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Culture week of Saudi Arabia opens in Beijing
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The exhibition brings together both veteran and emerging artists from Saudi Arabia. Visitors are thrilled not only by how the artists fuse traditional and modern elements, but also the amazing variety of on location performances that capture the essence of the Saudi Arabian culture.
Present at the opening ceremony of the Saudi Arabian Cultural Week are officials and representatives from both China and Saudi Arabia, who joined forces in cutting the ribbon.
Zhao Shaohua, vice minister of Ministry of Culture, China, said, "China and Saudi Arabia established their diplomatic relationship on July 21st, 1990. Over the past two decades, the two nations have developed a strategic cooperative relationship, and the growing cultural exchange programs between the two peoples have strengthened Sino-Saudi ties."
Apart from the art exhibition, the cultural week will also feature traditional dance performances by Saudi Arabian artists in Beijing, as well as screenings of contemporary Saudi Arabian movies reflecting the country's unique customs and practices.
The exhibition runs at the World Art Museum in Beijing until Sunday.
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