Chinese Sculpture Exhibition Opens at UN Headquarters

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his wife, Yoo Soon-taek (centre, left and right) attend ""Sculpting the Soul of a Nation"", an international touring exhibition of the art of Wu Weishan, opens today at UN Headquarters in New York. The exhibition consists of thirty-three pieces of art falling into three categories: sculptures of important cultural figures in the Chinese history including Confucius and Laozi, sculptures on the theme of mothers and children and sculptures from the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall.
Also pictured are: Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal (far left), Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information; Wu Weishan (third from left), Sculptor and President of the Fine Arts Institute of the Chinese National Academy of Arts and Chinese Academy of Sculpture; Li Baodong (third from right), Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations and his wife, Lu Hailin; and Stephen A. Orlins (far right), President of the National Committee on United States-China Relations.