{"id":8753,"date":"2018-07-20T20:43:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T20:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alowais.com\/?p=8753"},"modified":"2018-07-24T10:59:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T10:59:00","slug":"2172018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alowais.com\/en\/2172018\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE foundation promoting China\u2019s rich culture for years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"caption\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation has been hosting shows, forums and translating books to spread Chinese culture since 2010<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Chinese people and Arabs enjoy long trade and social friendship dating back to centuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">And a Dubai-based cultural foundation says it has played a small, yet an important part in making the bridge between the two countries stronger.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"_forkInArticleAdContainer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Amid a historic official visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the UAE starting on Thursday, the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation is continuing its cultural mission to engage some 200,000 Chinese expats living in the UAE, the largest population in the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Abdul Elah Abdul Kader, executive director at the foundation, welcomed the visit of the Chinese President ahead of the weeklong Chinese art and cultural activities to be held in October 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8830 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alowais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/247201819-1-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alowais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/247201819-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alowais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/247201819-1.jpg 412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #dd5928;\">The centre has a long relationship with China that goes back to 2010 when we hosted the first extensive Chinese cultural programme &#8230; We had a huge attendance from Arabs who were very curious to learn about the Chinese culture.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cChina is a country with one of the oldest and richest cultures in the world. Whether it is their arts, music, dance or literature, these streams of Chinese culture are unique in their own form and for many years we have sought to promote them at the foundation,\u201d said Abdul Kader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cChina\u2019s relationship with Arab (region) goes back to thousands of years ago and this visit paves the way to stronger ties between the two countries,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">An early indication of the harmony of relationship between the UAE and China was when Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan initiated the Shaikh Zayed Centre for Arabic Language and Islamic Studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University in 1994, four years after his historic visit to China in 1990.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Since 2010<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In an interview with Gulf News, Abdul Kader looked back over eight years of celebrating Chinese culture at the foundation, located on Al Rigga Street, and how the Chinese festivals they had held had been able to promote cultural exchange.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">From hosting events like the China National Opera House and various musical plays to inviting talented Chinese musicians and instrumentalists to perform live, the foundation has had deep collaborations with the Ministry of Culture of China to highlight their culture here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe centre has a long relationship with China that goes back to 2010 when we hosted the first extensive Chinese cultural programme, which included several dance and musical performances and the Guangdong Foshan Ceramics and Modern Painting Show,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The weeklong festival also hosted speakers from China who spoke in Arabic about the old friendship between Arabs and Chinese people and displayed a selection of modern Chinese literary works translated into Arabic by the foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cWe had a huge attendance from Arabs who were very curious to learn about the Chinese culture and we decided to continue our mission in promoting it and held another festival in 2011,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">He recalled how during each festival, the streets surrounding the foundation\u2019s premises were colourfully draped with vibrant colours and Chinese decorations, attracting many residents and tourists to the activities inside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Keen on having UAE residents experience the China National Opera House, which includes an opera troupe, a choir and a symphony orchestra of over 500 artists, Abdul Kader said the foundation initially was not sure how they would be able to accommodate such a large group of \u201cincredibly talented\u201d artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cWith certain arrangements and based on the number we can accommodate, the opera house arranged a marvellous show with 75 artists inside the foundation\u2019s theatre hall.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The award-winning \u2018Marriage of Yusuf\u2019 musical was one of the prominent musicals held at the foundation in 2012, portraying the marital customs and practices of the Hui Muslim group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe musical included a breathtaking song-and-dance show and while many in the audience did not understand Chinese, the music kept everyone engaged because music is a language for everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Abdul Kader said the foundation has always kept its doors open to promote other cultures of the world and holds its events without any entrance fee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe real bridges that connect people and governments with different backgrounds are sports, arts and culture. These are the platforms that bring people together,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The efforts of the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation to promote Arab culture has included a huge contribution of prints to teach Arabic at the University of Zhejiang Gongshang in China, Abdul Kader said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The foundation<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation was named after acclaimed Emirati poet Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais who established a permanent award bearing his name in 1987, with the aim of honouring, encouraging and supporting Arab scholars, litt\u00e9rateurs and intellectuals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In 1994, it became an official foundation by the virtue of a decree issued by the late Shaikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who was then the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The centre promotes various cultural activities and is home to the UAE Writers Association. It hosts an interesting line-up of exhibitions, performances, author signings and various other events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">gulfnews<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation has been hosting shows, forums and translating books to spread Chinese culture since 2010 Chinese people and Arabs enjoy long trade and social friendship dating back to centuries. 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