75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China celebrated at the National Library of Armenia

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 29, ARMENPRESS. The ceremony dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China took place at the National Library of Armenia, beginning with the Armenian-Chinese friendship anthem (composed by Jenny Asatryan).

During the event, valuable items from the library's Chinese collection, including digitized samples of ancient Chinese manuscripts housed in the Matenadaran (as copies), were presented.

In her speech, Anna Chulyan, Director of the National Library of Armenia, highlighted the rare samples in the Chinese collection, particularly a number of books translated from Chinese to Armenian and from Armenian to Chinese, including the Chinese translation of the epic "David of Sassoon."

Chulyan also introduced the online collection of world literature, especially Chinese literature, available in the library. Among various other topics, she discussed the scope for further cooperation.