Masterpieces from the Forbidden City and other great Chinese collections illustrate the origins, development and continuity of Chinese writing and calligraphy. The spotlight will be on The Orchid Pavilion, a historic event from the year 353, which has inspired all Chinese calligraphers from the Tang Dynasty to present day.

Curators: Dr. FAN Di’an [Director of the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC), Beijing] , FU Hongzhan [Director, Department of Painting and Calligraphy, Palace Museum (Forbidden City), Beijing], LaoZhu (ZHU Qingsheng) [Co-curator, Professor at the Beijing University], André Kneib [Lecturer at the Ecole des langues orientales and at Paris IV Sorbonne], Jean-Marie Simonet [Co-curator, Honorary conservator of the Royal Museums of Art and History]

14.10.2009 > 31.01.2010

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Rue de la Régence 3 B-1000 Brussels

Tue > Sun 10:00 > 17:00 Closed : 01.11.2009, 11.11.2009, 25.12.2009, 01.01.2010, 14.01.10

www.fine-arts-museum.be T. 02 508 32 11 F. 02 508 32 32

adults: 9 € groups, seniors: 6.5 € < 26 years old, students : 2.5€ 0-18 : free entrance

guided tours T 02 508 33 33 Schools: 45 € Adults: 67 €

Source: http://www.europalia.eu

Editor: Wen Yi