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The Chinese National Academy of Sculpture (CNAS) Qingdao Branch and the Qingdao Sculpture Museum were open to visitors in Qingdao on Jan 19. Photo from www.qstt.gov.cn
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The Chinese National Academy of Sculpture (CNAS) Qingdao Branch and the Qingdao Sculpture Museum were officially open to visitors in Qingdao of East China's Shandong province on Jan 19.
CNAS President Wu Weishan, a leading Chinese sculpture artist and the winner of the Royal Pangolin Prize of Britain, serves as the president of the museum's Qingdao Branch.
"Qingdao is a city where the western and eastern cultures merge and integrate making it a suitable place to develop sculpture art. The institutions will serve as a perfect platform for CNAS to cooperate with local resources to develop China's sculpture art, cultivating a younger generation of artists," Wu addressed the opening ceremony.
The Qingdao Chinese Sculpture Museum, established on the basis of the Qingdao Sculpture Museum and Coastal Sculpture Park, has now become the base for Qingdao's sculpture artists to show their talents.
In the recent years, Qingdao has been emphasizing the cultural development, a catalyst for the flourishing marine economy.
According to Li Qun, Party Chief of the Qingdao CPC municipal committee, the city will attract more talented artists and quality academic teams to promote the city's cultural taste and construction. It will also organize more art exchange activities with international influences.
"The Sculpture Park is an art name card of the city and will show Qingdao's cultural charm to the world," Li said.
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