Chinese Sculpture Exhibition Opens at UN Headquarters

Wu Weishan, Sculptor and President of the Fine Arts Institute of the Chinese National Academy of Arts and Chinese Academy of Sculpture, speaks at the opening of ""Sculpting the Soul of a Nation"", an international touring exhibition of his art, which was launched 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. Behind the artist are, from left: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his wife Yoo Soon-taek; Li Baodong, Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations and his wife, Lu Hailin; and Stephen A. Orlins, President of the National Committee on United States-China Relations.