The Ersha Island Cultural Exchange Center was unveiled in Yuexiu district, Guangzhou on Nov 3. [Photo/southcn.com]
The Ersha Island Cultural Exchange Center was unveiled on Nov 3 with a number of famous artists and Chinese and foreign residents of Ersha Island.
Yuexiu district, Guangzhou set up the cultural exchange center in Ersha Island to promote cultural exchanges between Chinese and foreign residents, and to help foreign residents understand Chinese culture.
The cultural exchange center will offer courses in calligraphy and Chinese painting for Chinese and foreign residents, and carry out regular activities such as a Guqin Cultural Salon and Chinese Studies Reading Club, to further enrich residents' cultural life and aid in the creation of the pluralistic communities.
An intangible cultural heritage exhibition and masterpiece exhibition were also held at the unveiling ceremony. Some foreign residents said that the establishment of the Ersha Island Cultural Exchange Center would enable them to have more convenient access to traditional culture such as calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting, help them better integrate into the cultural life of the community, and promote the exchange with neighbors of different nationalities.
An inheritor performs canton embroidery at the unveiling ceremony of Ersha Island Cultural Exchange Center. [Photo/southcn.com]
An inheritor performs canton enamel at the unveiling ceremony of Ersha Island Cultural Exchange Center. [Photo/southcn.com]
