In the afternoon of June 7th, distinguished people gathered in the Shanghai Art Collection Museum, where various spectacular works are exhibited. The 8th International Exhibition of Traditional Fine Arts had its grand opening here along with the beautiful melody.
Many distinguished Chinese and foreign leaders, such as Ms. Yanqun Zhong, Vice Director of the 14th Shanghai NPC Standing Committee, Mr. Ronghua Wang, Vice Chairman of the 10th CPPCC Shanghai Committee, Mr. Honghui Gu, Deputy Party Secretary of CPC Changning District Committee, Director of Changning District People’s Government, Mr. Kazuyuki Katayama, Consul General of Japan in Shanghai, Mr. Dmytro Ponomarenko, Consul General of Ukraine in Shanghai, Mr. Vassilis Xiros, Consul General of Greece in Shanghai, Mr. Bing Ni, Deputy Director of Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture, Radio, Film & TV, Mr. Shunkang Xin, Vice President and Secretary-General of Association of Former Diplomats of China, Former Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe and Namibia, Mr. Hyun-Jung Cho, Director General of National Intangible Cultural Heritage Center of South Korea, Ms. Iryna Akimova, Former Member of Ukrainian Parliament, Leader of Ukrainian Association of Feminine Research in Art, Ms. Yujing Xia, Member of the Standing Committee of CPC in Changning District, Director of Propaganda Department, Mr. Jiye Lu, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of NPC in Changning District, Mr. Nanjie Luozhu, Deputy Director of Changning District People’s Government, Mr. Xieding Zhang, Deputy Director of CPPCC Changning Committee, Mr. Weizhong Wang, Deputy Director of Shanghai Creative Industry Association and other guests, representatives of artists as well as media agencies have attended the opening ceremony.
Guests from all over the world and from different fields have gathered together to witness the grand opening of the 8th International Exhibition of Traditional Fine Arts.
Mr. Bing Ni, Deputy Director of Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture, Radio, Film & TV, hosted the opening ceremony.
Mr. Muqing Hu, Secretary-General of the Organizing Committee, introduced participating guests.
Mr. Honghui Gu, Deputy Party Secretary of CPC Changning District Committee, Director of Changning District People’s Government, delivered a speech.
Mr. Kazuyuki Katayama, Consul General of Japan in Shanghai, delivered a speech.
Mr. Muqing Hu, President of Shanghai Art Collection Museum, issued certificates for donators.
Representatives of hosts and organizers issued certificates of employment for the consultants of the International Exhibition of Traditional Fine Arts.
Chinese and foreign leaders launched the exhibition.
Other important participants are listed as follow: Mr. Chunping Li, Head of European and African Affairs Division, Shanghai Municipal People’ s Government Foreign Affairs Office, Mr. Peng Chen, Director of Shanghai CPPCC Propaganda and Education Department, Ms. Zhiqiao Zhang, Director of the Education and Training Division of the Shanghai Municipal Tourism Bureau, Mr. Yongming Ge, Vice Director of Intangible Cultural Heritage Division, Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture, Radio, Film&TV, Ms. Tomoko Takaoka, Cultural Consul of Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai, Mr. Dong Wuk Seo, Cultural Consul of Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai, Director of Korean Cultural Center in Shanghai, Mr. Ali Dehghani, Commercial Counselor of Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Shanghai, Ms. Livia Szentmartoni, Consul for Culture and Education of Consulate General of Hungary in Shanghai, Mr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, Vice President for Community Service and Environment Deverlopment of Alexandria University, Mr. Mahdi Tamizi, Director of Museum of Contemporary Art, Isfahan, Mr. Yasugi Kazuo, President of Japan Cloisonne Artists Association, Mr. Khaled Raouf, Vice President of Hellenic Foundation for Culture of Egypt, Mr. Oleg Pinchuk, Adviser of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, famous sculptor, Mr. Keisen Kizaki, the 16th Head Priest of Japanese Natadera Temple, Ms. Ewa Rachoń, Project Director of International Amber Fairs (Amberif & Ambermart), Mr. Toshio Ohi, OHI CHOZAEMON XI, famous ceramic artist, Mr. Hossein Bordbar, Director of Bordbar Art Foundation, Mr. Nobuyuki Fujiwara, Vice President of Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, Ms. Tetiana Korchova, Chairman of Ukraine Amber World Association, Mr. Tao Xu and Mr. Ping Cang, Party Secretary and Director of Shanghai Art & Design Academy, Mr. Wenhua Kang and Mr. Lei Fang, Party Secretary and Director of Changning District Culture Bureau, Ms. Hongmei Ke, Deputy Director of People's Government of Jianyang District, Nanping City, Fujian Province, Mr. Hailong Chen, Chinese arts and crafts master and other representatives of artists, experts and scholars from more than 10 countries.
After the opening ceremony, guests visited the exhibition freely.
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The variety of the exhibits gave the visitors an deep impression.
After the opening ceremony, other series events such as the 4th International (Shanghai) Cultural Tourism Program Promotion Conference and the 6th International (Shanghai) Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Forum were also held successfully (see related reports).
First round of the 8th International Exhibition of Traditional Fine Arts lasts from June 8th to June 25th, 2018 (The museum is closed on Mondays.) and is free to the public.
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Shanghai Art Collection Museum
Address: Tianshan Park, No.1731 West Yan'an Road, Shanghai, China
Metro: West Yan'an Road Station, Metro Line 3 and 4
Visiting time: 10:00-16:30 (Admission closes after 16:00.) (The museum is open to the public from Tuesdays to Sundays, closed on Mondays.)
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Shanghai Art Collection Museum - Takashimaya Art Space
Address: 5F, Shanghai Takashimaya Department Store, No. 1438, Hongqiao Road, Shanghai, China
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Visiting time: 10:00-21:30 (All year round)
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