On 24 September,Acting Consul General Wang Junchao attended and addressed the unveiling ceremony of the Hamilton stop of the “EMBRACING DIVERSITY—International Art Dialogue Exhibition of the China National Academy of Painting”. Hamilton Mayor Tim Macindoe, Deputy Mayor Geoff  Taylor, Hamilton Arts and Design Week Ambassador Barry Redford, and nearly 100 people from various sectors attended.

Acting Consul General Wang said that the exhibition is a vivid practice of high-level artistic exchange between China and New Zealand, fully demonstrating the historical heritage and contemporary vitality of Chinese calligraphy and painting art, and vividly interpreting the true meaning of the Global Civilization Initiative. The Chinese Consulate-General in Auckland will continue to support dialogue and cooperation between the cultural and artistic circles of both sides, so that more outstanding works that truly reflect their respective contemporary cultural achievements can run cross mountains and seas and touch people's hearts, jointly advancing a new chapter in China-New Zealand people-to-people and cultural exchanges.

The exhibition is hosted by the China National Academy of Painting and the China Cultural Center in Auckland, and will last until 4 October, displaying more than 20 fine works of contemporary Chinese painting and calligraphy.