Splendor of the Han,Rise of the Celestial Empire Han Dynasty artifacts on display at Guimet Museum,Paris

The exhibition “Splendor of the Han, Rise of the Celestial Empire” opened at Guimet Museum on October 21, 2014 as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China- France diplomatic relations. This is the largest exhibition on Chinese antiquities ever held in France since the Year of Chinese Culture in 2004. With many exquisite exhibits on view, inchtdingjade, bronze and pottery, the exhibition aims to present a panoramic view of the Han Dynasty, a united and open empire of cultural confidence and ethnic diversity existing 2,000 years ago. The staff reporter recently interviewed Mr： Wang Jun, president of Art Exhibitions China and Chinese organizer of the exhibition.     

Peking Opera on Canvas

For a whole week this spring, Tokyo International Conference Center in the famous district of Yurakucho, Japan‘s Broadway, became an unusual sort of Peking opera house. The exquisite sentiments of many famous arias of Peking opera were illustrated in oil paintings shown in the exhibition “Beauty of Color”.     

EXHIBITION TAKES GREAT EMPEROR’S LIFE TO FRANCE

“Court Life of Great Emperor Kang Xi a grand-scale exhibition organized by the Forbidden City Museum, will be held in Versailles, Paris in October 2003. The exhibition will be a highlight of the “China Cultural Year in France”.     

Vigorous and Unrestrained： Weng Changjiang＇ s Painting

On an early summer day of 1995 my wife and I viewed a painting exhibition on eight artists from South China at the Research Institute of Chinese Traditional Painting. After enjoying the nearly 100 painting masterpieces and walking out of the exhibition hall, I noticed a solo exhibition being held in the side hall. The 400-odd ink paintings of portrait and landscape in a freehand brushwork style immediately captured my attention.     

China through Camera Lens

In the end of April, a photography exhibition “China in the Eyes of a Beninese Photographer” was opened in China Culture Center in Benin, displaying photographic works by Beninese freelancer photographer Yves Kofi, This exhibition is part of “Beautiful Nations” series which aims to attract Chinese and Beninese photographers to shoot historic sites, traditions and customs, natural landscape and social progress of Benin and China, This annual photo exhibition series saw its first session in the end of 2007, which showcased nearly 100 photo works by more than 30 Beninese and Chinese photographers.     

China, France Co-organize Art Exhibition in Beijing

A Sino-French painting exhibition featuring impressionist and modern art opened at the National .Art Museum of China in the early spring of 2006. The exhibition, named ＂Ici, La-bas＂ （Here, There） features masterpieces of Chinese painter Ding Tianque and French painters, France Mitrofanoff and Francis de Lenclos.     

King Gesar Returns to Enlighten Olympic Visitors

From July 30 to August 30, 2008, China Association for the Protection and Promotion of Tibetan Culture and Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province co-hosted an exhibition that presents hundreds of Thangka paintings portraying stories of the central epic poem of Tibet, The Epic of King Gesar, in the Ethnic Culture Palace in Beijing.     

Eiffel Tower Turns Red for china

With the coming of Chinese lunar year of monkey,the year-long grand cultual event“China Cultural Year“embraced its second climax in January 2004.The climax coincided with Chinese president Hu Jintao‘s state visit to France and the 40th anniversary of the establishment of China-France diplomatic relatios.     

EXHIBION TAKES GREAT EMPEROR''''S LIFE TO FRANCE

"Court Life of Great Emperor KangXi" a grand-scale exhibition organizedby the Forbidden City Museum,will beheld in Versailles,Paris in October2003.The exhibition will be a highlightof the "China Cultural Year in France." From the mid-17~(th) century to theearly 18th century,China and France,which then were both great powersand ancient civilizations,were eachruled by remarkable leaders:China'sKang Xi(1654-1723),and the FrenchKing Louis XIV(1638-1715).To display     

Art Exhibition of Huang Junbi Held in National Gallery

Asolo exhibition on Huang Junbi＇s paintings was recently held in the National Art Museum of China.     

“Reviewing the City”—— Guangzhou Photo Biennial 2005

““Reviewing the City““ —— Guangzhou Photo Biennial 2005, organized by Guangdong Art Museum and supported by Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, was held early this year. The exhibition is a major event following ““Humanistic China““, a documentary photo exhibition displayed in 2003, reflecting the museum‘s strategy to focus on contemporary photographing.     

Fujian＇s Folk Arts of Spring Festival Displayed in Macao

In the Spring Festival 2005 in Macao, an exhibition on Fujian and Jiangsu‘s folk arts of spring festival was held in the art museum next to Golden Lotus Square which was built to celebrate Macao‘s return to the motherland. At the exhibition entrance which was decorated in typical south China‘s green tiles and gray walls, a pair of red spring festival couplet immediately brought visitors into Chinese new year.     

Meet French Architecture in China

On April 5, a French architectural exhibition entitled ““French Visions: City, Architecture and Sustainable Development““ was unveiled in Beijing Urban Planning Center. As a key exhibition within the framework of French Year in China, the exhibition will also be displayed in Shanghai and Chongqing. The largest exhibition of its kind ever held in China, French Visions extensively showed accomplishments of contemporary French architectural design.     

Decoding Mai Jia

Mai Jia has won great success with his novel Decoding overnight. As a mominee of the Mao Dun Literary Prize in 2003 and one of the five candidates for the final of “The 6^th China‘s Books Award“, Decoding was ranked the first one in “The chart of China‘s novels in 2002“. It was not only reprinted in 27 newspapers and     

China＇s Most Beautiful Books

“China‘s Most Beautiful Books 2004”, an annual national award for books‘ graphic design, came out in Shanghai in January, 2005. Twenty-four publications won the titles and were recommended to participate in “The Most Beautiful Books of the World 2005” competition which will be held in Leibzig, Germany. The award winners included both best sellers with simplistic design such as “Us Three” and “Niu Niu: A Father‘s Notes”, and thread-bound traditional books such as “Ma De‘s Painting Album”, “Nanmu Carvings in West of Hunan Province”, “Watch the Three Gorges” and “Culture of Southeast China: Key Words”。     

Celebrating the Culture and Arts of Hubei Province in Moscow

The cultural exchange series ＂Celebrating the Culture and Arts of Hubei Province in Moscow ＂, jointly organized by China Cultural Center in Moscow and Hubei Province of China, has been successfully presented this year. Peking Opera performances presented by Hubei performers and the exhibition of bronze wares displayed by Hubei Provincial Museum have won wide acclaims among Russian people and extensively covered by both Chinese and Russian media agencies.     

Polish Olympic Stamps and Chopin Posters Displayed in Beijing

The exhibition ＂Olympic Stamps from Polish Chopin＇s Hometown＂, a major event of Culture Festival, was held from May 18 to June 2 in Boyi Gallery in Beijing. This exhibition, in celebration of the 2008 Olympics and ever-growing cultural ties between China and Poland, was coorganized by Chinese Cultural Ministry and Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, in partnership with the Center of International Cultural Exchange, China ＆. World Cultural Exchange magazine and Adama Mickiewicza Institute.     

A Rich Mosaic of Art： Taiwan＇s Water and Ink Paintings Displayed in Mainland

An exhibition on Taiwan＇s water and ink painting masterpieces were displayed in National Art Museum of China last November. The exhibition featured nearly 120 artworks by twelve artists from Taiwan showcasing update painting accomplishments of Taiwan today The exhibition was also hailed as a big art event In Mainland Talwan culfural interaction, following the exhibition of the same subjects by young Mainland artists held In Taiwan in 2004.     

FOCUS ON CHINESE CULTURE --The art exhibition ＂China in Eyes of African Artists＂ held in Benin

A s a comprising event of ＂Focus on Chinese Culture 2009＂ series, the art exhibition ＂China in Eyes of African Artists＂ , was recently held in China Culture Center in Cotonou,economic capital city of Benin. An artist delegation from Shenzhen was invited to attend this event. Some 300 officials, diplomats and artists participated in the opening ceremony.     

Pan Yuliang＇s Damaged Oil Paintings Restored Successfully

Editor＇s note： In June 2005, Director of Anhui Provincial Museum Hu Xinmin announced, “After seven months of hard work done by experts across the Taiwan Straits led by Taiwanese oil restoration expert Li Fuchang, 108 damaged oil paintings out of the museum＇s whole collection of Pan Yuliang＇s 361 oil paintings have been successfully restored in Hefei. We will select some one hundred oil works of her and display them next year in Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung. This exhibition will serve as a bridge facilitating cross-straits cultural exchange.”