The World’s Most Attended Art Biennale Was Held at the National Art Museum of China
The World’s Most Attended Art Biennale Was Held at the National Art Museum of China
The 7th Beijing International Art Biennale under the theme of “The Silk Road and World Civilizations” Was Held on September 24
Illustrating the Ever-renewing Spirit of the Silk Road by Hundreds of Participating Countries
Appreciating Exchange and Integration of World Civilizations by Millions of Attentive Audiences
As the Belt and Road Initiative continues to grow, more countries are joining in, resulting in a great number of achievements via political, economic and cultural exchanges. It is in this great context that, after a year-long preparation which included a theme-choosing meeting, press conference on the Biennale’s preparation, theme-based symposium, selection session and pre-exhibition press conference, an international feast of visual arts that celebrates the participation of artists from well over a hundred countries takes place at the National Art Museum of China. From September 24 to October 15, 2017, the 7th Beijing International Art Biennale, China 2017 jointly sponsored by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the Beijing Municipal Government and China Artists Association was held at the National Art Museum of China. 
Guests of honor came in crowds at the opening ceremony. The art carnival for artists from five continents got attention from all over the world. Many countries financed their participating artists to come to China for the opening ceremony of the 7th Beijing Biennale.
On September 24，the opening ceremony of the 7th Beijing Biennale was held at the National Art Museum of China. Domestic guests of honor at the opening ceremony are Mr. Li Yi，Secretary of the Party Leadership Group, Vice Executive President and Secretary of the Secretariat of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Mr. Zuo Zhongyi, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice President of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Mr. Lin Jun, Former Chairman of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese，Mr. Zhang Jianxing, Deputy Director of People’s Daily, Ms. Zhao Shaohua, Former Minister of Ministry of Culture, Member of the Standing Committee and Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress, Deputy Director-General and Secretary-General of China National Arts Fund，Mr. Liu Dawei, Chairman of the China Artists Association, Mr. Guo Wu, Director-General of the Administrative Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Zhang Yanbin, Director General of the Department of Overseas Promotion under the Publicity Department of CPC Central Committee, Ms. Zhou Lining, Director General of the Department of Art under the Ministry of Culture, Mr. Xu Li, Vice Executive Chairman and Secretary General of the China Artists Association, Mr. Chen Dong, Director General of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture，Mr. Wu Weishan, Curator of the National Art Museum of China and Vice Chairman of the China Artists Association, Mr.Yang Xiaoyang, President of China National Academy of Painting and Vice Chairman of the China Artists Association, Mr. Dong Zhanshun, Director-General of the Department of International Liaison of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Mr. Deng Guanghui, Director-General of the General Office of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Ms. Tao Qin, Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group, Counsel and Deputy Secretary General of the China Artists Association，Mr. Liang Yonglin, Director General of the Department of Culture and Art of People’s Daily, Mr. Du Jun, Deputy Secretary General of the China Artists Association, Counsel and members of the curatorial committee of the Beijing Biennale and part of domestic participating artists.
