News - China, Shanghai, Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria

The Bulgarian community in Shanghai celebrated the National Day of Bulgaria – March 3^rd, at the Consulate General of Bulgaria. Chinese friends of Bulgaria were also present, including prof. Tong Shijun – the Chancellor of New York University-Shanghai, Prof. Che Shengquan, Vice Dean of School of Design at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Prof. He Donghang Director of the Research Center for Chinese Modernization at Fudan Institute for Advanced Study in Social Sciences, etc. 

In his speech, the Consul General Vladislav Spasov underlined that March 3^rd commemorates not only the victory on the battlefield, nor is it merely the date of an international treaty. March 3^rd extends far beyond the specific events of the Russo-Turkish War of Liberation (1877-78) and is much more than a historical triumph. On this date, Bulgaria bows to the memory of all heroes who fought and gave their lives for its freedom. March 3^rd is a symbol of our national ideal for a free, united, and European Bulgaria, exactly what our Motherland is today. Presently, Bulgaria is a democratic state, a worthy and full-fledged member of the European Union. This is the choice of our people and the most significant historical achievement of modern Bulgaria.

During the event, Chinese citizens from the consular jurisdiction of the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Shanghai who had actively promoted Bulgaria-China relations in the past several years received letters of appreciation from the Consul General Vladislav Spasov. The recipients were Prof. Che Shengquan, Vice Dean of School of Design at SJTU and Ms. Chen Yi, a woman entrepreneur from Ningbo, Zhejiang province.

Children from the Bulgarian community in Shanghai recited poems, and all the kids present received books from the series “In the Magical Forest” by Atanas Tsankov with illustrations by Antonina Babukchieva.