Each theme is illustrated by a key exhibition:

Son of the Heaven at the Center for Fine Arts will represent Immortal China and be devoted to the emperors. On display will be some of the most beautiful works of art selected from 5,000 years of China's glorious past.

The State of Things will illustrate Contemporary China. The exhibition brings together works of 50 contemporary Belgian and Chinese artists.

The Orchid Pavilion, highlighting the theme of Colorful China, will display the origins and significance of calligraphy in the Chinese culture.

At the Royal Museums of Art and History, the Silk Road will represent the theme of China and the World, by taking the visitor on a breathtaking journey through the little-known regions between Xi'an, capital city of Shaanxi province, and the Tianshan mountain range in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China.

Scores of Chinese famous artists in the fields of music, art, architecture, literature will take part in seminars and other events during the festival.

The Chinese Lunar New Year (Spring Festival) celebration will close the Europalia China festival on Feb. 14, 2010.

Editor: Dong Jirong