China Fest Berlin 2001

China Fest is an event of the Senate Department for Science, Research and Culture, Berlin and the Information Bureau of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Beijing. As part of the Asia-Pacific Weeks September 2001, the country presents itself with a colorful array of high-profile cultural contributions. Culture in dialogue: The focus of the Asia-Pacific Weeks this year is on a country that in the course of its opening in all economic and social Experienced rapid change — the Transrapid may be a symbol for this. In this moment of change, China is reminiscent of its rich cultural history and defines its future identity in the global fabric. Who has not heard of Peking and Kuen's opera, of shadow theater, Kite festivals, Gongfu or Chinese food stalls? Whether everyday or everyday arts: Chinese tradition, sensual, colorful, far from the familiar, Berliners in the theaters, museums and on the streets of the city in their own Experience intuition. One of the CHINA FEST highlights will undoubtedly be the exhibition

of more than 1,000 years old Buddhist sculptures made in 1996 in Shandong Province were discovered. They are first seen outside China and will remain forever afterwards in the People's Republic. Modern, modern China is also coming to Berlin. It proves that the “country of the middle” is right in the middle of international art events: the program includes exhibitions to the Chinese photo art, to the “avant-garde poster” as well as to the art in the “new medium” Internet.