Postponed national art festival rescheduled
( 2003-10-09 15:46) (chinadaily.com.cn)
The seventh China Art Festival, the top art festival in the country, will be
held on Sept. 10, 2004 in Hangzhou, the capital of east China's Zhejiang
Province, the organizing committee has announced.
The national art gala was first scheduled for Oct. 12, 2003, but was
postponed because of the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome. The
organizers, including the Ministry of Culture and the Zhejiang provincial
government, rescheduled at the approval the State Council, the Chinese cabinet.
The triennial arts festival is the biggest showcase of China's artistic
achievements, and it aims to promote folk culture and improve the national
spirit.
The art festival has become a pageant for artists and a diversion for ordinary
people in the country. At the sixth China Art Festival, several thousand
artists from home and abroad gave 105 performances in different styles, more
than 500 mass cultural entertainment events were held during the art festival
and more than 200,000 people watched the performances. (Xinhua)
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