On December 18th, China Cultural Center in Rabat, the 36th cultural center of its kind, was officially inaugurated in Morocco's capital.
China's Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism Li Jinzao, Chinese Ambassador to Morocco Li Li, Moroccan Minister of Culture and Communication Mohamed El Aaraj and Moroccan Minister of Tourism Mohammed Sajid jointly unveiled the China Cultural Center in Rabat. Some 100 guests including representatives from all walks of life in Morocco and leaders of Chinese enterprises to Morocco attended the opening ceremony.
"It is of great significance for China and Morocco to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation in culture and tourism," said Li Jinzao on the ceremony, adding that it is hoped that the China Cultural Center in Rabat will play a major role in promoting the communication between the two peoples under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Mohamed El Aaraj said that Morocco attaches great importance to the cultural exchanges and interactions with China, believing that the China Cultural Center in Rabat will play an important role in promoting mutual understanding and friendship between the two sides.
The guests visited a photo exhibition featuring the accomplishment over the five years since the Belt and Road Initiative was proposed by China in 2013, a show of Chinese intangible cultural heritage such as tea art, brocade embroidery and lacquerware as well as traditional music performances from both countries.
Affiliated companies of China International Publishing Group (CIPG), including New World Press, Foreign Languages Press and Sinolingua Press, donated more than 300 books to the cultural center which were enriched into the center's library. Moroccans will access to the books that introduce China in Chinese, Arabic, French and English in the library for free.
Chen Dongyun, cultural counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Morocco and director of the China Cultural Center in Rabat, said that the cultural center will provide platform and opportunities for governments of two sides, cultural institutions and artists to understand mutually, cooperate and communicate with each other, through which Moroccans will better understand and perceive China.
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China Cultural Center is unveiled in Morocco’s Rabat
Date：2018-12-21 15:35:45 Source：Xinhua News Agency Author：Organization
