The 3rd "Silk Road · Calligraphy and Painting in Tongwei" Chinese Painting and Oil Painting Exhibition Opens in Tongwei, China

On August 16, 2026, the opening ceremony of the 3rd "Silk Road · Calligraphy and Painting in Tongwei" Chinese Painting and Oil Painting Exhibition was held at the Hanmo Cultural Center in Tongwei County, Gansu Province, China.

The event was hosted by the China Artists Association, the Gansu Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the Publicity Department of the CPC Dingxi Municipal Committee. It was co-organized by the Fine Arts Center of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the CPC Tongwei County Committee, the Tongwei County People’s Government, the Gansu Artists Association, and the Tongwei Yuexin International Calligraphy and Painting Village.

Numerous leaders and guests attended the opening ceremony, including Lu Qinglong, Vice Chairman of the China Artists Association; Bao Shiquan, Member of the Standing Committee and Head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Dingxi Municipal Committee; Tang Xiaochun, Vice Mayor of the Dingxi Municipal People's Government; Du Songru, Deputy Director of the Fine Arts Center of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles; Sun Ning, Deputy Director of the Exhibition Department; Shao Peng, Secretary of the CPC Tongwei County Committee; and Liu Zhijun, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Tongwei County Committee and Vice County Mayor. They were joined by participating artists, local calligraphy and painting enthusiasts, and media reporters. Liu Zhijun presided over the ceremony.

Entrusted by Qu Jian, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Resident Vice Chairman of the China Artists Association, Lu Qinglong delivered a speech. He expressed his hope that artists and cultural workers will dig deep into the cultural heritage of the Silk Road and the local traditions of the Longzhong (central Gansu) region to create masterpieces. He also emphasized leveraging Tongwei's reputation as the "Hometown of Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Art" to extend the cultural tourism supply chain. By empowering aesthetic education, integrating culture and tourism, and revitalizing rural areas through art, traditional calligraphy and painting can become a spiritual driving force for high-quality local development.

In his speech, Tang Xiaochun pointed out that Dingxi is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation's Yellow River civilization, where the vast loess plateau has nurtured a profound cultural heritage. In Tongwei, visitors can appreciate the elegance of ink art, relax in natural hot springs, trace the footsteps of revolutionary history, and inherit the traditional culture of farming and reading. He warmly welcomed friends from all over the world to frequently visit Dingxi to experience its rich history, diverse ethnic customs, and vigorous development momentum.

Shao Peng stated that this exhibition features 18 series of activities centered around four main themes: "Appreciating Tongwei's Art, Enjoying Gansu's Hot Springs, Visiting Historic Revolutionary Sites, and Experiencing the Farming-Reading Culture." Notably, the painting exhibition received 6,813 submissions from across China. After a rigorous selection process by an expert committee, 200 outstanding works were chosen for display. He sincerely invited friends from all circles to come to Tongwei for sketching, creative work, and business investment, jointly promoting the integration of culture and tourism.

Since its inception in Tongwei in 2016, the "Silk Road · Calligraphy and Painting in Tongwei" exhibition has gone through a decade of development. Over the past 10 years, the exhibition has taken root in Gansu while engaging the whole of China. It has become a vital platform for exploring Silk Road culture, showcasing artistic achievements from across China, and facilitating art exchanges. The success of this year's exhibition further enriches Tongwei’s cultural activities. It serves to promote local cultural construction, unearth distinctive art resources, pass down excellent traditional Chinese culture, and inject lasting vitality into the prosperous development of China's fine arts.