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Guatemala
City,
January
2011/Confucius
Plaza
was
inaugurated
on
January
27,
1983
through
a
solemn
ceremony
presided
over
by
Mayor
Engineer
José
Ángel
Lee
Duarte
and
the
ambassador
of
the
Republic
of
China
in
Guatemala,
Dr.
I-Cheng
Loh
.
Likewise,
it
is
highlighted
that
among
those
attending
said
event
were
members
of
the
Chinese
community
in
Guatemala,
members
of
the
diplomatic
corps,
government
representatives
and
neighbors.
The
ceremony
was
presented
by
ambassador
Dr.
I-Cheng
Loh,
who
indicated
that
that
day
was
very
special
because
it
represented
the
culmination
of
a
project
that
had
begun
19
months
ago,
and
that
for
the
Chinese
colony
residing
in
Guatemala
for
more
than
hundred
years,
it
is
the
first
time
that
they
can
take
pleasure
in
a
contribution
like
this
square,
which
is
a
symbol
of
Chinese
cultural
tradition.
The
monumental
work
was
donated
by
the
Municipality
of
Taipei
to
Guatemala
City,
and
contains
within
it
a
statue
of
the
Chinese
philosopher
Confucius
that
measures
2.7
meters
high
and
rests
on
a
base
10
meters
in
diameter,
covered
with
ceramic
tiles.
The
truncated
pyramid
is
covered
with
green
and
white
marble.
The
famous
chapter
“Harmony”
was
engraved
on
the
green
marble
in
Chinese
and
Spanish,
which
represents
the
essence
of
Confucius'
philosophy.
Around
it,
you
can
also
see
a
beautiful
garden
decorated
with
varieties
of
Chinese
flora
and
fauna,
as
well
as
two
doors
facing
north
and
south,
respectively.
Architects
Howard
Yang
Luke,
Miguel
F.
Woc
Chang,
collaborated
in
its
construction;
the
engineers
L.
Lucio
Yong
Chang
and
R.
Eduardo
León
Seis,
as
well
as
the
artist
Julio
Arévalo
Morales.
Municipality
of
Guatemala
Awarded
first
prize
in
the
university
category
of
the
composition
contest.
During
the
ceremony,
in
addition
to
the
unveiling
of
the
statue
of
the
philosopher
Confucius,
prizes
were
awarded
to
the
winners
of
the
“Composition
Contest
on
the
Thought
and
Philosophy
of
Confucius,”
organized
by
the
embassy,
with
the
purpose
of
celebrating
the
inauguration
of
the
square
dedicated
to
to
the
famous
Chinese
philosopher.
The
qualification
of
the
works
was
carried
out
by
a
jury
made
up
of
Doctor
Armando
de
la
Torre,
Mr.
David
Vela,
director
of
El
Imparcial
and
Mr.
Pedro
Julio
García,
director
and
general
manager
of
Prensa
Libre,
and
two
categories
were
awarded
as
shown.
described
below:
University
category:
Jorge
Alberto
Hernández
(First
place),
Carlos
René
Morales
(Second
place)
and
Hugo
Rolando
Ramírez
(Third
place).
Middle
level
students
category:
Carlos
Raúl
Calderón
(First
place),
Brenda
Lorena
Ramírez
(Second
place)
and
María
Ivonne
Rivera
(Third
place).
The
inauguration
ceremony
ended
when
200
doves
were
released
into
the
wind
and
took
flight
and
circled
several
times
around
the
monument
to
the
joy
of
those
in
attendance.
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