Hungarian, I was able to catch or find some places that Hungarians would be particularly interested in [China], so the column on China was particularly successful.
Some Hungarians, who are full of love for Chinese culture, also took the initiative to join the construction of the cultural center and took on a lot of work on a voluntary basis. They believe that by learning Chinese culture, they can better understand China and the Chinese.
Xiaofeng, head of the Hungarian-Hungarian Chinese Exchange Center: Chinese calligraphy is very beautiful, they can touch the human heart. I think that if I study hard and practice more, I can better understand the Chinese from my heart.
Jin Hao, head of the Chinese Cultural Center, said that China and Hungary have a deep friendship, and there are frequent highlights of cultural exchanges between the two countries, and President Xi's visit to Hungary will bring more opportunities for people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.
Jin Hao, Director of the Chinese Cultural Center in Budapest: In the next step, the Chinese Cultural Center in Budapest will better serve the people-to-people exchanges between China and Hungary, enhance the friendship between the two peoples, and promote people-to-people bonds.
Source: CCTV news client