For memorialize the 15th anniversary of the establishment of China-ASEAN
Dialogue Relationship, to exhibit the glorious culture and art wonders created
by ASEAN peoples, the "Asian Wonders - Art Exhibition of ASEAN", sponsored by
China's Ministry of Culture and supported by China Eternal Art Exhibition
Center, was opened at the Yanhuang Art Museum in Beijing on Aug. 31. Ong Keng
Yong, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, and every ambassador of ASEAN member
countries in China, all attended the opening ceremony.
The ASEAN countries were boasting their own centuries-old cultural traditions
and unique features in terms of style, forms, language, and aesthetic and
artistic conceptions. Their handicrafts been praised the live traditions, the
reappearance of life and psychic fortune. There are over 500 traditional
handicraft articles were displayed in the 2nd floor of Yanhuang Art Museum,
where have 10 exhibiting districts for10 countries. The exhibition not only
shows the diversity of indigenous cultures of different Asian countries, but
also embodies their common characteristics.
A week-long exhibition will be closed on September 6.