Dutch art exhibition echoes ancient Chinese culture

STORY: Dutch art exhibition echoes ancient Chinese culture DATELINE: May 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: DELFT, the Netherlands CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: Delft, the Dutch city renowned for its blue pottery, is hosting an international exhibition of pottery artworks that pays tribute to an ancient Chinese culture dating back thousands of years. The six-week exhibition, entitled Echoes of Majiayao, brings together some 60 pieces of pottery artworks created by a group of 14 artists from nine countries after they had returned from an artist-in-residence project led by Dutch artist Simone Haak on the Majiayao culture in northwest China. The Majiayao culture is in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and its tributaries. With more than 5,000 years of history, it forms a significant part of the origin of the Chinese civilization. Delft Mayor Marja van Bijsterveldt said the exhibition "confirms the bond we have in Delft with China, especially when it comes to ceram

THE NETHERLANDS-DELFT-ANCIENT CHINESE CULTURE-EXHIBITION-POTTERY ARTWORKS

THE NETHERLANDS-DELFT-ANCIENT CHINESE CULTURE-EXHIBITION-POTTERY ARTWORKS

(220514) -- DELFT (THE NETHERLANDS), May 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Delft Mayor Marja van Bijsterveldt (2nd L) and Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands Tan Jian (1st L) view an exhibit at an exhibition of pottery artworks entitled Echoes of Majiayao in Delft, the Netherlands, on May 14, 2022. Delft, the Dutch city renowned for its blue pottery, launched on Saturday an international exhibition of pottery artworks that pays tribute to an ancient Chinese culture dating back thousands of years. The exhibition, entitled Echoes of Majiayao, brought together some 60 pieces of pottery artworks created by a group of 14 artists from nine countries, after they had returned from an artist-in-residence project led by Dutch artist Simone Haak on the Majiayao culture in north-west China. The Majiayao culture is in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and its tributaries. With more than 5,000 years of history, it forms a significant part of the origin of the Chinese civilization. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)