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FIRST LADY Rebecca Akufo-Addo unveiled the 2019 edition of the art and language exhibition of the Silk Road.
The exhibition showcases Chinese art and culture, introduces foreign arts and promotes international cultural exchange.
Ancient and modern Chinese art works and written languages were exhibited inside the famous Confucius Institute of the University of Ghana (UG) on Saturday, April 6, 2019.
The exhibition is organized by Greenhouse International Development Ghana Limited, a Chinese group, and aims, among other things, to promote cultural exchanges between Ghanaians and Chinese, as well as to promote a deeper understanding and appreciation. Chinese arts and language.
A delegation of Chinese artists from the Chinese Behavioral Law Society directed the paintings and drawings at the opening ceremony of the exhibition.
Charitable activities undertaken by Chinese people also coincided with the exhibition.
Speaking at the ceremony, Ms. Akufo-Addo thanked the Chinese company of Ghana for this "magnificent and magnificent art exhibition".
The first lady spoke of her remarkable impression of Chinese art during her visit to China with her husband in September 2018.
She traced the history of art in Ghana back to ancient times by telling how she has evolved over the years.
She stressed that each country should cherish its cultural heritage and learn from the culture of others.
In July 1960, Ghana and China formally established diplomatic relations.
Since then, according to Ghana's ambbadador to China, Edward Boateng, the Sino-Ghanaian relationship has remained solid and mutually beneficial.
Chinese Ambbadador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang, said in a statement that "Chinese painting has been a concrete embodiment of Chinese cultural tradition for thousands of years and reflects China's understanding of nature, of society and philosophy of artists ".
According to him, "He (painting) not only benefits from a long history, but also from a unique style." Different from Western painting, Chinese painting seeks meaning behind paintings rather than form it. -even".
He added that there are mainly three categories in Chinese painting, namely landscape painting, character painting and painting of flowers and birds.
The ambbadador explained that "they reflect the relationships between men and the harmonious coexistence between man and nature, which complement each other and constitute the universe as a whole".
Along the ancient Silk Road, he said, the skills and spirit of Chinese art have spread, merged and developed with d & # 39; other civilizations.
He added that "in the new era with the growing exchanges between China, Ghana and the world, between belt and road, traditional Chinese culture is not only the foundation of artistic creation, but also the platform for cultural exchanges between China and the world.
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