West China art exhibition debuts in Sydney

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Editor's note: Forty oil paintings, ink paintings, prints, watercolors and 14 works of Thangka are currently on display at the Concourse Center in Sydney, Australia. Entitled "Color of West China -- Thangka and Painting Exhibition," it is one of the key events of a series of activities dubbed "Experience China -- Culture Exploration of West China in Australia and New Zealand," which will run until Sept. 18. The event was organized by China's State Council Information Office together with the Chinese embassies and consulates in both New Zealand and Australia to showcase and promote the culture and landscape of western China to local residents.

Vice Minister of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Sun Zhijun, Chinese Ambassador to Australia Ma Zhaoxu, China’s Consulate General in Sydney Li Xinhua, Director of the Human Rights Affairs Bureau of the State Council Information Office Lu Guangjin, Deputy Chairman of the China Artists Association Wu Changjiang, Treasurer of New South Wales and Minister for Industrial Relations Gladys Berejiklian, New South Wales Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Michael Dominello, Director of the Australia-China Relations Institute Bob Carr, Mayor of Willoughby Councilor Gail Giles Gidney, Director of the Confucius Institute at UNSW Australia Laurie Pearcey all attend the opening ceremony of the "Color of West China -- Thangka and Painting Exhibition" held on Sept. 12, 2015, at the Concourse Center in Sydney Australia. [Photo by Wang Qian/China.org.cn]