STORY: "A World of Comics" celebrates Chinese and Spanish art, literature
SHOOTING TIME: June 27, 2024
DATELINE: June 28, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:48
LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the event of "A World of Comics, closer to Chinese and Spanish literature and illustration"
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NIE JUN, Chinese comic artist 
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): IGOR SARRALDE, Spanish comic artist

STORYLINE:

Prominent illustrators and writers from China and Spain gathered in Barcelona on Thursday to celebrate the art and literature of comics from both countries.

The event, called "A World of Comics, closer to Chinese and Spanish literature and illustration", was held in the Espai Sol room of Barcelona's Nord train station.
    
SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NIE JUN, Chinese comic artist
"Comics are very powerful. They are a language with no borders. So I think the most important thing for this kind of exchange is that people can learn about each other's thoughts through comics."
  
The Chinese illustrator pointed out that while Western comics are very popular among young people in China, demand for Chinese comics in Europe is also increasing. Nie's work has already been published in France, and will soon hit the bookshelves in Denmark.
     
The event was also the inauguration of an exhibition of the same name, which until July 27 will display some 200 artworks by comic artists from Spain, China and all over the world.
   
SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): IGOR SARRALDE, Spanish comic artist
"Publishers say that the most demand is for manga, both Chinese and Japanese. In fact, these days, Asian culture is much more present in Europe than before, in food, in fashion, in music, in literature, in everything."

"A World of Comics" is part of the "Get to Know China" initiative created by China's State Council Information Office.
   
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) also participated in the event, since both Nanjing in China and Barcelona in Spain are part of its Cities of Literature network, which is made up of 53 cities in 39 countries.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Barcelona, Spain.
(XHTV)