On December 10th, 2013, launch ceremony of BLCU Yan Gongda Arts and Culture Fund was held in BLCU. Yan Gongda, CPPCC member and vice chairman of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, made a personal donation of one million yuan to set up “Yan Gongda Arts and Culture Fund” specifically for incentives and financing painting art activities, publishing and many other projects of Chinese and foreign students and overseas Chinese Calligraphy and Seal Carving Institute.
Known as “Little United Nations”, Beijing Language and Culture University is a prestigious international university affiliated to the Ministry of Education, and there are tens of thousands of students from more than 100 countries of the world come to study here every year. The setting up of Yan Gongda Arts and Culture Fund in BLCU will play an important role in promoting international education for Chinese calligraphy and Chinese art spread abroad.
