In response to the ecological concept of sustainable development, better promoting Chinese culture and expanding the influence of Confucius Institute in Kenya, Confucius Institute at Kenyatta University participated in the first Global Conference on Sustainable Blue Economy (SBEC) held at Kenyatta International Conference Center recently, and assisted Chinese Embassy in Kenya in exhibiting. Accompanied by Xu Jinghu, Special Envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, and Li Xuhang, diplomatic representative of the Chinese Embassy in Kenya, President Uhuru Kenyatta of the Republic of Kenya visited the exhibition and highly appreciated the cultural exhibition of the Confucius Institute.

The exhibition included tea art, porcelain, silk and calligraphy. The exhibits included tea sets, porcelain, Chinese game of go, silk, Beijing opera facial masks, scholar's four jewels, seal engraving, traditional costumes and many other elements. There was also a multimedia projection area to broadcast traditional culture-related videos. Teachers of Confucius Institute,dressed in traditional costumes, introduced various exhibits to visitors, displayed the unique charm of Chinese culture in all aspects and at various levels.

At the tea art exhibition, the teachers of Confucius Institute were exquisite in tea art and graceful in physique, accompanied by the fragrance of Chinese tea, explaining the long-standing Chinese tea culture for past visitors. Li Jing, Chinese director of the Confucius Institute at Kenyatta University, showed the President of Kenya a silk image of Confucius' teaching and silk books of the Analects of Confucius, which skillfully combined Confucius' excellent ideas with Chinese silk culture and better echoed the theme of the maritime Silk Road. President Kenyatta highly praised the excellent quality, exquisite color and rich cultural connotation of Chinese silk.

The exhibition had unique style and various exhibits, which attracted many visitors. Past visitors either played chess games with the teachers of Confucius Institute, or wore Chinese traditional clothes, or tasted the tea fragrance. The exhibition played a positive role in learning Chinese and feeling Chinese culture for Kenyan students and local people.