President Milos Zeman visited the cemetery

2015-09-02

On Sep. 2, 2015, Executive Vice-President Wang Minzhong warmly received the delegation headed by President Zeman. In his short visit, President Zeman paid his tribute to Karel Slavicek, Joannes Walter and Jgnatius Sickeltart. He said that the people of Czech respected them, and they were great people who had made great contribution to cultural exchange and friendship between Czech and China. President Zeman also thanked BAI for the protection work they had done and expressed hope that the work would be continued. On behalf of BAI, Wang said BAI would maintain this tradition and conduct a better protection work in the future. In the end, Wang presented the book:History Recorded by Stones–The Graveyard of Matteo Ricci and Other Foreign Missionaries as a gift from BAI to the guest.