Mexico's first China-themed library was inaugurated on Monday in Mexico City, in a bid to promote cultural exchange, as the two countries mark 45 years of diplomatic ties.
The library, located at Anahuac University in the Mexican capital, holds 6,000 books and 80,000 digital archives on Chinese history, art, culture, Chinese language studies, economics and politics, and includes digital equipment like computers and VR facilities.
A man reads Chinese President Xi Jinping's book in the Chinese Library. /Photo by People.cn
The Chinese Library serves as "a window that will allow Mexico's different social circles to better know our country, and it will also be a new platform for deepening educational, academic and cultural exchange," said Cui Yuying, deputy director of China's State Council Information Office.
She said she hoped the library would be turned into a true cultural bridge connecting the two countries and fostering bilateral friendship.
Writing brushes, ink sticks, ink slabs and paper on display in the Chinese Library. /Photo by People.cn
Anahuac University rector Cipriano Sanchez Garcia noted the library was made possible thanks to the backing from China's State Council, adding: "This collaboration proves we human beings have the potential to approach one another, to learn from one another, to build bridges and to weave networks of cultural understanding."
The library is the 14th of its kind worldwide. China has already opened similar facilities in Japan, Tanzania, Congo, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, Australia, Belgium, Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia, Russia, Peru and Turkey.
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