NANJING, China, Sept 3 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — On August 31, the unveiling ceremony of the “Sindberg” statue was held in the Memorial Park of Mathersburg in Aarhus. The Queen of Denmark, Margaret II, and the Chinese Ambassador to Denmark, Feng Tie attended the event. The Queen of Denmark unveiled the statue. The event is to commemorate Sindberg’s righteous act of sheltering tens of thousands refugees during the Nanjing Massacre and to convey to the world the peace of mind of the Chinese and Danish people. Taking this as a starting point, Aarhus and Nanjing will launch a series of pragmatic cooperation in the fields of culture, economy, trade and peacekeeping, according to the Information Office of Nanjing Municipal People’s Government.
Chinese and Danish artists work together for telling Nanjing story to the world