A show on Chinese traditional costume and decoration will be
held in Paris this October as part of the Chinese Year of Culture
activities, the organizer announced at a press conference in
Beijing Tuesday.
The show is composed of two parts, a performance and an
exhibition.
The performance of Chinese traditional costume and decoration
will be held as part of the opening ceremony of the Chinese Year of
Culture activities and will also be staged at the Louvre on October
14.
The exhibition on Chinese costume and decoration will be held at
the Chinese Cultural Center in Paris between October 3-6.
According to agreements reached by leaders of the two countries,
a Chinese Year of Culture will be held in France between October
2003 and July 2004.
A French Year of Culture will be held in China from the autumn
of 2004 to July 2005.
(Xinhua News Agency?August 6, 2003)