Exhibitions on Warsaw history and Esperanto open in Zaozhuang
- By Zhang Jiaqi
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On Sept. 26, the China-Poland friendship exhibition and the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the passing away of the Esperanto's creator Ludwig Lezjer Zamenhof opened in Tai'erzhuang, an ancient city of China's Shandong Province. Participants pose for a group photo by the gate of Tai'erzhuang ancient city. [Photo by Zhang Jiaqi / China.org.cn] |
Reviewing war-ridden history
During this one-month event, two theme exhibitions entitled "Warsaw 1944" and "Warsaw's destruction and reconstruction 1939-1955" are highlights. Pawel Ukielski, the curator of the Warsaw Uprising Museum, who came specially for this event from Poland, has brought a lot with him to share with the Chinese public.
According to Ukielski, the exhibition shows one of the most important events in the history of 20th century Poland in a broad perspective. "It depicts the pre-war Poland, the international situation and the beginning of the Second World War, as well as the occupation of Poland with the genocide committed by Nazi Germans, the phenomenon of the Polish Underground State, and different aspects of the Warsaw Rising."
The complexity of the presentation is necessary to understand the importance of Warsaw Rising on different levels – from local, national and international perspectives, he explained.
"China and Poland have a long friendship, and this event extends and develops that in a profound way," Magdalena Czechonska, counselor of the cultural office of the Polish Embassy in China, said in an interview.
She also hoped China and Poland could both remember the intention of creating Esperanto and cherish a hard-won peace.
Commemorating Esperanto's creator
A picture exhibition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passing of Zamenhof is taking place over the same period in Zaozhuang University, where the biggest Esperanto museum in Asia was established in 2013.
The museum jointly built by All-China Esperanto League and Zaozhuang University has created a special space to introduce Zamenhof to the visitors, and now this space extends to Tai'erzhuang to cover a wider audience and becoming an extension of China-Poland friendship.
This was stated by Chen Haosu, former president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and president of the All-China Esperanto League.
Fang Zhenghui, vice president of China International Publishing Group, also emphasized the contribution of Esperanto in promoting friendship among countries and the people. The exhibition reminds people in both countries of the anti-fascist history, and motivated today's generation to face the future with determination and confidence, Fang observed.
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