Chinese Sculpture Exhibition Opens at UN Headquarters

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) helps to open ""Sculpting the Soul of a Nation"", an international touring exhibition of the art of Wu Weishan, 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 at the ribbon-cutting are (from left) Sun Guoxiang, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in New York; Wu Weishan, Sculptor and President of the Fine Arts Institute of the Chinese National Academy of Arts and Chinese Academy of Sculpture, Yoo Soon-taek, wife of the Secretary-General; and Li Baodong, Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations.