Paris welcomes exhibition from China's porcelain paradise
China DailyA ceramic exhibition displaying 48 sets of ancient porcelain works from Jingdezhen opens in Paris on Jan 30. A ceramic exhibition displaying 48 sets of ancient porcelain works from Jingdezhen, in East China's Jiangxi province was unveiled in Paris on Jan 30, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. Held at the Paris China Cultural Center and themed "Porcelain's Journey on Silk Road", the exhibition was organized by the Information Office of Jiangxi provincial government, Jiangxi provincial department of culture and tourism, Centre Culturel de Chine a Paris, and the Jingdezhen city government. The opening ceremony was attended by officials including Chen Li, minister counselor of the Chinese Embassy in France; Anne-Marie Raffarin, wife of former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin; Wang Ying, deputy head of Permanent Delegation of China to UNESCO; Yannick Lintz, president of the Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts; as well as more than 180 guests from the French cultural, art and media sectors.