Statue of Belarusian poet unveiled at Beijing university campus
China DailyRudy Kiryl, Belarusian Ambassador to China, Ji Jinbiao, the principal of Beijing International Studies University and Wu Weishan jointly unveil the bust. Yanka Kupala, the pen name of Ivan Daminikavich Lutsevich, is a household poet and writer who contributed significantly to literature and theater in his native country of Belarus. A bronze bust of Kupala, created by Wu Weishan director of the National Art Museum of China and a sculptor, was unveiled at the campus of Beijing International Studies University on Wednesday and is on permanent display at the school's "alumni forest", in a gesture to celebrate the 2019 Year of Education between China and Belarus. Beijing International Studies University has a Belarusian research center and, according to the principal Ji Jinbiao, the center has begun the translation of Kupala's work and will introduce more Belarusian literature to Chinese readers.
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