It is the first time for the staff of China Cultural Center in Fiji to bring their cultural activities to rural Fijians and also the first time for them to jointly celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with rural Fijians.[Photo/Xinhua]

Needless to say, it is a good chance for the two different cultures to walk into each other's heart and touch both sides by the uniqueness and irresistible charm of the cultures.

Seini Vakaloloma, principal officer of Fiji's Department of Heritage and Arts, told Xinhua that the cultural activities brought here by the China Cultural Center in Fiji is useful and they have learned a lot from the Chinese culture.

"We have learned a lot from your culture and I really appreciate it. I hope the China Cultural Center in Fiji can bring their activities to other communities in the island nation in the future," she said.

For her part, Anjana Maharaj, administration officer of the Nausori Multi-Cultural Center, told Xinhua that "We believe culture exchange is very important. When we know each other's culture, then we know the people, we know we can interpret each other. We belong to the multi-cultural center, we believe learning each other's culture make sense."

Sun Jie, director of the China Cultural Center in Fiji, told Xinhua that such cultural exchange can help promote the mutual understanding between the peoples of the two countries.

"This is the first time for our center to bring our cultural activities to Fijians in the rural area. Our aim is to do cultural exchange and also celebrate our Mid-Autumn Festival with our Fijian friends. We and our Fijian friends do believe that such cultural exchange can help promote the mutual understanding between the peoples of our two countries," he said.