An exhibition titled "Fine Dining: Food Stories of Ancient China" opened on Tuesday at the Hungarian Museum of Ethnography in Budapest, providing visitors from all walks of life with a fascinating journey through China's ancient culinary traditions.
The exhibition, co-hosted with the National Museum of China, runs until Jan 19, 2025, showcasing ancient Chinese cooking tools, dining utensils, and intricate artworks that illustrate the complexity and diversity of China's rich food culture which spans millennia.
Among the 90 pieces of artifacts on display, many are making their debut in Europe.
Deputy Secretary of State Csaba Gabor, representing Hungary's Ministry of Culture and Innovation, highlighted the importance of the highly anticipated exhibition for cultural exchange between Hungary and China at the event, expressing a desire to further strengthen bilateral exchange in various fields.
"This exhibition, which we are in the process of opening today, is one of those major milestones that brings these two nations closer to each other. Certainly, one might remember that this is the 75th anniversary of our diplomatic relationship. And this is a year when we have a lot of to celebrate because this relationship has been based on mutual understanding and respect. This relationship has seen a continuous rise over the past decades and has produced spectacular results. Not only in cultural exchange, which is very important, but certainly we see a lot of good things happening in business, in science and other fields of relations between the two nations," said Gabor.
Exhibition in Budapest explores ancient China's culinary secrets
Exhibition in Budapest explores ancient China's culinary secrets
The United States cannot legitimize an operation that attacked Venezuela and captured its president, a Chinese scholar said Sunday.
On Saturday, the United States launched a large-scale strike on Venezuela, during which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were 'captured and flown out of Venezuela' according to a post by U.S. President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account.
Teng Jianqun, director of the Center for Diplomatic Studies at Hunan Normal University, said in an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) that the aim of this operation is to take full control of Venezuela’s natural resources.
"I don't think the United States can legitimize this operation to take custody of the president of Venezuela. And also I don't think the United States can legitimize its any action in taking the oil reserves of that country. This is actually a very dangerous game played by the Trump administration. And of course, the United States would like to take full control of that country and to take full control of the natural resources, especially the large reserve of oil in Venezuela," said Teng.
Teng said Venezuela is not an isolated case but a common practice by the United States. The United States launched an invasion of Panama on Dec. 20, 1989, which continued until January 1990, with the stated objective of capturing Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega on charges of drug trafficking and organized crime.
"We still remember the so-called sentence of the former president of Panama in the late 1980s. And this time, the president of Venezuela will be under some judicial condition (judicial proceedings) for the so-called drug trafficking and some other crimes. So I think this is not a single case for the Venezuela country, but also this is actually a practice by the United States -- to use force, to use so-called justice under law against any leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean waters," he said.
US cannot legitimize operation against Venezuela: Chinese scholar
