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UN Geneva office holds exhibition to celebrate Chinese Language Day

Xinhua, April 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

A "Chinese Etiquette" paper-cut exhibition, co-organized by the United Nations Office at Geneva and the Chinese Permanent Mission to the UN Office at Geneva, was held here as part of the celebrations for the UN Chinese Language Day.

In 2010, the United Nations set the Chinese Lunar Calendar day of Guyu as the UN Chinese Language Day. In the past several years, the UN Geneva office has celebrated this day at the Palais des Nations by holding various exhibitions on Chinese culture.

"In Chinese culture, Etiquette is not only a code of conduct, but also values. It is integrated into every aspect of the Chinese social and daily life and becomes a unique channel to understand Chinese culture," said Ambassador Wu Hailong, head of the Chinese Permanent Mission to the UN at Geneva.

"Traditional virtues such as respecting the elderly and caring for the young, respecting teachers and promoting education, as well as reciprocal courtesy, find their way deep into the Chinese people's heart and are widely honored and followed," he continued.

According to Wu, in today's globalizing world with increasing connections and interactions among people of all countries, it is even more pressing for the communication and understanding among different cultures and civilizations.

"Just as the principle of Etiquette is to be followed in people-to-people exchanges, interactions among nations and civilizations should be based on the principle of mutual respect and reciprocal courtesy," Wu said.

A very special feature of Monday's exhibition is the traditional Chinese paper-cut. As a folk art, the Chinese paper-cut has undergone over 2,000 years of evolution and has been popular in China.

In 2009, the Chinese paper-cut was added by UNESCO to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Endit