Changsha, June 6 (Zhongxin Net) -- The cross-strait Chinese culture (calligraphy and painting art) exchange activity was launched on the 5th at the Dots Art Museum in Changsha, Hunan Province, with more than 5 artists from both sides of the strait participating. Subsequently, the artist will go to Zhangjiajie for art sketching, visit the provincial art museum, and conduct PEN exchanges, feel the beauty of the mountains and rivers in Hunan, the history and inheritance of Huxiang culture, and promote compatriots on both sides of the strait to jointly inherit the excellent Chinese culture.
Hunan has a long history, splendid culture, and Hunan and Taiwan have deep historical ties, since 1989, when Hunan welcomed the first Taiwan investment, exchanges and exchanges between Hunan and Taiwan have covered economic culture, science, education and sports, news and media and other fields. This event takes the excellent traditional Chinese culture as the link and art exchange activities as the carrier to promote in-depth exchanges between the cultural and artistic circles of both sides of the strait and jointly carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture.
"Seeking Common Ground and Preserving Art - Cross-Strait Artists Exhibition" displays more than 100 paintings by artists from both sides of the strait. Photo by Fu Jingyi
Zeng Zhifu, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the People's Government of Hunan Province, said that Taiwan compatriots and Taiwan artists are welcome to come to Hunan to explore the seclusion, find artistic inspiration and creative passion, and work with Hunan artists to deepen the cultural and artistic exchanges and cooperation between Hunan and Taiwan. It is hoped that artists on both sides of the strait will use art to reflect, observe and lead the times, and tell well the story of the same root and origin between the two sides of the strait, the story of integration and development, and the story of common destiny.
Li Tianming, the person in charge of the Dots Art Museum, said that Chinese culture has solid roots and mellow accumulation, which is the root and soul of the Chinese nation, and the exchange activity is named after "seeking common ground and preserving art", and its purpose and significance is to build a bridge between hearts and minds between the two sides of the strait with art, and call on artists on both sides of the strait to jointly undertake the mission of cultural people, educating people with culture, and cultivating yuan with culture.
At the cross-strait artists' art exhibition, artists conduct art exchanges. Photo by Fu Jingyi
Taiwanese artist Xie Menglong said that the name of "seeking common ground and preserving art" is the best interpretation of the event, because art has no standard answers, only differences and uniqueness, and art cannot be isolated, so communication has become a very important thing. Each artist is full of individuality, only to jointly seek the "beauty" of Chinese culture and art, hoping that the two sides of the strait can continue to communicate, and also warmly invite Hunan artists to have the opportunity to come to Taiwan for creative exhibitions.
At the launching ceremony, the opening ceremony of "Seeking Common Ground and Preserving Art - Cross-Strait Artists Painting Exhibition" was also held, with a total of more than 100 paintings by artists from both sides of the strait, and artists from both sides of the strait praised the long history of Chinese culture through artistic brushstrokes and warm emotional enthusiasm. This exhibition will create an online exhibition hall, so that more people on both sides of the strait, especially Taiwan compatriots, can view the exhibition.
At the cross-strait artists' art exhibition, artists conduct art exchanges. Photo by Fu Jingyi
It is reported that the organizers of the event will organize artists from Hunan and Taiwan to go to Zhangjiajie for art sketching, visit the provincial art museum, and conduct PEN exchanges, leading Taiwan compatriots to experience the beautiful beauty of Hunan mountains and rivers, the history and inheritance of Hunan's culture and the rapid changes in Hunan's economic and social development through rich and diverse art exchange forms, and further enhance cultural exchanges between Hunan and Taiwan and the spiritual harmony of compatriots on both sides of the strait. (End)