Date：2017-06-22The Opening Ceremony of The 7th International Exhibition

In the afternoon of June 8th, distinguished people gathered in the Shanghai Art Collection Museum, where various spectacular works are exhibited. The 7th International Invitational Exhibition of Traditional Fine Arts had its grand opening here along with the beautiful melody.

Many distinguished leaders, such as Mr Jinjun Hu, Vice Head of Shanghai Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, Mr. Khaled Youssef, Consul General of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Shanghai, Mr. Kazuyuki KATAYAMA, Consul General of Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai, Mr. Dmytro Ponomarenko, Consul General of Consulate General of Ukraine in Shanghai, Mr. Chunjing Liu, Inspector of People's Political Consultative Conference of Changning District, Mr. Shengde Ma, Former Inspector of Intangible Cultural Heritage Division, Ministry of Culture of China, Mr. Baiping Bian, Chief Supervisor of Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, Former Secretary of Changning District Committee of Chinese Communist Party, Ms. Lili Zhang, Director of the 14th Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress of China, Director of Shanghai Style Chi-Pao Promotion Association, Mr. Wei Wang, Vice Director of Shanghai Municipal Administration for Culture, Radio, Film & TV, Mr. Jiye Lu, Vice Director of NPC Standing Committee of Changning District, Mr. Ronghua Li, Vice Director of Changning District People’s Government, Mr. Shenglai Chen, President of National Research Center for International Cultural Exchange, Mr. Gang Bai, Former Minister - Counselor of The Chinese embassy in Japan, Mr. Kuili Liu, Honorary President of Chinese Folklore Academy, Mr. Haitham Safey Eldin, Vice Counsel of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Shanghai, Ms. Radwa Yakout, Special Representative of Governor of the Alexandria Governorate in the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mr. Dong Wuk Seo, Director of Korean Cultural Center in Shanghai, Ms. Melani Murkovic, Consul for Culture of Consulate General of the Republic of Austria in Shanghai, Ms. Lívia Szentmártoni, Consul for Culture and Education at the Consulate General of Hungary in Shanghai, along with about 200 guests from Asia, Europa and Africa have attended the opening ceremony.  

Guests from all over the world and from different fields have gathered together to witness the grand opening of the 7th International Invitational Exhibition of Traditional Fine Arts.

Mr. Joshua Bobley, Master of Asian Culture, Yale University, Master of Journalism, Columbia University, Former English Proofreader of Shanghai Daily, Visiting Scholar of Oxford University, hosted the opening ceremony.

Mr. Muqing Hu, the Secretary of the Organizing Committee, introduced the Chinese and foreign guests. 

Mr. Jinjun Hu, Vice Head of Shanghai Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, delivered a speech. 

Mr. Ronghua Li, Vice Director of Changning District People’s Government, delivered a speech.

Mr. Kazuyuki KATAYAMA, Consul General of Japan in Shanghai, delivered a speech. 

Mr. Khaled Youssef, Consul General of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Shanghai, delivered a speech on behalf of the Governor of Alexandria in Egypt. 

Mr. Takahiro Moriki, Director of Culture Revitalization Section of Kyoto Prefecture, read out the congratulatory letter of Governor of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

       Distinguished leaders from Asia, Europa and Africa such as Mr. Wuwei Li, Vice Chairman of the 11th National Committee of the CPPCC; Mr. Ronghua Wang, Vice Chairman of 10th CPPCC Shanghai Committee, Mr. Song Ha Jin, Governor of Jeollabuk-do in Korea, Mr. László Vizi, Director General of Department for Cultural Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Mr. Khaled Youssef, Consul General of Consulate General of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Shanghai, Mr. Takashi Fushimi, Mayor of Hirakata of Osaka Prefecture in Japan, the sister city of Changning District, etc. have sent respectively congratulatory letters to the exhibition.   

Ms. Shuiqing Li, Executive Director of Shanghai Art Collection Museum, Ms. Ping Xia, Director of Shanghai Culture and Art Archives and Mr. Tao Xu, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai Art & Design Academy signed a letter of intent. 

Participating Leaders issued a certificate to the artists who have donated to the museum.

 Distinguished guests signed  autographs together.

Ms. Yanqun Zhong, Vice Director of Shanghai NPC Standing Committee, was not able to attend the opening ceremony because of her own business, but she came to the museum specially to visit the exhibition after work. She spoke highly of the quality and display ways of the exhibits as well as the long terms of art communication events held by Shanghai Art Collection Museum between China and foreign countries. She hopes that the museum can make persistent efforts and explore continuously the new way for the intangible cultural heritage to integrate into the contemporary life.

Other important participants are listed as follow: Mr. Fuliang Sun, the Standing Vice-President of Shanghai Creative Industry Association, Mr. Qi Wang, Vice President of Shanghai Education Development Foundation, Mr. Wenxian Zhou, President of Literature and Arts Association of Changning District, Former Member of Changning District Standing Committee of Chinese Communist Party, Mr. Yupeng Liu, President of Changning Education Foundation, Former Member of Changning District Standing Committee of Chinese Communist Party, Mr. Tao Xu, Party Secretary of Shanghai Art & Design Academy, Ms. Ping Cang, Vice President of Shanghai Art & Design Academy, Mr. Chunping Li, Head of European and African Affairs Division, Shanghai Municipal People’s Government Foreign Affairs Office, Ms. Yongzhen Zhang, Director of Changning District Culture Bureau, Mr. Yongming Ge, Vice Director of Intangible Cultural Heritage Division, Shanghai Municipal Administration for Culture, Radio, Film&TV, Mr. Gang Zhu, Director of Liu Haisu Art Museum, Mr. Hailong Chen, National Arts and Crafts Master, Ms. Anna Romsicka, Vice Consul of the Republic of Poland in Shanghai, Ms. Momoko Kariya, Vice Consul of Japan in Shanghai, Mr. Kyung Hwan Kang, General Director of National Intangible Heritage Center of South Korea, Ms. Dana K?u?árová, General Director of the Slovakian Center for Folk Art Production, Ms. Eszter CSONKA-TAKÁCS, President of the ICH Expert Committee of the Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO, Mr. NOBORU HATA, President of Kyoto Arts and Crafts Artists Association, Mr. Takahiro Moriki, Governor of Kyoto Prefecture, Director of Culture Revitalization Section, Ms. Hua Pan, Vice Director of Hamburg Liaison Office China, Mr. Rupert Hoogewerf, chairman of Hurun Rich List, as well as Shanghai Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, Shanghai Municipal Administration for Culture, Radio, Film&TV, Shanghai Municipal People’s Government Foreign Affairs Office, Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Shanghai Education Development Foundation, Shanghai Creative Industry Association, Shanghai Entrepreneurial Society, Changning District People’s Government, Changning District People’s Congress, Changning District CPPCC Office, Changning District Cultural Bureau, Changning District Foreign Affairs Office, Shanghai Green and Urban Appearance Bureau, Civil Affairs Bureau, Literature and Arts Association, Shanghai Takashimaya Co., LtD.,  Shanghai Culture and Art Archives, Shanghai Citizen Protection Education and Training Center, Beijing Yingke Law Firm in Shanghai, Changning District Art Museum Association, CCB Shanghai Changning Subbranch, Kyoto Arts and Crafts Artists Association in Japan, Kyoto Prefecture Liaison Office in Shanghai, Kyoto Tourism Bureau, Hungarian National Heritage House, Hungarian Zsolnay Heritage Management Non-Profit Ltd., Slovakian Center for Folk Art Production, Czech National Institute of Folk Culture, Korean Cultural Center in Shanghai, Sori Arts Center of Jeollabuk-do, artist representatives from more than 10 countries and about 200 media reporters.

The unique and creative exhibition way gave the visitors an deep impression.

The series events like the 3rd International (Shanghai) Cultural Tourism Promotion Conference was held after the opening ceremony.

The 7th International Invitational Exhibition of Traditional Fine Arts will be firstly presented from June 9th, 2017 to June 25th, 2017 (except Monday) and is open to the public for free.