An opening ceremony kicks off the International Woodcarving Art Festival at Beijing Forestry University on April 2, 2014.
International Woodcarving Art Festival, a post-2014 WWD cultural exchange event, was held to celebrate the concept of “Wood is Good” at Beijing Forestry University from April 2 to 3.
Vice President of the school, Director of IWCS and international and domestic representatives addressed the opening ceremony. Followed were performances of traditional culture of China and Africa presented by Chinese students and international artists.
Strewn with flowers and trees everywhere, the Beijing Forestry University is worthy of the name.
Traditional Chinese music is presented by the student band of Beijing Forestry University, April Wind, at the opening ceremony.
The Tanzanian Police Band performs African wooden drum dance on the open stage.
The student volunteers, who play a significant part in the Festival, are well prepared to help around during the activities.
International woodcarving show
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Beijing Forestry University
Cultural exchange is a primary focus of 2014 WWD activities. The Woodcarving Art Festival was a landmark initiative co-organized by the Beijing Forestry University and IWCS. It brought together forty-six artists from across the world with the aim to share wood culture with a range of academic audience.
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Culture Tour
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The international artists spent two days touring the most prominent historical sites in Beijing on April 1 and April 4. The culture tour featuring the Tiananmen Square, the Imperial Palace and the Great Wall gave them a glimpse of the essence of traditional and architectural accomplishment of the old China.
The 2014 WWD artists pose at the Tia...