China News Service, Kuala Lumpur, April 25 (Zhang Weiqi and Chen Yue) The first "Henan-Sarawak" Dahe Cultural Forum opened on the 23rd in Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Sibu, Malaysia, and Zhengzhou, China.
The Malaysian Prime Minister's Special Envoy to China, Chairman of the Malaysia-China Business Council and Member of Parliament Zhang Qingxin expressed his hope that Malaysia and China will strengthen water conservancy cooperation.
This forum was held in the form of an online video conference under the medium of the Confucius Institute jointly established by North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power and Sarawak University of Science and Technology, Malaysia.
In his speech at the opening ceremony, Zhang Qingxin said that the Yangtze River and Yellow River in China gave birth to the Chinese civilization, and the Rajang River in Malaysia also reflected the unique charm of Sarawak. system.
He hopes that through this forum, cooperation between Henan Province, Sarawak and even Malaysia and China will be strengthened, more water conservancy talents will be cultivated, and high-level scientific research will be conducted.
According to reports, this forum mainly focuses on topics such as "Chinese historical and cultural inheritance", "water culture" and "water ecology protection and governance" in China and Malaysia, and discusses the interaction between rivers, human civilization and Chinese civilization, and enriches the historical value of river culture. , aesthetic value and philosophical value.
A total of 8 experts and scholars from China and Malaysia gave keynote speeches on the theme of "Great River Culture", discussing the way of the Great River, discussing the inheritance of civilization, and discussing cultural exchanges.
Wang Qingyi, Chairman of the Management Committee of North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power, said that the first "Henan-Sarawak River Culture Forum" takes the great river as a research carrier and builds a research exchange platform for experts and scholars from China and Malaysia.
The Confucius Institute at Huashui University of Science and Technology has built the Confucius Institute brand of Henan universities from three dimensions: self-construction, inter-school cooperation, and social service, and has won recognition from all walks of life in the local area.
It is hoped that this forum will become a new opportunity for educational and cultural exchanges between Henan Province and Sarawak.
Zhang Qingxin and Liang Jieyi, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Henan Provincial Government, Diao Yuhua, Deputy Director of the Education Department of Henan Province, Song Changhong, Deputy Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in Kuching, Zhao Changtao, Education Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia, Khairuddin, President of Sarawak University of Science and Technology , Liu Boju, President of Sarawak Chinese Cultural Association, Wang Qingyi, Chairman of the Management Committee of North China University of Water Conservancy and Hydropower, President Liu Wenkai, and Vice President Liu Xuemei attended the opening ceremony on the day.
Zhou Yantao, Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute at Huashui University of Science and Technology, presided over the opening ceremony.
The forum was hosted by North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power and Sarawak University of Science and Technology, organized by the Confucius Institute at Huashui University of Science and Technology, and Sarawak Chinese Cultural Association, and was supported by the Henan Provincial Department of Education, the Foreign Affairs Office of the Henan Provincial Government, and the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia. The Chinese Embassy in Kuching and the Chinese Consulate-General in Kuching are strongly supported.
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