Activities Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, P.R.China

1. Organize the Opening ceremony performance in Japan in April

2. At the invitation of the Mainichi Newspapers and the 21 Enterprise Cooperationy, Wuhan Acrobatics Troupe of Hubei province will perform in the Theater of Tokyo International Conference Centre from January 16th to 30th.

3. Chinese National Museum will organize Selected Exhibition of National Treasure in Japan from January to February.

4. The Shaanxi Province Cultural Relics Bureau will organize the exhibition, "The Cultural Relics of the Historical Records " in Japan from January to July.

5. China Arts Academy will send experts and officers in charge of intangible culture heritage protection to Japan to exchange experience.

6. The People's Government of Zhejiang Province will organize a Chinese folk music concert in Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan in March, to mark the 25th anniversary of friendship with Shizuoka Prefecture.

7. The China and Japan Arts Association will organize the Cultural Relic Exhibition of Kangxi and Qianlong Period in March.

8. Organize the China and Japan Pop Star Vocal Concert in Beijing on March 13.

9. Organize reception in March for Mr. Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japanese Executive Committee of the Sino-Japanese Year of Cultural and Sports Exchange.

10. The MIHO Art Gallery will organize the exhibition of Buddha sculptures of Qingzhou, Shandong province in Japan from March to April.