The cast of the Sichuan Opera Troupe takes a group photo with the delegation at Cape Verde.[Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]

At the invitation of Holland International Cultural Cooperation Center and the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, a delegation from the China International Cultural Association and the Bureau for External Cultural Relations of China’s Ministry of Culture paid an official visit to Holland and Cape Verde between November 24 and December 1.

In Holland, the delegation met with the Vice Minister of Culture Ding Wei and Marjan Hammersma, director general for culture and media of the Dutch Ministry for Education, Culture and Science, in Hague, a city located on the western coast of Holland.

They witnessed the unveiling ceremony of the China Cultural Center in Hague and then had a cultural exchange at the National Museum of Holland and the Van Gogh Museum, laying a solid foundation for potential bilateral cooperation.