China News Agency, Paris, April 20 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 20th local time, the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO, the Chinese Permanent Mission to UNESCO, the Sino-Foreign Language Exchange and Cooperation Center, and the European Headquarters of China Central Radio and Television Station. The UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, is co-hosting the 2022 United Nations Chinese Language Day celebrations.
Tian Xuejun, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education, Director of the State Language Commission, and Director of the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO, and Shen Haixiong, Vice Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee, Director and Editor-in-Chief of China Central Radio and Television, delivered a video speech.
Qu Xing, Representative of the Director-General and Deputy Director-General of UNESCO, Santiago Moran, President of the 41st General Conference of UNESCO, Tamara Simashvili, President of the Executive Board of UNESCO, Permanent Resident of China to UNESCO Representative Yang Jin delivered a speech at the scene.
Tian Xuejun said in his speech that Chinese is not only the treasure of Chinese civilization, but also the common wealth of all mankind.
Chinese is one of the six official languages of the United Nations, and it is the most spoken language in the world, especially as the first language.
As the only widely used pictograph in the world at present, Chinese carries profound cultural heritage and cultural connotation with rich information and beautiful writing methods, attracting more and more people from all over the world to study and use it, contributing to the colorful civilization Exchanges and mutual learning and people-to-people bonds have injected new vitality and new impetus.
The resident diplomats of many countries to UNESCO jointly wrote the Chinese long volume "War originates in the minds of people, so it is necessary to build a barrier to defend peace in the minds of people", expressing their prayers and persistence for peace.
The event also held an exhibition of Chinese "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" calligraphy works, Taijiquan and tea art performances, traditional musical instruments, and children's chorus of Chinese songs from many countries.
On the day of the event on the 20th, the special program of the United Nations Chinese Language Day and the 2nd Overseas Video Festival of China Central Radio and Television Station also held a landing screening event on the spot. The profound heritage of the blending of traditional and modern culture.
More than 100 people including permanent representatives of more than 70 countries to UNESCO, senior officials of UNESCO, Chinese employees and interns working in UNESCO attended the event.
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