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A calligraphy exhibition has been held in Beijing to boost
cross-strait cultural exchanges between Taiwan and the mainland.
The show "Inside Calligraphy: Works of Shi-yi Wang and Chao-ming Wu
from Taiwan" displays and traces the shared cultural roots of the
two sides.
Calligraphy is one of the profound cultural ties binding the two
sides of the Straits. Officials from the China International
Culture Association, Taiwan's Koo Foundation and dignitaries from
the calligraphy world all attended the opening ceremony Tuesday
afternoon in Beijing.
The Calligraphy works from contemporary Taiwan calligrapher
Shi-yi Wang and Chao-ming Wu touch upon various styles of cursive
hand and Han official script. The contents are taken from famous
excerpts from well-known poems and works of literature.
Liu Deyou, vice-chairman of China Int’l Culture Association,
said: "Cultural exchange like this gets to people's hearts and
minds. It has built up a bridge, a bridge of understanding between
both sides. And more exchanges of the kind will strengthen the
bridge. There have been more and more people coming back and forth
through the bridge. I hope there will be even more in the
future."
The Koo Cultural and Educational Foundation, whose founder
Chen-fu Koo died of kidney failure earlier this year, is an
organization dedicated to cultural exchanges between Taiwan and
other regions. Huai-chun Koo is the daughter of Chen-fu Koo , the
late Chairman of the Strait Exchange Foundation. Just like his
father, Huai-chun Koo has committed herself to improving
cross-straits relations in the field of culture.
Huai-chun Koo said: "I hope that the Koo Foundation makes
constant efforts to promote cross-straits cultural exchange on its
own initiative. I am doing so following my father's will and as my
own cause."
The exhibition runs until Sunday at Beijing's Yanhuang
Museum.
(CCTV.com October 28, 2005)
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