Art and Culture of 100 Nations in Beijing Biennale

Beijing Biennale opened today its 7th annual focused on divulging the thought and culture of over 100 nations through their artists'' vision.

The event has as headquarters the National Museum of Art and will be held until October 15 with the topic 'Beyond the Silk Route', because it seeks to promote contemporary integration between Eastern and Western territories.

The audience will enjoy 601 pieces made by proffessionals of Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Venezuela, Honduras, Spain and Panama, among others.

Besides, it will include six special exhibitions dedicated, for example, to contemporary art of Georgia, Greece, Indonesia and Mongolia.

According to the curator and organizer of the Biennale, Tao Qin, the present annual is the largest and most international, which transforms China in a platform with great influence worldwide.