Speaking at the opening ceremony, Kieu Thuy Nga, director ofthe library, said Vietnam and China are close neighbours, sharing a longhistory of cultural exchanges and cultural similarities.
She recalled that in November last year, on the occasion ofChinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Vietnam, the two countries signed amemorandum of understanding on cooperation in cultural industry.
The exhibition and seminar are activities in realisation ofthe pact, she added.
The exhibition featured 50 products bearing both traditionaland modern cultural traits of Nanjing, helping Vietnamese understand more aboutChinese cultural values.
Charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam Yin HaiHong said China’s cultural industry has thrived in recent year, with its totalvalue contributing 4.5 percent to the national GDP in 2016.
In this field, Nanjing has done a good job in optimizing itsrich cultural heritage, Yin said, noting that a series of supporting policieshave helped stimulate cultural creativity in combination with traditionalcultural values, hence the establishment of many outstanding businesses in thefield.
The exhibition and the seminar were said to create anopportunity for Vietnamese and Chinese experts to discuss and exchange opinionsin search of new development path for the cultural industry.-VNA