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2024.05.25 16:13 GMT+8

Diplomatic gift exhibition illustrates bonds of friendship

Updated 2024.08.23 16:43 GMT+8
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Porcelain swans gifted by former U.S. President Richard Nixon to late Chinese leader Mao Zedong is on display at the Central Gifts and Artifacts Center in Beijing on May 23, 2024. /CGTN

A model of the Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood given by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2019 is on display at the Central Gifts and Artifacts Center in Beijing, on May 23 2024. /CGTN

A bronze sculpture of a falcon gifted by King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia in 2016 is on display at the Central Gifts and Artifacts Center in Beijing on May 23, 2024. /CGTN

A golden peacock given by former President Zayed bin Sultan of the United Arab Emirates in 1990 is on display at the Central Gifts and Artifacts Center in Beijing, on May 23, 2024. /CGTN

The Adventures of Tintin: The Blue Lotus porcelain figurine sent by Belgium in 2012 is on display at the Central Gifts and Artifacts Center in Beijing, on May 23, 2024. /CGTN

A carved marble model of the Taj Mahal given by the city government of Agra, India in 1954 is on display at the Central Gifts and Artifacts Center in Beijing, on May 23, 2024. /CGTN

A porcelain statue of Simon Bolivar gifted by former President Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias of Venezuela in 2001 is on display at the Central Gifts and Artifacts Center in Beijing, on May 23, 2024. /CGTN

A traditional Sicilian marionette given by the Palazzo dei Normanni in 2019 is on display at the Central Gifts and Artifacts Center in Beijing, on May 23, 2024. /CGTN

The Exhibition of Diplomatic Gifts Received by China's Leaders in Beijing showcases more than 670 representative gifts given and received by Chinese officials in diplomatic activities since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The exquisite gifts from over 100 countries not only represent the cultural origin of their respective home countries, but also witness the historical friendship between China and these counterparts.  

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