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Sri Lanka China in the Eyes of Photographers
View(s):In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Sri Lanka, a photographic exhibition titled “Sri Lanka and China in the Eyes of Photographers” will be held November 23 and 24 at the J.D.A. Perera Gallery of the University of Visual and Performing Arts at no 46, Horton place Colombo 07.
The opening ceremony will be held at 10 am on Nov. 23 with the chief guest and guest of honour being Petroleum Resources Development Minister Arjuna Ranatunga, and China’s Ambassador Yi Xianliang. Photographs on China have been taken by two Sri Lankan photographers — Panduka de Silva and Ravindra Ranasinghe — during their visit to China in June while photographs on Sri Lanka have been taken by two Chinese photographers — Wang Lin and Wang Yi — during a visit to Sri Lanka in May.
This exhibition is co-hosted by the Sri Lanka China Society and the Beijing-based Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.