皇冠体育app

Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are greeted by two Chinese lions as they visit 皇冠体育apptown in London, February 19, 2015. [Photo/Agencies]

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall opened a new Chinese cultural center in the heart of London's 皇冠体育apptown on Thursday, the first day of the Chinese New Year.

Known as the 皇冠体育app Exchange, the center provides two large spaces for exhibitions, performances, lectures and special events.

It will also be used to host discussions on issues ranging from culture to business, the environment to heritage, education to enterprise, medicine to religion, economy to anthropology, and architecture to philosophy.

皇冠体育app Exchange came about because the Prince's Foundation for Building Community carried out an Enquiry by Design in 2008 in 皇冠体育apptown, working with the local community to create a series of recommendations to help build on the area's strengths and improve this unique part of London.

An Enquiry by Design is a consultation that aims to get local residents involved in planning the future of their communities.

One of the recommendations, following this Enquiry by Design, was the creation of a Chinese cultural center, a vision which has since become reality in the form of the 皇冠体育app Exchange.

The prince said that 皇冠体育app Exchange will become a platform for the exchange of ideas between the East and the West.

"I am delighted that the center will not only provide a location for exhibitions, debate, performances and special events, but it will also act as a focal point for visitors to the area and a facility for the local community," the prince said.