The 7th China-France Cultural Forum concluded on November 4, following a series of successful cultural exchange events. The closing ceremony was attended by Chinese and French guests, including Li Min, secretary-general of the Western Returned Scholars Association; Teng Jianfeng, deputy secretary-general of the Western Returned Scholars Association; Xiang Enming, deputy director of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee; Liu Hui, member of the CPC Changsha Municipal Committee and director of its United Front Work Department; Changsha Vice Mayor Qian Lixia; Florent Aydalot, minister counselor for culture, education and scientific affairs at the French Embassy in China; Julien LE LAN, consul general of France in Wuhan; and, Emmanuelle Peres, director-general of the Prospective and Innovation Foundation. Changsha Vice Mayor Zhou Zhikai and Paris Senator Catherine Dumas presided over the ceremony.

At the event, a handover ceremony was held for the host city of the 8th China-France Cultural Forum. Changsha Vice Mayor Qian Lixia presented the flag, symbolizing the forum's rotation between cities in China and France, to David Ros, senator of Essonne.

This year's forum featured 15 distinctive cultural and artistic exchange activities. They included six parallel forums on themes such as "Cultural Tourism and Urban Development," "Artificial Intelligence and Cultural Innovation," "Dialogue between Chinese and French Young Artists," "Art Education and Talent Exchange," "Performing Arts and Cultural Dissemination," and "Culture and Museum Sectors and Cultural Heritage Protection"; a roundtable dialogue among mayors and parliamentarians; a Chinese and French artists' concert; and, an exhibition showcasing Hunan's intangible cultural heritage. All these events highlighted rich and vibrant connotations and achievements in cultural, artistic, and economic exchanges between the two nations.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn. 

Translator: Kuang Zhenzhen

Chinese source: changsha.gov.cn