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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
ULAN BATOR, June 11 (Xinhua) — An event to mark the International Day of Dialogue Among Civilizations was held at the China Cultural Center in Ulan Bator on Tuesday.
It also included a competition for the best Chinese songs among Mongolian youth.
The event aims to build a bridge of good-neighborliness and friendship between China and Mongolia through music, and promote cultural and educational exchanges and cooperation between the two countries. It is part of a series of events to mark the International Day of Dialogue Among Civilizations.
The competition featured 15 solo performers from Mongolia. The participants demonstrated their level of proficiency and talent in learning Chinese.
The winners were Erdenetsogiin Mendbayar and Wu Ningjing, who performed a medley of classic Chinese TV series and films, “My Fair Princess” and “Breaking Dawn.”
“When the participants sang Chinese songs in Chinese, every word was a fusion of cultures and every melody was a seed of friendship,” said Li Zhi, a counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Mongolia and director of the Chinese Cultural Center in Ulaanbaatar.
In his speech, he emphasized that China and Mongolia use music as a medium and singing as a bridge, which is a vivid practice of the global civilization initiative: using art to convey shared values, using melody to promote exchanges between people, and using innovation to promote the heritage of civilization. “This competition is not only a stage for participants to showcase their talents, but also a window for mutual learning between civilizations,” he added.
In 2024, the 78th session of the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution drafted by China to establish June 10 as the annual International Day of Dialogue among Civilizations.
The event was initiated by the Mongolian Association “Community with a Shared Future for Humanity – Belt and Road” and organized by the Chinese Cultural Center in Ulaanbaatar. –0–