On April 29th, the first “Bulgarian Youth Cup” Sino Bulgarian Martial Arts Culture Festival, jointly organized by the Sofia Chinese Cultural Center and the Bulgarian Martial Arts Association, opened with great ceremony. More than 60 young martial arts enthusiasts from various regions of Baoguo gathered at the Sofiad Sascosello Sports College to compete in traditional Chinese boxing, swordsmanship, cudgel, and other competitions.
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The opening ceremony began with the guzheng performance of “Shaolin”, and speeches were delivered by Hong Hai, Director of the Soya Chinese Cultural Center, and Ke Lie, Chairman of the Bulgarian Martial Arts Association. This martial arts cultural festival uses martial arts as a medium, and through various activities such as martial arts competitions, lectures, new book launches, Chinese ethnic instrument performances, Chinese tea art and calligraphy demonstrations, Chinese city pictures, and the display of the “Yongcai Baiwantian One Night Banquet” food model, it comprehensively promotes the tourism image of “Hello China”, showcases the unique charm of Chinese martial arts and Chinese culture, and provides Bulgarian people with a better understanding of China Understanding China has opened a new window and built a new bridge to enhance friendship between the two peoples.
The intersection of nations lies in the connection of people’s hearts, and culture is exciting through exchange and enriched through mutual learning. Sofia China Cultural Center focuses on cultivating localized cultural exchange brands, starting from the first Chinese Martial Arts Culture Festival and collaborating with local martial arts associations to establish dragon and lion dance teams. To make new contributions to promoting cultural exchanges between the two countries and enhancing friendship between the two peoples.
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