Statues of ancient Chinese philosophers Confucius and Laozi were unveiled at the Ethno Village of Russia's Kaluga Region west of Moscow.
Chinese Ambassador to Russia Li Hui attended the ceremony hosted by Russia's international charity foundation "Dialogue of Cultures -- United World" on Saturday, together with over 300 Russians and Chinese, including Governor of Kaluga Region Anatoly Artamonov.
Li thanked all relevant parties' efforts for the unveiling ceremony as well as for promoting cultural exchanges between China and Russia.
The two ancient philosophers as representatives of Confucianism and Taoism, he said, were not only important figures for Chinese culture that upheld harmony for over 2,000 years, but also "bright pearls" in the treasure of world civilizations.
The Chinese diplomat believed the settlement of the two statues in the Ethno Village has just opened another window for Russian people to know about Chinese culture.
Li also voiced hope that an increasing share of "China factor" could emerge at the Ethno Village, boosting it into a major platform for Russian people to understand China and her culture.
After the successful staging of reciprocal national years and language years between China and Russia, said Li, the bilateral tourism would be further advanced.
Artamonov congratulated the inauguration of the statues of Confucius and Laozi, while hailing Chinese people as one of the greatest among the world.
With the rapid development of China, said Artamonov, Chinese culture has correspondingly been become more and more influential, and currently cultural exchanges between Russia and China were steadily deepening along with the comprehensive development of bilateral friendly ties.
Confucius and Laozi as the outstanding symbols of Chinese culture, their statues that settled in the Kaluga Region would indubitably receive hearty welcome from locals and people all across Russia, said the governor.
Vladimir Gusev, first deputy chairman of the economic policy committee of Russia's Federation Council, Ruslan Bairamov, president of the "Dialogue of Cultures -- United World" foundation, as well as representatives from the Institutes of Fareastern Studies and Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and China Confucius Foundation all extended their congratulations to the unveiling of the statues.
Li along with other guests also toured around the Ethno Village, during which he dedicated the inscription of "Enhancing Sino- Russian cultural exchanges, Deepening Sino-Russian peoples' traditional friendship" to the Chinese Pavilion at the ethnic street of the village.
Invested and constructed by the "Dialogue of Cultures -- United World" foundation, the 49-hectare Ethno Village in the Borovsky district of the Kaluga Region will see the establishment of a total of 52 cultural sites for different countries across the globe, including that of China.
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