Samith Bodhipaksa/Sri Lankan producer

Here, two fish. It’s simple to create but nice. I can fly this also.           

Maria Jose Alvarado/Chilean journalist

I think it's very important the connection with the art.

Ayanda Mdludi/South African Editor

What I'm really impressed by the attention to detail. And obviously the patience and the talent that it takes to create these. We often see some of these artifacts historically in museums.

Besides the official meeting agenda, the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, showcases a multitude of Chinese intangible cultural heritages for participants to experience. This is the news center for the Forum. There are booths for Chinese traditional crafts experiences, as well as AI technology, allowing journalists to closely experience the multifarious charm of a new era in China.

Maria Jose Alvarado/Chilean journalist

The opportunity stay with my other culture and other journalists is very incredible experience.

Samith Bodhipaksa/Sri Lankan producer

I'm experiencing all the things. We're experiencing Chinese foods, Chinese shopping and Chinese products also. Then, we are experiencing things like calligraphy and Tai Chi, then seal cuttings also, the culture and other things. On the other hand, we are experiencing the technology with the AI things. Both traditional and technical things are impressing us here.

Ayanda Mdludi/South African Editor

Africa also has a very, very deep and rich history. It has a very artistic history as well, with a lot of arts and a lot of crafts. And it's something that's greatly appreciated where I come from. So we do share quite a lot of similarities of our past and our history. We also have a very, very brutal history of colonization as well, where our history is not being told as much as we'd like it to be told, which also gives us so much in common for the shared future. So what I would like to see is a lot of Chinese and Africans coming together to share our historical and cultural similarities.