▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁monument ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Y uan ▁X ik un ▁in ▁reply ▁to ▁an ▁inv itation ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁establishment ▁of ▁diplom atic ▁relationships ▁between ▁the ▁People ’ s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁and ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁ ▁A ▁solemn ▁opening ▁ceremony ▁of ▁the ▁monument ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Lat if ▁Gand il ov , ▁the ▁amb assador ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁to ▁China , ▁officials ▁from ▁Chinese ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture , ▁together ▁with ▁Y uan ▁X ik un , ▁the ▁cur ator ▁of ▁J int ai ▁Art ▁Museum ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁monument , ▁un ve iled ▁the ▁monument . ▁ ▁Description ▁of ▁the ▁monument ▁The ▁monument ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁gran ite ▁b ust ▁of ▁the ▁poet ▁port ray ing ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁tur ban ▁on ▁the ▁head . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁poet , ▁the ▁dates ▁of ▁his ▁birth ▁and ▁death ▁and ▁also ▁“ The ▁great ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁poet , ▁scient ist ▁and ▁think er ” ▁() ▁phrase ▁are ▁written ▁on ▁a ▁ped est al ▁in ▁Chinese ▁and ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁languages . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁sentence ▁by ▁the ▁poet ▁in ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁and ▁Chinese ▁languages : ▁ ▁F aking ▁N iz ami ' s ▁national ity ▁has ▁been ▁condem ned ▁by ▁chairman ▁of