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A dialogue of light and shadow: Sculpture carries cross-civilization poetry
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At the Ligongdi Cultural and Creative Block, ametallic sculpture shines like glass under the sunlight, shimmering in harmonywith the rippling water at its foot. It has attracted many people to pause and takephotos.The artistic installation called “Gaze” wasjointly created by Frédéric Baron, co-designer of the Le mur des je t’aime(“Wall of Love”) in Montmartre, France, Fei Zhixiong, a Chinese calligrapher,and Zhang Dalu, a professor at the School of Art of Soochow University.Inspired by French deconstructivism andtraditional Chinese painting, the i...
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A literary journey: Activities offer immersive cultural experiences
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SIP Public Cultural Center devised the FrenchLiterature Reading Week themed “When the Ferris Wheel Meets the Eiffel Tower”,blending reading activities with exhibitions, film script reading, literarysalon sessions and other activities to promote Sino-French cultural exchangesto extend from traditional reading to a more diversified cultural ecosystem.A highlight is the exhibition in honor ofAntoine de Saint Exupéry, author of The Little Prince. Jointly held bythe Antoine de Saint Exupéry Youth Foundation, the Little Prince Foundation andGuangzhou Libra...
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A sumptuous feast: designs, art and food
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The Chinese and French Young DesignersInvitational Exhibition that opened on Oct 17 showcases over 70 works by young Chineseand French designers, injecting new energy into urban life and futuredevelopment.Concurrently, the Chinese-French YoungDesigners Academic Seminar offered deep insights to a series of hot topics likecrossover integration and ESG innovation. The sketching activity at Jinji Lakeallowed the participating designers to capture the lake’s charm with theirpens. Apart from that, the Suzhou Ballet Theatretoured Milan and Paris with the “Lov...
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Shared memories of two cities: A long scroll of friendship is unfolding
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The Ligongdi Cultural and Creative Block in SIPand the Montmartre in Paris formally established a friendship in 2011 and,since 2022, have jointly organized the Suzhou Jinji Lake China-France Cultureand Art Week in both Suzhou and Paris on a yearly basis. These events havefostered deep cultural exchanges between China and France.As the first Suzhou Jinji Lake China-FranceCulture and Art Week was held in 2022, the Sino-French Wall of Love, a replicaof Le mur des je t'aime in Montmartre, was set up at Ligongdi, becoming a newlandmark of Suzhou. Later, a mar...
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