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"I think it is interesting that a nation with a population of almost 1.4 billion will place a cultural center in a small country of only 5 million inhabitants. It is entirely due to Hans Christian Andersen, whom the Chinese love, linking the two worlds together."

Marianne Jelved, Denmark's minister of culture, said as the ongoing cooperation between the Danish and Chinese cultural authorities will result in cultural centers in both countries this year. The Chinese Cultural Center in Denmark will be in a newly painted yellow building on Hans Christian Andersen Boulevard in the heart of Copenhagen.