The Chinese Culture Center in Paris, received the honor of Outstanding Collective Contribution to International Dissemination of Chinese Films, the only recipient of the award at the Beijing screenings award ceremony in early September, and as a result the center is now very much under the spotlight.
The center, which officially opened on Dec 5th, 2012, is housed in a former casino on Pravda Street. It has an exhibition room, multi-function hall, library and cinema.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra attend the unveiling ceremony of the Chinese Culture Center in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 21, 2012.
Abbas Sayed, an Egyptian staff member, is passionately lecturing a group of curious primary students in the “Culture Hut”.
Like Germany’s Goethe and Spain’s Cervantes, the Chinese Culture Centers play a strong role in creating cultural understanding across nations.
Without buying a plane ticket and arranging accommodation for a trip to China, people in some countries could have an authentic China experience.
