Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t20.51

v2.c10.s2.t20.51

In the recent years the Chinese leadership and the people have attached a great deal of importance to Tagore’s contribution to the world of knowledge and culture, as they have enshrined Tagore as the modern-day symbol of India-China friendship. The Chinese intellectuals have been in the forefront to celebrate 150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore in 2011 and the centenary of award of Nobel Prize to him in 2013. Both these milestones have been marked in China by many seminars, conferences, stage productions, and numerous research and translation projects, all of which have ushered in a new high tide of Tagore Wave.