Chinese Sculpture Exhibition Opens at UN Headquarters

Li Baodong, Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations, greets Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) at ""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, from left: Wu Hongbo (far left), Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs; 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; Yoo Soon-taek (left of Mr. Ban), wife of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Lu Hailin (third from right), wife of Mr. Baodong; Stephen A. Orlins (second from right), President of the National Committee on United States-China Relations; and Hervé Ladsous (far right), Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations.