A series of art exchanges between Shandong and Seoul were launched in Seoul on Nov 6.
The events were a contemporary art exhibition, a symposium and a concert. The exhibition featured 38 artists from East China's Shandong province and 40 South Korean painters. The art pieces included Chinese ink work, oil painting and traditional South Korean works. Some works were from five South Korean artists who were invited to visit Shandong in 2019.
Wang Yanjun, cultural counselor of the Chinese embassy to South Korea and director of the China Cultural Center, attended the opening ceremony.
In his speech, Wang extended congratulations to the launch of the event. He said 2020 marks the 28th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea. The cultural exchanges between the two nations have had fruitful achievements in the past years.
Both delegates and representatives from the two countries presented the ceremony.
