Pu Tong, secretary of the Party committee in the Bureau for External Cultural Relations of the Ministry of Culture, speaks at the press briefing. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]

According to Chinese Ministry of Culture, outstanding artists and art troupes including famous pianist Lang Lang as well as Wang Yujia, National Theatre of China, China National Peking Opera Company, Children's Art Theatre Troupe of Tianjin, Tao Dance Theatre and Zhejiang Changxing Lotus Dragon Art Group will participate in the world-renowned Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

To promote exchange and cooperation in cultural innovation between the two countries, the Chinese culture season will present China-UK video Cli Festival, Creative Industry and Cultural Trade Forum of China and UK, "Style Now·Shanghai" Shanghai Fashion Week special events and the launching ceremony of Edinburgh Center of the Shenzhen-Edinburgh International Creative Industry Incubation Center.

All these events will provide a platform for cooperation between the two countries and will further strengthen cultural exchange and mutual appreciation.