Recently, the "China-Hai People-to-People Exchange and Mutual Learning Bilingual Library" (hereinafter referred to as "China-Haiwen Library") Readers' Salon was successfully concluded at the Confucius Institute at Zayed University in U.A.E..
During the Readers' Salon of the "China-GCC Bilingual Exchange and Mutual Learning" ("China-GCC Library"), people from all walks of life in China and Arab countries had close exchanges and interactions on topics such as language and culture, book publishing and other topics
The event was co-organized by the Center for Language Exchange and Cooperation, Beijing University of Foreign Chinese, Beijing Normal University Publishing Group, Confucius Institute at Zayed University and Saudi Arabia Al-Qalimah Publishing Group. You Mei, associate professor at the School of Arabic Studies at Beijing University of Foreign Chinese, Yara Missouri, Egypt translator and winner of the 2019 Chinese Book Special Contribution Award· Zhang Cuicui, director of the Confucius Institute at Zayed University, and more than 100 teachers and students from Zayed University attended the event.
During the Readers' Salon of the "China-GCC Bilingual Exchange and Mutual Learning" ("China-GCC Library"), people from all walks of life in China and Arab countries had close exchanges and interactions on topics such as language and culture, book publishing and other topics
You Mei said that the cultural exchanges between China and the Gulf should be two-way and interactive, and more literary translation and cultural exchange activities should be carried out to promote the in-depth understanding and interaction of the Chinese and Gulf cultures.
Yara · Al Missouri said that translation is not only the transformation of language, but also the transmission of culture and the communication of hearts. The fact that the library can attract a wide range of readers and researchers fully proves the great potential and broad prospects of language and cultural exchanges between China and the Mainland.
Zhang Cuicui said that as an important platform for international Chinese education, Confucius Institute has been committed to promoting Chinese and foreign language and cultural exchanges and mutual learning. The Confucius Institute at Zayed University will continue to promote the "Zhonghai Library" by holding reading clubs and other means to provide more opportunities for teachers and students to understand and get in touch with Chinese culture.
The teachers and students present said that the books selected by the "Zhonghai Library" are rich in topics, including literary, artistic, academic and contemporary, and provide a new window for Chinese learners in GCC countries to understand the Chinese and Chinese cultures.
10 Kalima bookstore chains in the Gulf countries have simultaneously launched a number of Chinese-Arab bilingual books such as "The Book of Songs", "Fifteen Lectures on Silk Road Civilization", "The Image of China in Modern and Contemporary Arab Culture", and "The Mean and Harmony: A Dialogue between Chinese and Arab Thoughts", providing Chinese and Arab readers with richer reading choices.
In the past few days, there has been an endless stream of readers who have come to Kalima Bookstore to read and buy books from the "Zhonghai Library". In an interview, the store manager Majid said that the "Zhonghai Library" provides local readers with more opportunities to understand and get in touch with Chinese culture, and builds a new bridge for friendship and cooperation between the Chinese and Arab peoples. With the continuous enrichment of the "Zhonghai Library", it is believed that the cultural exchanges between China and Arab countries will bloom with more brilliant brilliance.
During the Readers' Salon of the "China-GCC Bilingual Exchange and Mutual Learning" ("China-GCC Library"), people from all walks of life in China and Arab countries had close exchanges and interactions on topics such as language and culture, book publishing and other topics
On April 2024, during the "International Chinese Day", the Center for Language Exchange and Cooperation, together with universities, think tanks and publishing institutions at home and abroad, jointly launched the construction of the "Zhonghai Library" to translate and publish excellent books that have important influence and have been widely recognized in China and GCC countries. The first batch of 13 Chinese-Arabic bilingual books covers many aspects of Chinese and Arabic cultures, showing the unique charm and profound heritage of the cultures of various countries in China and the Coast.