Beijing’s UIBE hosts culture festival

September 15, 2011

The University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in Beijing on September 15 hosted the second International Culture Festival, with the Fund Forum doing a presentation of Uzbek culture. The organizers gave the festival the goal of creating a platform for a dialog among various cultures and broadening UIBE students’ overall knowledge.

The Festival included a series of cultural events, including a fair representing over 40 countries and regions of the world. Uzbekistan’s pavilion, designed in an Uzbek style, presented colorful national costumes, souvenirs and applied art items (suzanis, wooden boxes and ceramics). The highlight of the Uzbek pavilion was the culinary delight pilaf prepared by the chefs of Shosh Restaurant in Beijing.

The closing ceremony included a concert which was an opportunity for representatives of Uzbekistan to demonstrate to those gathered “Horazm lazgisi” national song and dance performed by singer Marhabo and a dance group from Uzbekistan.

Contributors to the presentation of Uzbek culture included students from Uzbekistan currently attending schools in Beijing, including UIBE.

A number of professors from UIBE said the culture festival is an exciting event and excellent opportunity to learn of various cultures and to feel their beauty. They also noted that participation by Uzbek students in the Uzbek culture presentation was emblematic of their love for their homeland.