At 10:30 am on December 25th, the opening ceremony of the “Diverse Culture, Shared Destiny” China-Kyrgyzstan Art Exhibition, co-organized by the International Union of Artists for Peace, Beijing Peace Tour Cultural Exchange Center and Fangchenggang Municipal People's Government, was successfully held at Hall 2 of Fangchenggang Municipal Garden Expo.
Presidential Cultural Adviser of Kyrgyzstan Sultan Raev, Deputy Minister of Culture, Information and Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic Imanaliev Kairat, President of the Chinese National Academy of Arts Han Ziyong, Secretary of the Party Group and Vice President of China Artists Association Xu Li, Secretary of Fangchenggang Municipal Committee of the CPC Li Yanqiang, Deputy Chief of Culture and Tourism Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Lai Fuqiang, Art Director of Beijing Peace Tour Cultural Exchange Center, Member of Council of China Artists Association, Vice President of Beijing Artists Association Wang Jieshan, Secretary General of Beijing Peace Tour Cultural Exchange Center Zhai Runan and representatives of outstanding artists from China and Kyrgyzstan attended the opening ceremony. The ceremony is chaired by Lu Hui, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Fangchenggang Municipal Committee, Director of Publicity Department, and Deputy Mayor of Fangchenggang Municipal.
At the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister Imanaliev conferred Chinese artist Xu Li the medal and certificate of “Outstanding Cultural Figure”. Vice Chairman Xu Li and Presidential Advisor Raev also awarded Chinese artist Hu Shi the trophy and certificate of “Silk Road Cultural Envoy”. These awards further encourage and promote cultural exchanges between China and Kyrgyzstan, as well as tighten the people-to-people bond of the Silk Road.
On June 14, 2019, the 19th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, during which President Xi Jinping pointed out that many ancient civilizations were born in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization regions, with different nations and cultures blending together and complementing each other; therefore, Shanghai Cooperation Organization should be an exemplar of inclusiveness and mutual learning. “Diverse Culture, Shared Destiny” China-Kyrgyzstan Art Exhibition in Fangchenggang further implemented the initiative issued by General Secretary Xi at the SCO Bishkek Summit to deepen art exchanges, and promoted the cultural exchange and recognition of SCO countries.
Over a hundred Chinese paintings and oil paintings by artists from China and Kyrgyzstan were exhibited in this Exhibition, which shows the feelings and reflections of the artists from both countries regarding different cultures and lives in different regions. It is a window for China- Kyrgyzstan cultural exchanges and Fangchenggang’s start of international art exchange.