China News Service, Beijing, February 11 (Reporter Bian Liqun) The Chinese Sports Art Exhibition "Welcome to the Asian Games" jointly organized by the China Sports Museum and the Hangzhou Sports Bureau will be held at the National Stadium (Bird's Nest) on the 10th. The Austrian Road Chinese Sports Culture Exhibition was launched, and more than 100 pieces of calligraphy, painting, sculpture and other works of art were unveiled.
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"The China Sports Museum has a close relationship with the Asian Games. September 22, 1990, the opening day of the Beijing Asian Games, was also the opening day of the China Sports Museum." Director of the Party Committee of the Sports Culture Development Center of the General Administration of Sport of China and Director of the China Sports Museum Li Jing talked about the fate of the China Sports Museum and the Asian Games, thanked the athletes and coaches for inheriting and practicing the spirit of sports, and sent good wishes.
According to reports, as my country's first national comprehensive sports museum, the China Sports Museum has been committed to telling the stories behind the cultural relics based on its collections, spreading sports culture, promoting sportsmanship, and showing Chinese style for many years.
It is reported that this art exhibition displays exquisite works of art created by artists from more than ten provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Sichuan, Shandong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Qinghai. Art sends blessings and expresses good wishes for the success of the Hangzhou Asian Games.
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"I think stamps are collections with a sense of the times, which can allow more people to see the sportsmanship of Chinese athletes who are always climbing the peak and fighting for gold medals. Unfortunately, I am only a substitute in the Guangzhou Asian Games, but I think it is a pity. Motivation, sportsmanship is that even if you are a substitute, you have to fight bravely, and you can win the gold medal through hard work, and this is where the charm of sports lies." Guo Weiyang, the men's gymnastics team champion in the 2012 London Olympics, donated the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games commemorative stamp album, and shared his experience.
Zhao Yi, a teacher at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, donated his innovative work "Struggle".
Wei Qiuyue, China's sports culture ambassador and 2016 Rio Olympics women's volleyball champion, sent a video blessing to the art exhibition and wished the Hangzhou Asian Games a complete success.
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The 6 guests at the scene wrote the 6 words "Welcome to the Asian Games in Hangzhou" with a brush in turn on the same piece of paper. The fonts are different, implying that the Asian Games is a sports event with integrated development. Harmony, beauty and sharing, and harmony as one family.
After the opening ceremony, a pen meeting was held, and the guests splashed ink on the scene to express their best wishes for the Hangzhou Asian Games in the form of art.
Jin Jin, chief curator of the Chinese Sports Culture Exhibition on the Road to the Double Olympics, deputy director of the Sports Culture Development Center of the State Sports General Administration, and deputy curator of the China Sports Museum, introduced that the "Welcome to the Asian Games" Chinese Sports Art Exhibition will be held during the Hangzhou Asian Games in September this year. The exhibition in Hangzhou, through the integration of sports and art, inherits Chinese sports culture, promotes the spirit of Chinese sports, highlights the beauty of sports and the charm of art, and creates a strong sports culture atmosphere for the Hangzhou Asian Games.
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