In March, the poet and novelist Krisztina Tóth will become the first Hungarian writer to be present at the Shanghai International Literary Festival, said Hungarian education and culture attaché in Shanghai Judit Hajba.
Also in the spring, students from Hungary's Kodály Institute and Liszt Music Academy will participate in master classes and concerts at the Shanghai Conservatory.
A programme called Budapest Art Café will promote Hungarian arts, music and gastronomy, highlighting things such as Herend porcelain and Hungarian pastries.
Hungarian language will also be in the spotlight in student exchange programmes and educational promotions.
Hungarian universities will be shown in Chinese Central Television's Famous Universities of the World series. The series, started in 1999, is also available on DVD.
Gábor Nagy, Hungarian education and culture attaché in Beijing, said the Four Bones Quartet will play a concert in Beijing as part of a programme to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Hungary and China.
Concerts with Hungarian, Chinese and Austrian musicians are planned in Beijing and in Shanghai to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of Haydn, who spent some of his best years as a musician in the court of the noble Hungarian Esterházy family.
Hungary has a good chance of becoming the guest of honour at the Beijing International Book Fair in 2010 or 2011.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
