Chinese Culture House in Argentina opens to boost bilateral exchange

Also attending the ceremony was Guillermo Carmona, head of the Chamber of Deputies' Foreign Relations Committee.

The inaugural exhibition, which will be open to the public from June 15 to July 16, on Mondays and Thursdays, features Beijing landmarks and landscapes, and conveys China's strong tradition of preserving age-old customs.

The culture house displays Chinese cultural icons, including typical dresses, writing utensils, books and magazines, and even a full traditional tea ceremony.

"The exchange and dialogue between literary and artistic circles in China and Latin America will not only help bolster heart-to-heart communication between the two peoples, but also establish a solid foundation of popular opinion on which to build and expand pragmatic cooperation," Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told a symposium in Colombia during his four-nation tour of Latin America last month.

The house joins other organizations in Buenos Aires that reflect the strengthening of bilateral ties between the two distant nations, including the China-Argentina Cultural Association, the Confucius Institute and the first Chinese-Argentinian public school.

Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri, a potential presidential contender in October elections, said during the school's opening in March 2014, "we are taking a unique and historic step for public education".