Wan Yawei, head of publicity department of Ningbo gives a speech at the opening ceremony of the Sofia China Cultural Center, Nov 23, 2017. [Photo by Li Jieying/provided to Chinaculture.org]

Another China cultural center found a home in Sofia, Bulgaria. The opening ceremony of the Sofia China Cultural Center was held in the city on Nov 23.

Zhang Xu, deputy-minister of the Ministry of Culture of China, Zhang Haizhou, Chinese ambassador to Bulgaria, Boil Banov, cultural minister of Bulgaria, Yordanka Fandakova, mayor of Sofia, along with over 100 representatives from the two countries attended the ceremony.

The deputy-minister addressed the event. He said the establishment of the center shows the cultural communication and cooperation between China and Bulgaria has risen to a new level. The center gave a new start to the mutual relations in the cultural field.

Ambassador Zhang expressed Chinese government’s determination to make the cultural center a platform that will bridge the two nations through cultural exchanges and communications. He said the center will deepen and vitalize the relations between the two countries.

Officials from Bulgaria said the cultural center could contribute to the friendship between China and Bulgaria.

Banov said enhancing the cultural communication and exchange is a common wish of the two nations. The establishment of the center is the fruit of the endeavors of the both countries.