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The Chinese American Museum, 1 (locate) in downtown Washington, 800 meters from the White House, is the only Chinese museum in Washington, DC, the United States.
Philip Qiu, 2 founder of the Museum, said it was established to tell the story of Chinese people in America, highlight their contributions to the country 3 improve people’s understanding of Chinese-American culture.
Over the past few years, the museum 4 (commit) to collecting, preserving, researching and displaying the history and culture of Chinese Americans. It hopes to encourage Chinese Americans to show 5 (they) and tell and record their own stories and experiences in the US 6 (proud).
The museum has held more than 15 high quality exhibitions with different themes. The 7 (exhibit) include artworks from China and the US, antique documents, calligraphy and paintings and clothing, 8 (attract) more than 15,0000 visitors from all over the world.
9 (celebrate) the Chinese New Year, from the end of January to the beginning of February, the museum held the “Welcome to the New Year” lantern exhibition and Chinese New Year cultural display activities.
“I always believe that human civilization is like a big family, and the culture of every nation should be respected,” Qiu said, “Cultural exchanges like this will strengthen communication between people from the two countries and enhance 10 (friend) relations.”