List of items exchanged by the governments of the 2 countries includes samples of the moon and Marajoara ceramics
The president (PT) and the head of state of China, Xi Jinping, exchanged several gifts to symbolize the good relationship between the 2 countries during the Chinese leader’s meeting on Wednesday (Nov 20, 2024).
The People’s Republic of China presented Brazil with a lunar sample collected in December 2020, during the Chang’e-5 mission of the China Lunar Exploration Program. The sample includes one gram for scientific research and 0.3 gram for exposure. A miniature of the Chang’e-5 probe in 1:28 scale was also delivered.
The Chinese government presented Brazil with a Decorative Cloisonné Vase, a piece originating in Beijing called “Synergistic Aspiration Transcends Mountains and Seas”. The vase is themed around the land silk road and maritime silk road. It is made using the cloisonné technique, considered Intangible Cultural Heritage of China. A tea set with the national flags of Brazil and China, celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations between the 2 countries, was presented to the first lady of Brazil, Janja Lula da Silva. She also received a bone china plate, with traditional flower patterns painted on it.
The Brazilian government presented Xi Jinping with a Marajoara vase, made with ceramics produced by the ancient inhabitants of the island of Marajó (PA) from the 4th to 14th centuries, made with local clay. A ceremonial pottery, called India Santarém, was also given to the Chinese leader. Furthermore, anthropomorphic figurines that have a naturalistic representation of men and women.
An indigenous Waurá bench was also delivered, shaped like a jaguar, which in the cosmology of the Xingu people is seen as a symbol of great power and respect. Another gift was Amazon Air Water, technology designed to produce drinking water by capturing atmospheric water in areas where drinking water is scarce.
Another gift delivered by the Brazilian government was the work created by the Paraíba artist Christus Nóbrega, called “Aralong”. It is possible to observe in the work a photomontage with an image of the Amazon rainforest as a base and an open book in the center. In the book, cutouts of plant silhouettes appear in transparent acrylic, as well as a photograph of an indigenous Kayapó woman and an old image of Chinese children. In the center is the figure of Aralong, the mythological character who gives the work its name. The chimera-shaped figure unites a macaw, symbol of the Amazon, and a Chinese dragon, guardian of the waters.
