Beijing, December 26 (Reporter Xiao Xin) As the closing exhibition of the Belgian "Rong" International Youth Culture and Art Week, the Belgian Youth Painting Exhibition opened at the Olga Art Museum in Beijing on the 25th. Nearly 300 paintings created by Chinese teenagers from Belgium and Beijing and Luoyang in China are on display, interpreting the moving theme of "We Are One" with rich imagination.
The picture shows the opening ceremony of the exhibition. Photo by China News Service reporter Xiao Xin.
This summer, the first 'Rong' International Youth Culture and Art Week was held in Brussels, Belgium, the capital of the European Union, and the response was enthusiastic. Today, Art Week is coming to Beijing for its final exhibition. Liu Yang, Secretary-General of the Organizing Committee of the Belgian "Rong" International Youth Culture and Art Week, told reporters that the first "Rong" International Youth Culture and Art Week kicked off in Brussels in July 2023.
According to reports, the exhibition held in Beijing continues to follow the theme of "We are family", in addition to more than 60 paintings by Belgian Chinese teenagers, more than 100 paintings from Beijing Chaoyang Experimental Primary School, Hujialou Central Primary School and Sanlitun No. 1 Middle School created the latest paintings created by teenagers, as well as 80 works by young painters of Luoyang Little Painters Association. At the opening ceremony of the exhibition, Chinese and Belgian teenagers painted the long scroll paintings together.
The picture shows the scene of the exhibition. Photo by China News Service reporter Xiao Xin.
The reporter saw in the paintings on display at the scene that the Monkey King from China and the Smurfs from Belgium met, the cute panda waved the national flags of China and Belgium, the butterflies with the colors of the flags of the two countries danced in the flowers, and the children of different colors held hands and sang and laughed ......
The picture shows the paintings at the exhibition. Photo by China News Service reporter Xiao Xin.
The closing exhibition of the Belgian 'Rong' International Youth Culture and Art Week landed in Chaoyang, Beijing, which is a useful exploration of the overseas friendship work of the grassroots Federation of Overseas Chinese", Huang Wenjuan, chairman of the Federation of Overseas Chinese of Chaoyang District, Beijing, pointed out in a congratulatory message sent to the opening ceremony of the exhibition, hoping to continue to strengthen the liaison and cultural exchanges with Belgium and other countries in the new year, and further do a good job in the work of overseas Chinese.
According to one of the organizers of the event, the Overseas Chinese Federation of Sanlitun Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, in the process of collecting paintings, Chinese teenagers were highly motivated and created many high-quality works in a short period of time. Yu Xiaoning, chairman of the Federation of Overseas Chinese in Sanlitun Street, said, "I hope that through everyone's efforts, we can help the next generation understand China and establish channels and opportunities for mutual exchanges." We need to work hard to unite overseas Chinese, enhance domestic and foreign exchanges, enhance cultural self-confidence, and make Chinese culture widely understood by the world. ”
The art of calligraphy and painting is a treasure of the Chinese nation and an important part of traditional Chinese culture. It is not only an art form, but also a kind of spiritual sustenance and emotional expression", pointed out Fan Hua, deputy director of the Sanlitun Sub-district Office, "This exhibition has strengthened the cultural exchange between Chinese and foreign young people and the centripetal force of Chinese culture." Promoting overseas Chinese with culture has enriched the activities of the Federation of Overseas Chinese and explored new ideas for overseas friendship work. ”
According to Liu Yang, the exhibition will last until December 30. She also said that preparations for next year's second "Rong" International Youth Culture and Art Week have begun, "Here, I officially send an invitation to the children in Beijing, and at that time, welcome and look forward to your paintings to participate in Europe!"(ENDS).