A large oil paint, the "Nanjing Massacre" was on show Friday in the
Museum of Chinese Revolution in Beijing.
It
is one of Li Zijian's more than 100 oil paintings. Qian Qichen,
vice-premier of the State Council, together with the other ministry
officials attended Friday's opening ceremony.
The painting has been on display in nearly 20 countries including
the United States, Germany, France, Britain, Brazil, Malaysia and
Singapore.
Born in central China's Hunan province in 1954, Li took up painting
as an early age. He emigrated to the United States in 1988.
About 300,000 Chinese civilians and Chinese soldiers were killed
during the Nanjing Massacre in 1937.
Li
said the exhibit in Beijing will last till September 10. Then the
painting will be taken to Shanghai, Changsha and Guangzhou.
(Xinhua)