Renaissance in Fuzhou

Today, I received an invitation to visit an exhibition of Italian Renaissance paintings, which will be held here in Fuzhou. On display are 49 original works by masters like Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raffael, from Galleria Bellini in Florence. At first, I could not believe it, because who would be able to get such priceless pieces of art to a "provincial town" like Fuzhou. But I was told that the exhibition was organised by the real estate giant "Rong-qiao Group Ltd." (who also owns the compounde we live in) in collaboration with the Chinese and Italian governments. The exhibition is one of the most important activities during the "2006 China-Italy Year".

An unexpected pleasure! And as the exhibition is held in walking distance from our house, it will be very convenient to visit. As I wrote before, I start to get the impression that Fuzhou really is a city of art.