Chinese language President Xi Jinping as soon as remarked, “With out full
confidence in our tradition, with out a wealthy and affluent tradition,
the Chinese language nation will be unable to rejuvenate itself.” As China
forges a brand new path of modernization, its historical heritage is being
revitalized within the new period. Recognizing the significance of cultural
change, CGTN’s Choice Makers column introduces the sequence
“Bridging the world, boosting cultures,” inviting ambassadors to
share their insights on China, its civilization, and cultural
communication. Bunyad Huseynov is the Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Individuals’s
Republic of China. That is the primary article within the sequence. The
article displays the writer’s opinions and never essentially the
views of CGTN.
This yr is exceptional, since that is the seventy fifth anniversary of
the founding of the Individuals’s Republic of China. It’s gratifying
that underneath the smart management of President Xi Jinping, China
celebrated this exceptional day by reaching all of the targets set, with
nice success within the improvement of the statehood and important
enchancment within the well-being of its residents, additionally taking a
main place within the worldwide system.
Then again, we’re celebrating a brand new milestone in our
bilateral relationship. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Ilham Aliyev and President of the Individuals’s Republic of China Xi
Jinping adopted the “Joint Declaration of the Republic of
Azerbaijan and the Individuals’s Republic of China on the institution
of a strategic partnership.” Due to the mutual efforts of our
heads of state, the event of our complete relationship
has entered a brand new strategic partnership degree.
As Azerbaijani ambassador to China, I’ll spare no effort to
contribute to our relationship on political, financial and different
instructions, in addition to cultural relations and exchanges between our
two peoples, each qualitatively and quantitatively.
Already a yr has handed from my appointment because the ambassador
of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Individuals’s Republic of China.
Once I first obtained the information of my appointment, I skilled a
vary of feelings: pleasure, accountability and naturally, pleasure of
coming again to the nation the place I served as a younger enthusiastic
diplomat for 3 years, between 2006 and 2009.
It introduced again fond recollections of the thrilling days throughout the
2008 Beijing Summer time Olympics. I used to be carefully concerned in organizing
the go to of a delegation from Azerbaijan. I proudly keep in mind how
efficiently our athletes carried out. They demonstrated good outcomes
and secured medals throughout the Olympic Video games. President Ilham Aliyev
and his relations stayed in hospitable China for longer than
deliberate.
I’ve indelible recollections from these days and my then-China
project basically. My kids’s childhood recollections are additionally
linked to China. I returned with a solemn mission, whereas they
got here again with the promising plans associated to schooling, gaining
new expertise and competences.
I’ve additionally been immensely impressed by the wealthy tradition and
historical historical past of China, the philosophical traditions of nice
Chinese language civilization, in addition to beautiful and delicate Chinese language
inventive heritage. Amongst different issues, I want to point out the
richness and magnificence of Chinese language delicacies. Each single
province, every area has its personal distinctive flavors influenced by
native substances, cooking methods and cultural preferences.
Each time once you style one thing new, you expertise the
boundless creativity of Chinese language gastronomy. But, “gong bao ji ding”
and “baozi” nonetheless stay my all-time favorites. I can not clarify
how nice it’s coming again to this nation, sharing delicately
cooked Chinese language meals, sitting round a desk along with outdated and
new buddies.
I spotted that, regardless of the gap of 1000’s of
kilometers, we additionally share comparable cultural and different non secular
values in Azerbaijan. Each Azerbaijan and China personal historical
civilizations with wealthy historical past and cultural traditions. Our
nations reward their historic roots and protect basic
traditions in trendy occasions.
Household is central to our communities, with a powerful emphasis on
filial piety and respect for elders. Household gatherings, conventional
festivals, and collective ceremonies are of important significance in
social life. Undoubtedly, these similarities, and customary pursuits
have laid a strong floor for mutual sympathy and friendship between
our nations. They play an essential function within the basis of our
trendy relationship as properly.
The historical past of cultural communication between our peoples goes
again to the traditional Silk Highway. Azerbaijan’s favorable intersection
place, positioned between Asia and Europe, has turned it right into a
bridge among the many nations and international locations alongside the Silk Highway. It’s
no coincidence that the twelfth century distinguished Azerbaijani poet
Nizami Ganjavi, described the friendship between Azerbaijan and
China in his “Seven Beauties” poem by way of the character of
“Chinese language magnificence” displaying deep respect for the Chinese language folks and
their tradition. In his works, the poet characterised China as a
nation of excessive cultural achievements and the Chinese language girl as a
distinctive embodiment of human magnificence. It must be famous {that a}
monument has been erected in reminiscence of the good poet in Beijing’s
Chaoyang Park by Chinese language artist Yuan Xikun.
I might gladly emphasize that due to our frequent values, our
peoples can really feel one another by way of tradition and artwork. Chinese language folks
have demonstrated their empathy for Azerbaijani artwork again within the
center of the final century with the “Arshin Mal Alan” (The Fabric
Peddler) operetta. This Azerbaijani masterpiece was staged first in
Wuhan in 1957 after which in Beijing in 1959. It was the primary international
musical comedy to be carried out in Beijing. After the efficiency,
the operetta grew to become so standard in China that it was later staged
all throughout the nation on greater than 300 events. Later “Arshin
Mal Alan” was completely staged in Chinese language on the Beijing Tianqiao
Theater in 2010, and in 2021 in Langfang.
These days, people-to-people change between Azerbaijan and China
covers nearly all elements of contemporary social life. Many elements,
together with visa-free coverage for Chinese language vacationers, pupil exchanges,
language studying and institutional partnerships in varied fields,
contribute to additional deepening cross-cultural dialogue and create
favorable situations for communication between our peoples.
Pleasant relationships are growing between the areas and
cities of our international locations. A variety of memorandums of understanding
have already been signed, and concrete steps are being taken for
their implementation.
Azerbaijan and China collaborate on academic applications,
together with scholarships and pupil exchanges. Below the
Azerbaijan-China scholarship program, a whole bunch of Azerbaijani
college students research in China, and Chinese language college students research at Azerbaijani
universities on authorities grants.
Shut collaboration has been established between the main
larger schooling establishments of our international locations, scientific change
has been established, and quite a few tasks are being
applied. There was rising curiosity in studying every
different’s languages in each international locations. Chinese language college students research the
Azerbaijani language on the Beijing International Research College, and
Confucius Institutes efficiently proceed their work on
Azerbaijani campuses.
I’m thrilled to announce that, by the adoption of the “Joint
Declaration between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Individuals’s
Republic of China on the institution of strategic partnership,”
Chinese language residents don’t want a visa to journey to Azerbaijan for up
to a yr. Direct flights are working from Beijing and Urumqi to
the attractive and charming Baku.
Taking this chance, I sincerely invite our Chinese language buddies
to plan a visa-free journey to the Land of Hearth. I’m positive that
getting acquainted with the nation’s pure surroundings, cultural
heritage, traditions, in addition to with the approach to life and hospitality
of our folks will higher promote mutual understanding between
pleasant nations.
I want to spotlight the actions of the Heydar Aliyev
Basis aimed toward increasing our cultural cooperation and
people-to folks exchanges. The Heydar Aliyev Basis, collectively
with its Chinese language companions and particularly the Chinese language Individuals’s
Affiliation for Friendship with International International locations, efficiently
implements varied tasks. The Heydar Aliyev Basis created a
pavilion, “Window to Azerbaijani Tradition,” within the Historic Residence
Expo Park in Bengbu, Anhui Province of China.
I’ve little question you’ve gotten heard in regards to the well-known ballet “A
Thousand and One Nights” by Azerbaijani composer Fikrat Amirov. The
ballet was staged on the Beijing Performing Arts Middle on August
23-25, 2024 and was warmly welcomed by the Chinese language viewers. Thus,
the ballet troupe of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theater
made a spectacular present. The inventive director of the troupe was
eminent Azerbaijani choreographer Eldar Aliyev. The Symphony
Orchestra of the Chinese language Nationwide Ballet of China performed the music.
The conductor of the orchestra was Honored Artist of Azerbaijan,
Ayyub Guliyev. Ramiz Azimov was invited to play Azerbaijan’s
nationwide music instrument – the tar, which added tinges of oriental
nuances to the ballet.
Our international locations are dependable companions for one another in all
spheres of cooperation, and help one another in key points
associated to the nationwide pursuits of our states. However essentially the most
essential factor is that each one these actions are aimed toward sparking
an curiosity amongst two pleasant peoples, worthy of prosperity and
limitless alternatives.
In conclusion, I sincerely congratulate the Chinese language authorities
and other people on the event of the seventy fifth anniversary of the
institution of the Individuals’s Republic of China.