On April 26, Deputy Consul General Wang Hongsun attended the opening ceremony of the SA Zhu-Lin Temple’s photography exhibition “On Reflection” upon invitation. In attendance were over 120 participants including Mr. Joe Szakacs, South Australian Minister for Trade & Investment, Minister for Local Governments and Veterans Affairs, also representing Ms. Zoe Bettison, Minister for Tourism and Multicultural Affairs; Mr. Vincent Tarzia MP, State Leader of the Opposition; Mr. Hieu Van Le, former Governor of SA; Mr. Quoc Long Ha, President of Zhu-lin Temple; Jie Wen Shi, Abbot of Zhu-lin Temple; local believers, Overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese and so on.

Deputy Consul-General Wang delivered a speech to congratulate the opening of the photography exhibition, stressing that in the current international context where negative factors are prominent, the concepts of inclusiveness and integration embedded in Chinese traditional culture are all the more worth cherishing and advocating.

Minister Joe Szakacs emphasized in his speech that the current international environment is complex, making peace and cooperation all the more precious. Having just concluded his visit to China, he deeply appreciated the significance of close cooperative exchanges between Australia and China, especially between South Australia and local regions in China, for the people of both countries and regions. The development of South Australia is closely linked with that of China, and he looks forward to further consolidating the partnership between the two sides. Councilor Vincent Tarzia expressed the hope that everyone could draw wisdom from traditional Chinese culture and live in greater harmony with themselves and those around them.

The organizers stated that the exhibited works at this photography exhibition would be sold in a charity sale, with all proceeds donated to the earthquake victims in Myanmar.