On the morning of September 11th in 2014, the art exhibition of “ Impression of Ecuador ” co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), the Capital Library of China and the Embassy of Ecuador in China was opened in the Capital Library of China. Vice President of CPAFFC Xie Yuan, the Ecuador’s ambassador to China Jose Borja and the sublibrarian Deng Juying attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. Besides, more than 200 people attended the opening and visited the exhibition, including leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the National Tourism Administration, Argentina''''''''s ambassador to China, some other ambassadors of Latin America and the people of all circles.

The event of “Impression of Ecuador” was held at the initiative of CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin and the foreign minister of Ecuador Ricardo，aiming at enriching the bilateral exchanges between China and Ecuador, creating new types of communication in cultural fields and promoting mutual understanding between the people of the two nations.

On November, 2013, the CPAFFC and the Embassy of Ecuador in China signed the agreement on the second phase of the project “Impression of Ecuador”, and organized six artists from Hunan to visit Ecuador to demonstrate the natural scenery and the human landscape by Chinese paintings.

Vice President Xie Yuan said, although there is a long distance between China and Ecuador, we have deep friendship. The event of “Impression of Ecuador” lets the people of the two sides know each other better and shares the beauty of culture. We believe that this exhibition will promote the development of Ecuador’s tourism and culture of China.

Ambassador Jose Borja congratulated the success of the project. The exhibition makes the Chinese people know more about Ecuador and reveals the love to life. The ambassador also thanked the CPAFFC’s effort for the project.

In this June, 64 paintings that demonstrate the natural scenery and the human landscape of Ecuador were exhibited in Hunan and gained a good reputation from the media and the community.  An album of those paitings and good photos was published and titled “Impression of Ecuador ”. Vice President Xie Yuan and the Ecuador’s ambassador to China Jose Borja prefaced the album.