In October, China is immersed in a strong festive atmosphere, while Sweden, a remote country, is also in celebration. China Today Arts Week, the largest cultural exchange event with the most kinds of Chinese culture and arts between China and Sweden, has stepped on its virgin journey to Sweden, the first western country that established diplomatic relations with New China.

As a brand event in non-governmental cultural exchange sponsored by CFLAC, China Today Arts Week has witnessed a constant success in varied countries and gained universal popularity and high recognition among local audiences. This time, besides distinct features such as Chinese traditional music and dance, CFLAC specially presents acrobatic, puppet show and films, which are easy for foreigners to understand, to demonstrate the charm of Chinese culture from different formalities and perspectives. With contemporary characters in Chinese arts highlighted, thanks to mass media, it is manifested that today’s Chinese arts are still rooted in time-honored tradition, open to the international tendency and ready for original creation. Through the Arts Week, Chinese people will express their love for peace, resolution to promote cultural diversity of global cultures and best wish to construct a harmonious world. Such a practice oriented to the mainstream abroad has perfectly outlined the current multi-element cultural interaction in China.

That is just the mission of our magazine.

How can we introduce Chinese culture of profound tradition to the outside world in a precise and convenient way? How can we bring the excellent cultures abroad to Chinese people’s knowledge and appreciation? You can sense culture and arts by a poem’s interpretation, a photo shot, a blink or handshake. Let’s just get together in art exchange.