CGTN: Peng Liyuan: Chinese and Thai people share similar values
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BEIJING, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, visited the Arts of the
Kingdom Museum in Ayutthaya, Thailand on Friday. The event was joined by
spouses of some leaders who attended the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting.
Naraporn Chan-o-cha, wife of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, welcomed
Peng when she arrived and accompanied her during the whole tour.
The museum's exhibition hall displays works of art for the Thai Royal family's
major celebrations and traditional Thai handicrafts. Peng listened to the
introduction of the art collections and praised the craftsmanship and
techniques of Thai artisans.
The museum was built for preserving and developing traditional handicrafts and
also helping families in poverty-stricken areas. Peng pointed out that it is
similar to China's concept of poverty alleviation in underdeveloped areas.
The museum also sells handicrafts made by children out of education who have
been trained in a handicraft training center of the Palace School. Peng said
she would buy some of their works to support anti-poverty projects of the Thai
Royal family.
Making and selling handicrafts has helped lift people out of poverty in many
areas in China. Handicrafts, such as paper-cuts from northwest China's Shaanxi
Province, embroidery and batik from southwest China's Guizhou Province, were
developed to improve local people's income.
Intangible cultural heritage is also playing an important role in China's
poverty alleviation efforts. From 2018 to 2020, over 2,200 intangible cultural
heritage workshops have been built across the country, according to the
country's Ministry of Culture and Tourism. These workshops have created half a
million jobs, lifting more than 200,000 households out of poverty, the People's
Daily newspaper reported.
Cultural ties between two countries
Noticing a lotus candle holder, Peng said Chinese people love lotus and
appreciate its noble quality of growing out of mud without being stained.
Naraporn agreed, saying lotuses are used to pay respect for Buddha by Thai
people. Peng said it once again shows that Chinese and Thai people share
similar values.
China and Thailand are friendly neighbors with a long history of cultural
exchanges. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and
Thailand in 1975, the forms of cultural exchanges between the two countries
have been expanding and the content has become increasingly rich.
Through the efforts of Peng and Naraporn, Nanjing University of the Arts in
China and Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music in Thailand signed an
academic memorandum of understanding in March 2019. Since then, the two schools
have been deepening cooperation through personnel exchanges, joint research and
training in the field of music.
In the field of literature, Princess of Thailand Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has
also contributed a lot to cultural ties between the two countries. She likes
Chinese culture and has translated many Chinese literature works into the Thai
language. The Princess, the first Thai Royal family member to visit China, has
paid about 50 visits to China and has published several travel notes on her
trips. She has become a recipient of China's Friendship Medal in 2019.
Chinese has been a popular language among Thai students in recent years, with
more than one million students learning Chinese in schools. In Thailand, there
are more than 2,000 primary and secondary schools offering Chinese courses,
Xinhua reported. Since 2003, China has sent more than 20,000 volunteers to
teach Chinese language in Thailand's schools.
During the visit, Peng communicated with other spouses of APEC economies'
leaders as well and they took photos together.
Source CGTN
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