On the day of March 25th, the vice minister of the Ministry of Culture Zhao Shaohua attended to the closing ceremony of the exhibition with the theme of Arts of Enlightenment held in National Museum of China. Besides, Zhao held meeting with Pieper, the minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany who came to pay a visit. Some of the students who go to school to study Mandarin may know that Zhao also extended great gratitude to the three main museums in Germany, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany and Mercator Foundation for what they have contributed to the successful holding of the exhibition.

The exhibition Arts of Enlightenment is the symbol of the relationship between China and Germany as well as the progress achieved in the friendly cooperation between the museums of both countries in recent years. It is also an important event in the history of cultural exchange between China and Germany. The exhibition obtained the approval and recognition of all communities in both China and Germany, achieving a good response and attracting a total 400,000 spectators came to visit.

During the period of the exhibition, the forum “Dialogue of Enlightenment” was held and was widely praised by the German as well as Chinese people from all social circles, providing a good platform for intellectual dialogue and exchange between China and Germany. Therefore, those foreign students who learn Chinese online free should know this exhibition is a very meaningful trial in the exchange and communication in thoughts between both nations.

Since the year of 2012 is the forty anniversary of China establishing diplomatic relations with Germany, China will hold Chinese culture Year in Germany, reflecting the Chinese Government‘s great attention to the development of bilateral relations. It will be a symbol of friendly development of Sino-German relations as well as important measure for exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.

China hopes the activity of culture year will build platform for cultural institutions on the long-term cooperation of the two countries to lay a foundation of promoting exchanges between the two countries, thus better promoting the stable and healthy development of Sino-German relations. Students who study in China should know that Germany Government also attaches great importance to the development of cultural relations with China and the exhibition was the largest scale with great influence Germany holds abroad.