From June 9th to 10th, H.E. Mr. Xu Feihong, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to India, and Mr. Xu Wei, Consul-General of the People's Republic of China in Kolkata, paid a visit to Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, West Bengal. During the visit, they met with Prof. Probir Kumar Ghosh, Vice-Chancellor of the University, toured Cheena Bhavana and Silpa-Sadana, and held talks and exchanges with faculty members and students.

On June 9, Ambassador Xu Feihong arrived at Santiniketan and visited Cheena Bhavana of Visva-Bharati University. Faculty and students prepared a warm and enthusiastic welcome ceremony and staged wonderful performances featuring Sino-Indian characteristics. Xu Feihong stated that Cheena Bhavana, founded through the visionary efforts of luminaries like the eminent poet Tagore and cultural pioneer Tan Yunshan, is a living testament to the enduring Sino-Indian friendship. In 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping personally awarded Cheena Bhavana the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence Friendship Award—a recognition of its role played in promoting mutual understanding and friendship between the peoples of the two countries. Xu Feihong highly commended the standard of Chinese language education at Cheena Bhavana, and encouraged students to become goodwill envoys for Sino-Indian exchanges. During the event, Mrs. Tan Yuxiu, wife of Ambassador Xu, engaged in a discussion on traditional Chinese culture with the faculty and students, instructed students in calligraphy on the spot, and presented calligraphy works to Cheena Bhavana.

On June 10, Ambassador Xu Feihong met with Dr. Probir Kumar Ghosh, Vice-Chancellor of Visva-Bharati University. The two sides held in-depth exchanges on promoting people-to-people exchanges, as well as advancing educational cooperation between China and India. Following the talks, Ambassador Xu Feihong toured Silpa-Sadana of Visva-Bharati University.

During the visit, Ambassador Xu Feihong also visited the Museum of Rabindranath Tagore and solemnly commemorated the renowned Indian poet who made significant contributions to promoting Sino-Indian exchanges.