Chinese Embassy in Ukraine donates bronze sculptures of Taras Shevchenko and Du Futo to National Taras Shevchenko University in Kiev

On December 14, 2017, the Chinese Embassy in Ukraine donated two bronze sculptures, “The Gates of Soul. A Dialogue between Taras Shevchenko and Du Fu,” to the National Taras Shevchenko University in Kiev. The sculptures, by famous Chinese sculptor Wu Weihan, depict eighth-century Chinese poet Du Fu and 19th-century Ukrainian literary icon Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko, also known as Kobzar Taras. An unveiling ceremony was held at the Jida Botanical Garden of the National Taras Shevchenko University on December 14, 2017. More than 150 people attended the event, including Vice Premier Kirilenko of Ukraine; Du Wei, Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine; Wu Weishan, Director of the National Art Museum of China; and Gubeelsky, President of Kiev University. At the end of 2018, the Chinese Embassy in Ukraine provided a donation to build a poetry garden at Taras Shevchenko National University in Kiev to accompany the sculptures. (captured via project ID #90163). An identical sculptural composition was gifted to the Embassy of Ukraine in China by the Chinese Government in 2021. (captured via project ID #93777)

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