Beijing, 8 Aug (Zhongxin Net) -- On 2 August, the CGTN documentary channel of the Central Radio and Television Corporation's "Continuing Civilization and Bauhinia" Hong Kong Chinese Art Exhibition Season was jointly released in Beijing and Hong Kong. More than 8 documentaries and feature films showcasing the excellent traditional Chinese culture will be broadcast in Hong Kong on CGTN Documentary Channel in the near future.
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, John Lee Ka-chiu, delivered a video speech. Shen Haixiong, Deputy Director of the Central Propaganda Department and Director of the Central Radio and Television Station, delivered a speech at the event, and jointly launched the exhibition season with the heads of relevant departments such as the Central Propaganda Department, the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the Central Committee, the State Administration of Radio and Television and other relevant departments and artist representatives. Xing Bo, deputy director of the Central Radio and Television Station, attended the event.
Li Jiachao said: Culture is the soul of a country and a nation. The National 14th Five-Year Plan clearly supports Hong Kong's development as a centre for cultural and artistic exchanges between China and foreign countries. Under the "one country, two systems", Hong Kong has the unique advantage of "connecting the world with the motherland", a convergence of Chinese and Western cultures, and a flourishing cultural infrastructure and international network. This exhibition brings together famous representatives from different art categories, selects a series of high-quality works that promote the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, and provides a wonderful audio-visual feast for Hong Kong audiences, which will allow the general public to further understand the cultural charm, folk customs and historical context of the Chinese nation, and enhance citizens' feelings of home and country, national concept and identity, which is of great significance.
China National Radio and Television Corporation China Art Hong Kong Exhibition Season released. Photo courtesy of CCTV
Fan Di'an, Chairman of the China Artists Association, and Liu Wanming, Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Deputy Director of the National Museum of China, shared their thoughts on cultural inheritance, promoting cultural prosperity and development, and strengthening artistic exchanges between the Mainland and Hong Kong, as representatives of artists. Fan Di'an believes that literary and artistic workers should be meticulous and long-term in literary and artistic creation, shoulder the mission of the times in cultural creation, write for the people, and praise the times. Liu Wanming emphasized the important role of cultural exchanges in mutual learning among civilizations, which can establish consensus, enhance mutual trust in literature and art, and realize the "beauty and commonality" of cultures of various countries.
Fan Yang, a famous calligrapher born in Hong Kong, shared the profound influence of Chinese traditional culture, especially traditional art aesthetics, based on his personal experience and art research practice, and invited audiences at home and abroad to appreciate the beauty and wonderfulness of Chinese art through the digital special exhibition "Millennium Tone - Song Dynasty Character Painting", and feel the rich and beautiful spiritual world of Chinese aesthetics and Chinese.
Wu Huanjie, principal of Hong Kong Pui Kiu Middle School, said in a video message that the entry of "Millennium Tune - Song Dynasty Character Painting" into the campuses of primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong is not only an indispensable medium for Hong Kong primary and secondary school students to understand Chinese traditional culture, but also arouses their strong interest in learning and understanding the history and culture of the motherland, and further enhances the children's sense of national identity and pride.
A total of more than 30 documentaries and feature films showcasing the excellent traditional Chinese culture will be selected in this season, which will be broadcast in Hong Kong through CGTN Documentary Channel from August 8 to September 2. Among them, the documentary series "Masters (International Edition)", which focuses on 9 contemporary Chinese artists, and the special program "Chinese Artists", which shows the extraordinary achievements of art masters in calligraphy, Chinese painting, oil painting, sculpture, design and other fields, are the first to meet the global audience. CGTN's carefully crafted digital exhibition "Millennium Tone - Song Dynasty Character Paintings", which deeply deconstructs 4 Song Dynasty character paintings through technical means and tailors them into interactive products, will be launched successively in primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong. (End)