Guangdong culture week in Seoul promotes cultural exchanges
Amid the joyous Cantonese folk music Joy and Peace, the Charming China-Guangdong Culture Week was launched at the China Cultural Center in Seoul on the morning of June 9.
The culture week is being co-organized by the Guangdong Provincial Government Information Office and Guangdong Culture and Tourism Department.
Fu Hua, member of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee Standing Committee and director general of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee Publicity Department, and Wang Luxin, minister counselor of the Chinese Embassy in South Korea attended the opening ceremony.
The cultural week event includes a book expo organized by Guangdong Provincial Publishing Group, with books on Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Belt and Road Initiative, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Lingnan culture on display.
The event also highlights performances of Guangdong's intangible cultural heritage ranging over micro calligraphy on ceramics, Cantonese embroidery and Chaoyang paper-cutting, as well as an exhibition by Chinese and South Korean female painters.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Fu Hua said that China and South Korea share similar background and culture and that people of the two countries boast a long tradition of friendly exchanges and mutual support while enjoying exceptional advantages in cultural exchanges.
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