Tibetan Culture Extravaganza Arrives in Australia
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An exploration of Tibetan art, culture and life arrives in Australia, to begin a world tour. After moving on from Melbourne, the China Tibetan Culture Week opened in Sydney, Tuesday. As CRI’s Australia Correspondent Yang Binyuan reports, the Tibetan culture extravaganza, which includes impressive photographic works, tapestries and films, is China’s first all-round exposition to the world on Tibet.

The China Tibetan Culture Week, presented by the China International Culture Association, aims to raise awareness about life in Tibet.

Australia and New Zealand are the first stops on a worldwide tour of an exhibition that took several years to compile. Li Gang, head of the China Tibetan Culture Week delegation, says the culture week aims to introduce the real Tibet to people in Australia and New Zealand.
Li Gang says for years, the Dalai Lama spread many rumors about Tibet, which resulting in great misperceptions among people living abroad. He hopes people in Australia and New Zealand will gain a better understanding of Tibet through the China Tibetan Culture Week.
The exhibition comprises three parts: photos and tapestries; TV documentaries and feature films; and Tibetan performances. More than 600 photos from various parts of Tibet including its countryside, mountains, people, music, religion and industry are on display. There are also 80 ancient Tibetan tapestries.

Kevin Gosper, Vice President of the International Olympic Committee is Patron of the Tibetan Culture Week in Melbourne. He is impressed with the exhibition, It’s a spectacular exhibition. It’s a first for Melbourne to have such a beautiful exhibition, a good opportunity to look at many works of art and, of course, learning a great deal about a part of the world they didn’t know very much about. That’s what is important about this visit.

The China Tibetan Culture Week’s producer in Sydney, Patrick Condon says the exhibition is timely as he believes the 21st century is going to be China’s century,

“The significance of the exhibit is people will understand more about Tibet, which has always been a mystery, a very hidden country in their perception.

It's a country that’s obviously got wonderful grand scenery, amazingly deep and old culture, and great beauty of the warm people. The more this type of exhibitions are done, the more not only people in Australia but the world will understand the real depth and quality of China.”

The China Tibetan Culture Week will move to Auckland, New Zealand next Monday.