The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Government of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as "the Contracting Parties"), desirous of further strengthening friendly relations and promoting exchanges and cooperation between their two countries in the sphere of culture, have decided to conclude the present Agreement, the provisions of which are as follows:

Article 1

The Contracting Parties, in accordance with the principles of equality and mutual benefit, shall promote extensive exchanges and cooperation in the fields of culture.

Article 2

The Contracting Parties agree to cooperate in the sphere of culture, art, science, education and sports, and promote exchanges of personnel and materials and documents. Therefore the Contracting Parties shall take the following measures:

(a) Implementing exchanges in the field of education and providing quota of scholarships and other facilities where necessary;
(b) Exchanging visits and lectures of professors, researchers, academic lecturers and technicians in mutually interested sci-tech fields of the two countries;
(c) Facilitating the admission of scholars and researchers into libraries, museums and other cultural and scientific institutions;
(d) Encourage exchanges in the fields of art and culture, especially exchanges of performances, speeches, concerts, exhibitions and visits;
(e) Exchanging athletes, sports experts and sports teams;
(f) Encouraging the exchange of juvenile activities;
(g) Exchanging books, magazines, periodicals, films, audio-video materials and other cultural, educational, art and scientific publications;
(h) Encouraging the attendance by professors, scholars and experts of each other's country at multilateral international academic meetings, congress, etc, on culture, education, art and science organized or held in the other country.

Article 3

The Contracting Parties shall agree on appropriate measures via consultation and provide favorable conditions for the realization of the targets included in Article 2.

Article 4

The Contracting Parties shall encourage institutions and organizations to which the two countries belong to cooperate in the field of culture. The above-mentioned institutions and organizations shall first cooperate through diplomatic approaches.

Article 5

With a view to implementing the present Agreement, the Contracting Parties agree that the annual executive programs, the implementing measures of these programs and the expenses for the cultural exchanges shall be agreed on separately.

Article 6

The Contracting Parties, in accordance with their respective conditions, shall appoint relevant institutions and organizations to make, coordinate and implement exchange programs decided on the basis of Article 5 of this Agreement.

Article 7

This Agreement shall enter into force on the date when the Contracting Parties finish implementing their respective legal procedures and inform each other of it. The Agreement shall remain valid for a period of five (5) years. Thereafter it shall be automatically renewed for successive periods of five (5) years unless either Contracting Party requests its termination by written notice to the other served at least six (6) months prior to the date of expiration.

Done in Beijing on September 28th, 1979. In duplicate in Chinese and French languages, both texts being equally authentic.

For the Government of the People's Republic of China

For the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg