The Golden Jubilee Souvenir commemorates Nepal China Academy’s landmark anniversary with photo essays spanning five decades of bilateral friendship, personal tributes from founding members and distinguished alumni, and historical retrospectives that chart the Academy’s evolution from a modest gathering of scholars into a nationally recognized institution.
Fifty Years of Friendship
The souvenir opens with a visual timeline tracing the Academy’s milestones: the founding assembly in a Kathmandu meeting hall, the first official delegation to Beijing, the establishment of the scholarship coordination desk, the inaugural Nepal-China Friendship Award ceremony, and the expansion into provincial chapters. Each milestone is accompanied by archival photographs, many published here for the first time, drawn from the personal collections of past presidents and committee members.
Tributes and Reflections
The heart of the publication is a collection of personal essays and messages from those who shaped the Academy. Founding Vice President Dr. Hari Prasad Sharma recalls the early years when Nepal-China friendship was maintained through handwritten letters and infrequent diplomatic visits, contrasting that era with today’s digital connectivity and institutional networks. Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, His Excellency Chen Song, contributes a foreword recognizing the Academy’s role as a bridge institution that “translates diplomatic goodwill into lasting human connections.”
When we started, we had no office, no budget, and no precedent. What we had was conviction — that friendship between Nepal and China was too important to leave to governments alone. Citizens had to build it, too.
Dr. Hari Prasad Sharma, Founding Vice President
Photo Essays
Three curated photo essays anchor the visual narrative. “Across the Himalayas” documents Academy-led study tours to Beijing, Shanghai, Lhasa, and Kunming. “Cultural Bridges” captures moments from Dashain and Chinese New Year celebrations organized jointly by Academy members and Chinese expatriates in Kathmandu. “The Next Generation” profiles young members — students and early-career professionals — who represent the Academy’s future and the living proof that bilateral friendship is not merely inherited but actively chosen.
The Golden Jubilee Souvenir is available in both print and digital formats. A limited-edition hardcover was distributed to members and dignitaries during the anniversary gala in December 2023. The digital PDF is accessible to all members through the Academy’s publications archive and serves as both a historical record and an invitation to the next fifty years of Nepal-China partnership.