Nearly a hundred foreign diplomatic envoys from different countries and international organizations paid a visit to the China National Archives of Publications and Culture. Yu Li brings us the latest from their visit.
YU LI Beijing "Here we are at the China National Archives of Publications and Culture. It's where the country stores the wisdom of its past."
Nearly a hundred foreign diplomats to China visited the archives on Wednesday.
HONG LEI, Assistant Foreign Minister of China "In the new era, President Xi Jinping put forward the Global Civilization Initiative, advocating for the promotion of exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations. It aims to transcend cultural barriers through exchanges, overcome cultural conflicts through mutual learning, and surpass cultural superiority through inclusiveness, thereby fostering mutual understanding, respect, and trust among nations."
The National Archives has a collection of more than 25 million copies of archival and publishing masterpieces of Chinese civilization.
SERGIO VALENZUELA, Minister Counselor, Embassy of Chile in China "The only wish I have is we need to be able to read some of these documents."
Many enjoyed their visit, learning about Chinese civilization and efforts to preserve history.
MARIO ALZUGARAY RODRIGUEZ, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Cuba in China "Preserving all this information and all this data, it's very impressive. And to see how it evolved, the books and printing and everything, it's amazing."
The organizer hopes that the event will promote communication between civilizations by displaying the nation's most treasured archives.