<P>A lecture on Chinese dance was held on Nov 26 at the arena theatre in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P>

Lectures on traditional Chinese medicine, part of the "Chinese Culture Talk" series, were held in Bangladesh and Nepal from Oct 9 to 13.

Ten Peking Opera performers from the Tianjin Youth Peking Opera Troupe visited Mauritius and performed at the local China Cultural Center on Oct 7.

The veteran Peking Opera artist Yuan Huiqin hosted a culture talk entitled "Charm of Peking Opera" in Stockholm on Sept 15 and St.Petersburg on Sept 11.

A lecture on traditional Chinese music and instruments in Auckland, New Zealand, attracted 500 local audience members on May 2.

As a part of Chinese Culture Talk, a series of culture talks and fashion shows chaired by Chinese veteran designer Chu Yan were held in South Africa on March 30-April 1 and Mauritius on April 3 -4.

Performers from the National Peking Opera Company of China have taken the stage in India, Russia and Mongolia from Nov 21 to 30.

The China National Music Orchestra has played before a packed crowd in Bogota, Columbia. More than 400 people came to hear about Chinese folk music and musical instruments at the Julio Mario Santo Domingo Theater, in the country's cultural hub.

Curator Zhang&nbsp;Qing gave three talks on maritime culture and Chinese art in Egypt on Nov 16-17 and Brussels, Belgium, on Nov 21.

Zhang Guoyong, a renowned conductor, gave a speech called Symphony in China, a recent episode of Chinese Culture Talk at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile on November 2.

The first Chinese Culture Talk, about Chinese drama, was held at Toronto University on November 4.

Chinese Culture Talk made its Chilean debut this month. Famous Chinese conductor Wang Fujian delivered three same-title speeches at Chilean Presidential Palace's Cultural Center.

At the Chinese Culture Talk debut in Hawaii, famous Chinese calligrapher Hu Qiuping shared her craft in a speech, The Charm of Chinese Calligraphy, in Honolulu on Aug 27.

A new lecture of Chinese Culture Talk series, "Unity of Mind and Imagery- Appreciation of Chinese Paintings", was held twice, separately at the KL &amp; Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall and Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) in Malaysia on Aug 16-17.

A special lecture titled Idea and Practice of China's New Countryside Construction was given by Sun Jun in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands from June 26 to July 4, 2016.

A new lecture&nbsp;"Exploring Chinese people's pursuit of humanism through seal engraving" was held in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, on April 11, 2016.

Titled "La Vie en Grace", an exhibition of Chinese modern dresses designed by Grace Chen was held in the Chinese Embassy in Paris on March 7.

<STRONG>Professor Liu Siyuan from University of British Columbia gave a presentation on Chinese dance drama and Beijing opera in <EM>Opera Warriors</EM>.</STRONG>

<STRONG>On Dec 15, the Chinese Culture Talk – Explore the Beauty of Chinese Classical Music - was held in Cambodia.</STRONG>

<STRONG>A series of lectures on Chinese ethnic instruments were held in Indonesia, raising strong interest among local residents and Indonesian Chinese alike.</STRONG>

<STRONG>A lecture on Chinese folk music was held at Yu Ying Charter School, Washington D.C. on Dec 10,introducing Chinese folk music and musical instruments.</STRONG>

<STRONG>A lecture on Chinese ethnic instruments was held at Habibie &amp; Ainun Library in Djakarta, Indonesia, attracting over 100 listeners to the library.</STRONG>

<STRONG>New Yorkers got an insiders perspective on the theme of Chinese Opera in New York City.</STRONG>

Chinese Culture Talk is a series of lectures on Chinese philosophy, religion, literature, cuisine, medicine and other traditional culture-related subjects. It is sponsored by the Bureau for External Cultural Relations&nbsp;of the Chinese Ministry of Culture. <BR><BR>The Ministry of Culture selects three or four groups of young and middle-aged scholars to give lectures abroad every year with Chinese embassies, consulates, China Cultural Centers or local agencies around the world planning and organizing lectures or similar activities. Other ministries and social forces in China also send scholars to lecture abroad.

<STRONG>Explore the Beauty of Chinese Costume, the last in a series of lectures organized by the Chinese Ministry of Culture, was held at the Italian branch of the Institute for International Education of Students in Rome.<STRONG></STRONG></STRONG>

<STRONG>Chu Yan, one of the top fashion designers in China, showcased her work on the catwalk at the China Cultural Center in Copenhagen on Tuesday.<STRONG></STRONG></STRONG>

<STRONG>The first lecture of China Culture Talk&nbsp;focus on the history of Chinese clothes and Chinese style fashion.</STRONG> <BR><BR>