The couple of Malian President and Prime Minister watched the martial art demonstration given by China Shaolin Peace Culture Delegation

Malian President Keita with martial art lovers

China Shaolin Peace Culture Delegation with officials from UNESCO Representative Office to Mali

On November 8, 2014, China Shaolin Peace Culture Delegation headed by Deputy Secretary General of China World Peace Foundation (CWPF) demonstrated Chinese martial art especially for President Keita and his wife, Prime Minister Mala and his wife and all cabinet ministers and their wives of Mali. Nearly a thousand Malian women, children and martial art lovers watched the demonstration.  The wonderful demonstration given by the monks of China Shaolin Peace Culture Delegation won thunderous applause from the audiences.

Before the martial art demonstration, Mr.Lazare, Representative of UNESCO to Mali introduced the aim and significance of this project to President Keita. Ms.Kejian Xiao, Head of China Shaolin Peace Culture Delegation and Deputy Secretary General of the CWPF reported the teaching and exchange of martial art in Mali ever since the delegation came to Mali to President Keita. She also introduced the CWPF and Beijing International Peace Culture Foundation (BIPCF) to the President. She said, as a representative move, the model “peace + 1”which initiated by Chinese NGO---CWPF with UNESCO has played a very important role in the international community.

After the demonstration, President Keita step down the rostrum and came to the demonstration ground to receive letter, photo, souvenir from Mr. Li Ruohong, Chairman of CWPF brought by the Head of the delegation and a map of three religions and nine schools of thought in China from the monks of Chinese Shaolin Temple to Keita. He kindly had a group photo taken with all the members of the delegation. The President said he had a very happy afternoon. We had been expecting this to happen for a long time and it finally came true today. He praised the achievement of the “peae+1” move achieved  in Africa and thanked China Shaolin Peace Culture Delegation to come to Mali to explain and publicize peace. If all the people in Mali especially young people take part in peace affairs, peace would surely be back to Mali.