STORY: Chinese art charms audience at 60th Venice Biennale
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: April 19, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:22
LOCATION: VENICE, Italy
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of 60th Venice Biennale
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG XIAOSONG, Curator of China's National Pavilion, Professor from the Zhejiang University
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Italian): LAURA FINCATO, Veteran Italian politician and honorary citizen of Suzhou

STORYLINE:

China's National Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale opened to public on Thursday in Venice, Italy, which attracts audience from all around the world.

The pavilion aims to bring together diverse elements, reflecting the Chinese cultural values of inclusiveness and the shared pursuit of beauty.

According to Wang Xiaosong, Curator of China's National Pavilion, art is the best bridge to connect various cultures.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG XIAOSONG, Curator of China's National Pavilion, Professor from the Zhejiang University
"The theme of this year's national pavilion is 'Atlas: Harmony in Diversity.' People from different groups, countries, and regions gather together to spread Chinese traditional culture through communication. And culture is connected to today's life. So how could we deliver or transform it to foreign people? My answer is that art is the best bridge, and art is also a global language."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Italian): LAURA FINCATO, Veteran Italian politician and honorary citizen of Suzhou
"The presence of China's National Pavilion at the biennial again this year is very important, because it is a continuous demonstration of the great cultural relations existing between China and Italy. The importance lies in the indication and the desire to create an increasingly stronger relationship with Italian culture in the theme of harmony, respect for diversity and respect for different origins, which finally promotes a closer relation between two countries."

The 60th Venice Biennale will end on Nov. 24.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Venice, Italy.
(XHTV)