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CHINA DAILY Dramatic changes Dramatic social changes in 20th-century China are reflected in the works of artists of the time, which, in return, helped promote reforms that shaped the cultural landscape. CHINA DAILY Raw energy and style Wu Changshuo, a prominent figure of 20th-century art, was known for researching the characters inscribed on stone drums, believed to be a legacy of the Qin state during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. To celebrate the 180th anniversary of Wu's birth, Beijing's National Art Museum of China is presenting Beauty in Simplicity. CHINA DAILY Road to modernity The international exposition of decorative arts and modern industrial arts in Paris in 1925 gave rise to Art Deco, a movement that boomed in the late 1920s and '30s.

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Memories of a master
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1 month ago

Memories of a master

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Exhibition sheds light on late artist paying tribute to the man who guided him on the odyssey, Lin Qi reports. Lin had been Wu's headmaster at the Hangzhou National College of Art, today's China Academy of Art, in Zhejiang province. Xu Hong, a co-curator of the exhibition, says whether it is Chinese ink paintings or oils, Lin's work reveals the …

Rediscovering African Art: A Journey Through History and Culture
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rediscovering African Art: A Journey Through History and Culture

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An exhibition titled 'African Art: A New Rediscovery' is showcasing over 200 works of art from 18th and 19th century Africa. The exhibition explores the influence of traditional African arts and crafts on the development of modern art, with a focus on the aesthetics and interpretations of objects of daily life by renowned artists like Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse.

Tsinghua Alumni London Art Exhibition: A Symphony of Art and Science
3 months ago

Tsinghua Alumni London Art Exhibition: A Symphony of Art and Science

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The inaugural Tsinghua Alumni London art exhibition titled Ubiquitous Technology: The Science of Aesthetics opened on Monday in London. The exhibition features nearly 50 works from 30 artists, with more than half from Tsinghua University. It explores the dynamic interplay between technology and art, with artists exploring how technology opens new dimensions for creative expression and how art, in turn, …

Chinese artist showcases traditional paintings in New York
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese artist showcases traditional paintings in New York

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Liu Jingtao, a Chinese artist from Central China's Hubei province, introduces one of his works at an exhibition in New York City, the United States, on Aug 15, 2024. Chinese artist Liu Jingtao on Thursday kicked off his solo exhibition of 17 artworks on Chinese landscapes, Tibetan buddhist art, and fine-brush flower-and-bird paintings in New York City. Liu, an artist …

What's on
4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Spirit of creativity The Spirit of Zhong, an exhibition now on in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, gathers workmanship and design by dozens of artists, designers and inheritors of traditional handicrafts. The CAFA art museum is now showing a selection from this assembly of works, including oil works, Chinese ink paintings, prints and sculptures, to offer a glimpse of the evolution of …

Chinese artist showcases traditional paintings in New York
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese artist showcases traditional paintings in New York

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Liu Jingtao, a Chinese artist from Central China's Hubei province, introduces one of his works at an exhibition in New York City, the United States, on Aug 15, 2024. Chinese artist Liu Jingtao on Thursday kicked off his solo exhibition of 17 artworks on Chinese landscapes, Tibetan buddhist art, and fine-brush flower-and-bird paintings in New York City. Liu, an artist …

Citywide celebration of culture
6 months ago

Citywide celebration of culture

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The exhibition by the China Academy of Art displays works by nearly 3,000 young artists who graduated this year from the academy, in eight venues across Hangzhou. At the beginning of 2020, he and his wife co-founded a company, Shanshui Projects, to promote contemporary Chinese painting in magazines, exhibitions, lectures and workshops. His Chinese painting through which visitors were able …

Citywide celebration of culture
6 months ago

Citywide celebration of culture

China Daily  

The exhibition by the China Academy of Art displays works by nearly 3,000 young artists who graduated this year from the academy, in eight venues across Hangzhou. At the beginning of 2020, he and his wife co-founded a company, Shanshui Projects, to promote contemporary Chinese painting in magazines, exhibitions, lectures and workshops. His Chinese painting through which visitors were able …

Graduates show presents boundless explorations
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Graduates show presents boundless explorations

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Works of the graduates of the Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University are now on show. The exhibition of graduates' works from the Academy of Arts and Design at Tsinghua University is currently captivating audiences with its dynamic and bold explorations utilizing new technology. Running at both the academy's buildings and the Tsinghua University Art Museum until June …

What's on
10 months, 2 weeks ago

What's on

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Original strokes Painting a New Chapter, a long-term exhibition that recently opened at the National Museum of China, brings together the work of 15 painters. On display are the three main genres of Chinese ink painting — flower-and-bird, mountain-and-water, and figurative — which have been painted for centuries, but which have also integrated techniques from foreign art. His painting depicts …

Dragon-themed artworks on show in Shanghai for Chinese New Year
11 months ago

Dragon-themed artworks on show in Shanghai for Chinese New Year

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Chinese dragon, deeply rooted in Chinese civilization as cultural icons, has left an indelible mark on history, literature, art, folklore, and everyday life. To welcome the Year of the Dragon, a show titled "10,000 Dragons Art Exhibition" is now underway at the Xiao Hui Wang Art Museum in Shanghai. Featuring Chinese dragons from past and present-day culture, the exhibition aims …

Shanghai exhibition paints picture of change
11 months, 1 week ago

Shanghai exhibition paints picture of change

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The crew from China Art Museum prepare the exhibition. The latest exhibition at the China Art Museum opened on Saturday is the largest ever showcase of two modern Chinese masters: Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong. Pictures of China: Artworks by Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong presents 200 paintings, sketches and other work by the artists that cover the different phases …

Shanghai exhibition paints picture of change
11 months, 1 week ago

Shanghai exhibition paints picture of change

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The crew from China Art Museum prepare the exhibition. The latest exhibition at the China Art Museum opened on Saturday is the largest ever showcase of two modern Chinese masters: Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong. Pictures of China: Artworks by Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong presents 200 paintings, sketches and other work by the artists that cover the different phases …

Shanghai exhibition paints picture of change
11 months, 1 week ago

Shanghai exhibition paints picture of change

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Visitors at the exhibition featuring art masters Wu Guanzhong and Lin Fengmian. "This opened new pathways for the development of Chinese painting, allowing for the emergence of a diverse modern ink art ecosystem," Xiang says. "They unveiled new possibilities in Chinese ink art and oil painting for the whole world." Entering the exhibition hall, visitors will find themselves standing in …

Shanghai exhibition paints picture of change
11 months, 1 week ago

Shanghai exhibition paints picture of change

China Daily  

The crew from China Art Museum prepare the exhibition. The latest exhibition at the China Art Museum opened on Saturday is the largest ever showcase of two modern Chinese masters: Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong. Pictures of China: Artworks by Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong presents 200 paintings, sketches and other work by the artists that cover the different phases …

China Art Museum, Shanghai, opens largest exhibition in China
11 months, 2 weeks ago

China Art Museum, Shanghai, opens largest exhibition in China

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Artworks by Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong was showcased in a new exhibition at China Art Museum, Shanghai on Jan 27, 2023. The new exhibition at China Art Museum, Shanghai on Jan 27 marks the largest showcase in China featuring two modern masters, Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong. Entitled Pictures of China: Artworks by Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong, the …

Moving forward-themed exhibition kicks off in Beijing
1 year ago

Moving forward-themed exhibition kicks off in Beijing

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Visitors appreciate artworks at the exhibition that will run until Feb 19. "I want my work to show that everyone is a processor of the mega fragmented information today, and it includes diverse values, narratives and understandings, all being equal," he says. "In fact, these two years have not been easy, but there are still many artists around us who …

What's on
1 year ago

What's on

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Cross-cultural dialogue East and West, an exhibition at the China Art Museum in Shanghai, opens up a dialogue between cultures by bringing together more than 100 artworks by artists from China, the United States, Italy, Belgium, Japan and other countries and regions. It is an effort initiated by the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts to promote art exchanges amid globalization …

What's on
1 year ago

What's on

China Daily  

Cross-cultural dialogue East and West, an exhibition at the China Art Museum in Shanghai, opens up a dialogue between cultures by bringing together more than 100 artworks by artists from China, the United States, Italy, Belgium, Japan and other countries and regions. It is an effort initiated by the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts to promote art exchanges amid globalization …

Academy exhibition celebrates institute's anniversary
1 year, 1 month ago

Academy exhibition celebrates institute's anniversary

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The Chinese National Academy of Arts is hosting an exhibition to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Institute of Literature and Art at the China Traditional Culture Museum up to Dec 20. The Chinese National Academy of Arts is hosting an exhibition to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Institute of Literature and Art, which is under the academy. The …

Academy exhibition celebrates institute's anniversary
1 year, 1 month ago

Academy exhibition celebrates institute's anniversary

China Daily  

The Chinese National Academy of Arts is hosting an exhibition to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Institute of Literature and Art at the China Traditional Culture Museum up to Dec 20. The Chinese National Academy of Arts is hosting an exhibition to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Institute of Literature and Art, which is under the academy. The …

Academy exhibition celebrates institute's anniversary
1 year, 1 month ago

Academy exhibition celebrates institute's anniversary

China Daily  

The Chinese National Academy of Arts is hosting an exhibition to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Institute of Literature and Art at the China Traditional Culture Museum up to Dec 20. The Chinese National Academy of Arts is hosting an exhibition to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Institute of Literature and Art, which is under the academy. The …

Rich display of traditional cultural arts at Qingdao WCNA
1 year, 1 month ago

Rich display of traditional cultural arts at Qingdao WCNA

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The Mingjia Art Museum in the Qingdao West Coast New Area recently hosted an exhibition featuring traditional cultural arts and an intangible cultural heritage handmade market. In the floral art exhibition area, visitors can appreciate China's ICH through traditional Chinese flower arrangements and wall-mounted floral art pieces that resemble three-dimensional paintings. Visitors can try their hands at flower arrangement at …

What's on
1 year, 1 month ago

What's on

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New school The Shanghai School of painting emerged and developed quickly in the 1930s, and reflected the exchanges between Chinese culture and art from abroad at a time when Shanghai was a booming, dynamic and diverse metropolis, reshaping cultural appreciation in the city. New Shanghai School, Emerging Powers, an exhibition at the art museum of Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, …

Upcoming exhibition examines what home means to Chinese millennial artists
1 year, 4 months ago

Upcoming exhibition examines what home means to Chinese millennial artists

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Go To Rome by Cao Shu, Installation view, 2021 Home Is Where the Haunt Is, the second triennial of X Museum is slated to open on Aug 27 in Beijing. Co-curated by Wu Dongxue and Rao Kuizhen, the show is a research-based project reviewing the development of contemporary Chinese art over the past three years featuring 19 Chinese millennial artists …

What's on
1 year, 6 months ago

What's on

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Master's teens The late artist Huang Yongyu left his native town in Fenghuang, Hunan province, in 1937, and reached Xiamen, Fujian province, to attend Jimei Middle School, where his uncle taught. He lived in southern Fujian for years which provided him a temporary shelter during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.Huang wrote down his recollections of this period of …

What's on
1 year, 6 months ago

What's on

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Master's teens The late artist Huang Yongyu left his native town in Fenghuang, Hunan province, in 1937, and reached Xiamen, Fujian province, to attend Jimei Middle School, where his uncle taught. He lived in southern Fujian for years which provided him a temporary shelter during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.Huang wrote down his recollections of this period of …

Upcoming exhibition pays tribute to masters passing on heritage
1 year, 6 months ago

Upcoming exhibition pays tribute to masters passing on heritage

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Oak Tree and Apes, by Zhang Daqian, a collection of Art Museum of Central Academy of Fine Arts. A comprehensive survey exhibition of the progress of modern Chinese art will be unfolded at Beijing Minsheng Art Museum on July 8, gathering works of quality and rarity by luminaries from the late 19th century throughout the 20th century. The show is …

What's on
1 year, 7 months ago

What's on

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A trailblazer Qiu Ting, whose works are marked by refined brushwork, has been recognized as a leading figure in ink art since the 1990s. While Qiu is not an ink painter in the traditional sense, he has been exploring ways to push forward the frontier of ink art by introducing elements of other forms of art. Blazing a Brilliant Trail, …

What's on
1 year, 10 months ago

What's on

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Investigating sound Southwest China's Guizhou province is inhabited by several ethnic groups and famed for its magnificent landscape and diverse culture and arts. It shows 14 artworks that investigate the role of sound — from living things in nature, city life to artistic activities — as an embodiment of history and culture. Artists Zhao Yan, Liu Haofan and Xiao He …

Shanghai audiences treated to multimedia works on origins of Chinese civilization
2 years, 1 month ago

Shanghai audiences treated to multimedia works on origins of Chinese civilization

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An exhibition featuring folklore about the beginning of Chinese civilization is ongoing at the China Art Museum Shanghai. Various theater, fine art and TV productions featuring folklore about the beginning of Chinese civilization are being presented in Shanghai from November to January. The municipality kicked off this project in 2015, when it called on music, visual art and theater institutions …

Shanghai audiences treated to multimedia works on origins of Chinese civilization
2 years, 1 month ago

Shanghai audiences treated to multimedia works on origins of Chinese civilization

China Daily  

An exhibition featuring folklore about the beginning of Chinese civilization is ongoing at the China Art Museum Shanghai. Various theater, fine art and TV productions featuring folklore about the beginning of Chinese civilization are being presented in Shanghai from November to January. The municipality kicked off this project in 2015, when it called on music, visual art and theater institutions …

Art of generosity
2 years, 2 months ago

Art of generosity

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Timeless Warmth at Tsinghua University Art Museum displays artworks from the collection of late German collector Peter Ludwig and his wife Irene. Exhibition at Tsinghua University pays tribute to collector patrons whose donations helped many view great works, Lin Qi reports. In November 1996, an exhibition opened at the National Art Museum of China, in Beijing, showing a collection of …

Art of generosity
2 years, 2 months ago

Art of generosity

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Timeless Warmth at Tsinghua University Art Museum displays artworks from the collection of late German collector Peter Ludwig and his wife Irene. Exhibition at Tsinghua University pays tribute to collector patrons whose donations helped many view great works, Lin Qi reports. In November 1996, an exhibition opened at the National Art Museum of China, in Beijing, showing a collection of …

What's on
2 years, 4 months ago

What's on

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Modern masters The Infinite Universe of Wuji, an exhibition at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing, navigates the course of modern and contemporary Western art since the 19th century. The works on show are from the collection of the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, located near Valle Giulia in Rome, which hosts an assembly of 20,000 paintings, drawings, …

Art of transformation
2 years, 5 months ago

Art of transformation

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The exhibition is held at the Rice Barn, a former granary that has been turned into an exhibition hall. When commissioned to create an on-the-spot artwork in the water town of Wuzhen in Zhejiang province, artist Ma Xinyu sought inspiration from the locals, asking them their thoughts about being in the here and now. He wants to exchange and transmit …

Art of transformation
2 years, 5 months ago

Art of transformation

China Daily  

The exhibition is held at the Rice Barn, a former granary that has been turned into an exhibition hall. When commissioned to create an on-the-spot artwork in the water town of Wuzhen in Zhejiang province, artist Ma Xinyu sought inspiration from the locals, asking them their thoughts about being in the here and now. He wants to exchange and transmit …

Art of transformation
2 years, 5 months ago

Art of transformation

China Daily  

The exhibition is held at the Rice Barn, a former granary that has been turned into an exhibition hall. When commissioned to create an on-the-spot artwork in the water town of Wuzhen in Zhejiang province, artist Ma Xinyu sought inspiration from the locals, asking them their thoughts about being in the here and now. He wants to exchange and transmit …

What's on
2 years, 5 months ago

What's on

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Unfinished journey When ink artist Li Bo'an died in 1998 at 54, he was close to completing the 10th and final painting of an ambitious landscape series. Out of Bayan Har, the artwork, unveils a panoramic landscape of the Bayan Har Mountains and the rich history and culture of the Tibetan people, as well as hailing the vibrancy of Chinese …

What's on
2 years, 5 months ago

What's on

China Daily  

Unfinished journey When ink artist Li Bo'an died in 1998 at 54, he was close to completing the 10th and final painting of an ambitious landscape series. Out of Bayan Har, the artwork, unveils a panoramic landscape of the Bayan Har Mountains and the rich history and culture of the Tibetan people, as well as hailing the vibrancy of Chinese …

What's on
2 years, 5 months ago

What's on

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Unity with nature Learning from the rules of the universe and achieving a state of harmony between humans and nature were at the heart of depictions of natural landscapes and living things in classic Chinese painting. Forests and Streams Resplendently Clear, a long-term exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum, addresses this fascinating and thought-provoking aspect of Chinese art. The exhibition, …

Shenzhen museum spotlights xieyi-style oil paintings
2 years, 6 months ago

Shenzhen museum spotlights xieyi-style oil paintings

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Ngari, by Fan Di'an. The Guan Shanyue Art Museum in Shenzhen of Guangdong province has held an exhibition of oil paintings done in the xieyi style every year since 2015, and taken it across the country. The effort has inspired oil artists to integrate the semi-abstract technique of xieyi, of classic Chinese painting, into the creation of oil paintings, seeking …

Exhibition pays tribute to three veteran artists
2 years, 9 months ago

Exhibition pays tribute to three veteran artists

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China Federation of Literary and Art Circles has launched an exhibition to pay tribute to three Chinese artists. China Federation of Literary and Art Circles has launched an exhibition to pay tribute to three Chinese artists: Peking Opera artist Pei Yanling, film actress Wang Xiaotang and quyi critic Luo Yang. China Federation of Literary and Art Circles has launched an …

Exhibition examines changing existence
3 years, 2 months ago

Exhibition examines changing existence

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Visitors appreciate some works by Fang Lijun displayed as part of the ongoing exhibition, The Realm of Existence, at Tsinghua University Art Museum. An exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum, The Realm of Existence, presents a sample of Chinese contemporary art over the past three decades. The ongoing exhibition, which runs until Dec 12, shows ink-water shuimo works, oil paintings, …

Exhibition examines changing existence
3 years, 2 months ago

Exhibition examines changing existence

China Daily  

Visitors appreciate some works by Fang Lijun displayed as part of the ongoing exhibition, The Realm of Existence, at Tsinghua University Art Museum. An exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum, The Realm of Existence, presents a sample of Chinese contemporary art over the past three decades. The ongoing exhibition, which runs until Dec 12, shows ink-water shuimo works, oil paintings, …

Thematic art exhibition opens 798 Art Festival in Beijing
3 years, 3 months ago

Thematic art exhibition opens 798 Art Festival in Beijing

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The Magnificent Song of the Times, the Stage of Forging Ahead, an exhibition to show thematic paintings and sculptures created in recent years, opened this year's 798 Art Festival. The Magnificent Song of the Times, the Stage of Forging Ahead, an exhibition showing thematic paintings and sculptures created in recent years, opened this year's 798 Art Festival which teams up …

Thematic art exhibition opens 798 Art Festival in Beijing
3 years, 3 months ago

Thematic art exhibition opens 798 Art Festival in Beijing

China Daily  

The Magnificent Song of the Times, the Stage of Forging Ahead, an exhibition to show thematic paintings and sculptures created in recent years, opened this year's 798 Art Festival. The Magnificent Song of the Times, the Stage of Forging Ahead, an exhibition showing thematic paintings and sculptures created in recent years, opened this year's 798 Art Festival which teams up …

Thematic art exhibition opens 798 Art Festival in Beijing
3 years, 3 months ago

Thematic art exhibition opens 798 Art Festival in Beijing

China Daily  

The Magnificent Song of the Times, the Stage of Forging Ahead, an exhibition to show thematic paintings and sculptures created in recent years, opened this year's 798 Art Festival. The Magnificent Song of the Times, the Stage of Forging Ahead, an exhibition showing thematic paintings and sculptures created in recent years, opened this year's 798 Art Festival which teams up …

Thematic art exhibition opens 798 Art Festival in Beijing
3 years, 3 months ago

Thematic art exhibition opens 798 Art Festival in Beijing

China Daily  

The Magnificent Song of the Times, the Stage of Forging Ahead, an exhibition to show thematic paintings and sculptures created in recent years, opened this year's 798 Art Festival. The Magnificent Song of the Times, the Stage of Forging Ahead, an exhibition showing thematic paintings and sculptures created in recent years, opened this year's 798 Art Festival which teams up …

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