120 years ago, His Majesty Leopold II invited Vice King Li Hongzhang to an official dinner organized in his honor at the Palais Royal in Brussels. During this dinner, the foundations of mutual co-operation between Belgium, the 5th industrial power at the time, and China, an empire of 400 million inhabitants which wanted to enter the circle of modern nations, were established.
On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of history between China and Belgium, BCECC is delighted to invite you to an exclusive guided tour of the exhibition “China-Belgium : 120 years of shared history” on Thursday April 20, 2017 in Brussels. This historical exhibition, accompanied by original documents, photographies and archival films, highlights the centenary history that links these two countries.
Agenda:
18.00 – 18.30 Registration and cocktail reception
18.30 – 18.40 Welcome words by Mr. Bernard Dewit, Chairman of BCECC
18.40 – 19.00 Presentation “From Cairo to Tientsin, 140 years of Belgian trams abroad” by Mr. Roland Dussart-Desart, Head of the Legal Division of the Federal public service “Economy, SMEs, Self-Employed and Energy”, Chairman of the Nuclear Law Committee and Secretary of the non-profit association “Tramania” devoted to history of the Belgian public transport
19.00 – 20.00 Visit of the exhibition, guided by its curator, Mr. Charles Lagrange
20.00 – 21.00 Cocktail reception
Venue:
ULB-Foyer Culturel
Campus de Solbosch (F1 Building)
Paul Hegerlaan 22-24 avenue Paul Heger, 1050 Brussels
This event is 25€ (VAT excl.)/person for BCECC members and for non-members 50€ (VAT excl.)/person.
Interested in joining us? Please register below before April 14th, 2017.
Looking forward to meeting you there!