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Jilin gets off to a dazzling start in LA
A week-long gala in Los Angeles presents musical performances, photo and book exhibitions, a poetry recital and an intangible cultural heritage demonstration to American audience. Crossing the Pacific Ocean: The 2014 China Jilin Culture Week, jointly held by the Jilin provincial government and Los Angeles County, California, was opened on Sunday. It included a symphony concert in the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse in San Gabriel, California, entitled Along the River During the Qingming Festival. It was inspired by art work attributed to Chinese artist Zhang Zeduan, a painter of the North Song Dynasty. Often called China's Mona Lisa for its importance in Chinese art history, the painting captures the daily life of people and the landscape of the capital city of Bianjing, today's Kaifeng in China's Henan province, from the Northern Song period in the 11th-12th centuries.
Outcomes:
The audience described the symphony concert as beautiful. A 60-year-old Chinese male audience member said he drove an hour to come to the concert. A 50-year-old American female audience member, who for the first time listened to guzheng, a Chinese string instrument performed in the concert, said she has become a Chinese culture admirer recently. Che Zhaohe, culture consul at the Consulate General of China office in Los Angeles, recognized this program as an important event to promote cultural exchanges between the US and China. China's Jilin province is situated in the northeastern part of China, Covering an area of over 180,000 square kilometers, it has a population of 27.5 million (2007).
Government?:
Yes
Type of Exchange:
culture
Partners:
Jilin provincial government
Los Angeles County government
Participants (Types):
performers
Exchange Date:
Sunday, September 7, 2014 to Saturday, September 13, 2014
Continuing:
No
Image:
Level of Government:
local
Location:
Los Angeles, California
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