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==Quince Diplomacy==
==Quince Diplomacy==
[[File:Quince Diplomacy.jpg|thumb|Painting of a diplomatic summit in Touxian between Daxian and Kiravian delegations in 1966. Depicted second from right is Devdan Vesêkoruv, Deputy First Secretary of the [[Kirosocialist Party]]; he is shaking the hand of Gansho Ximin, then Deputy Foreign Secretary. A large, bountiful basket of quince can be seen on the table.]]
[[File:Quince Diplomacy.jpg|thumb|Painting of a diplomatic summit in Touxian between Daxian and Kiravian delegations in 1966. Depicted second from right is Devdan Vesêkoruv, Deputy First Secretary of the [[Kirosocialist Party]]; he is shaking the hand of Gansho Ximin, then Deputy Foreign Secretary. A large, bountiful basket of quince can be seen on the table.]]
The term Quince Diplomacy lies in the use of the city of Touxian as a venue to host visiting dignitaries. This predilection from the government can be explained by Touxian's position on the far east of [[Daxia]], its mild and pleasant weather and sunny beaches. The mild climate is perfect for the planting and growth of quince trees and it became a custom to gift foreign visitors with the fruit. President [[National Reconstruction Front (Daxia)|Chi Long Qua]] famously gave the president of [[Huoxia]] an oversized wicker basket as a parting gift after a summit; this event was memorialized in the painting ''Sharing of the Bounty''. The painting was used as the start of a bizarre propaganda campaign by the [[National Reconstruction Front (Daxia)]] centered on the quince as the ''fruit of peace''. Artists began fulfilling painting commissions from all levels of government for paintings in the same exact style of ''Sharing of the Bounty''; oversized baskets full of quince almost always used as a central prop in these paintings. The style was officially listed as '''Patriotic Realism''' and was adopted as a sort of official art style by the government.
The term Quince Diplomacy lies in the use of the city of Touxian as a venue to host visiting dignitaries. This predilection from the government can be explained by Touxian's position on the far east of [[Daxia]], its mild and pleasant weather and sunny beaches. The mild climate is perfect for the planting and growth of quince trees and it became a custom to gift foreign visitors with the fruit. President [[National Reconstruction Front (Daxia)|Chi Long Qua]] famously gave the president of [[Huoxia]] an oversized wicker basket as a parting gift after a summit; this event was memorialized in the painting ''Sharing of the Bounty''. The painting was used as the start of a bizarre propaganda campaign by the [[National Reconstruction Front (Daxia)]] centered on the quince as the ''fruit of peace''. Artists began fulfilling painting commissions from all levels of government for paintings in the same exact style of ''Sharing of the Bounty''; oversized baskets full of quince almost always used as a central prop in these paintings. The style was known as '''Patriotic Realism''' and was adopted as a sort of official art style by the government.


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