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Late French Writer Commemorated in China

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From: Xinhua News Agency
Date: 20020427
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Guangzhou, capital city of south China's Guangdong province, began a series of memorial events on Saturday marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of the great French writer, Victor Hugo.

Zhongshan University held a memorial ceremony for Hugo on Saturday morning, attended by Pierre Morel, French ambassador to China, and Marie Hugo, great-granddaughter of Victor Hugo.

An exhibition, titled "the art and life of Victor Hugo", was held in Guangdong Art Gallery on Saturday afternoon, in which biographical details of Hugo translated into Chinese were on display.

A recital of poems by Victor Hugo ...

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