At 10:00 a.m. on December 12, 2017, the “Gathering in the New Era”—a touring exhibition of calligraphy and painting commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Jiangsu Provincial Organization of the China Democratic Promotion Association (CDPA), as well as a solo exhibition by Liu Xuejian—officially opened at the Changzhou Hengshan Museum. The exhibition was organized by the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the CDPA and co-hosted by the Changzhou Municipal Committee of the CDPA, the Changzhou Hengshan Museum, and the Zhenjiang Jingkou Art Museum. Leaders in attendance at the opening ceremony included Zhu Yimin, Vice Chairperson of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the China Democratic Promotion Association; Xu Ping, Vice Chairperson of the Zhenjiang Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Chairperson of the Zhenjiang Municipal Committee of the China Democratic Promotion Association; Jiang Bibiao, Vice Chairperson of the Changzhou Municipal Committee of the CPPCC and Chairperson of the Changzhou Municipal Committee of the China Democratic Promotion Association; Zhu Minghui, Chairperson of the Changzhou Federation of Social Sciences; and Zhang Zhehao, Director of the Changzhou Overseas Chinese Affairs Office.

This exhibition features 87 works of calligraphy and painting by artists from the Jiangsu branch of the China Association for Promoting Democracy, as well as 48 works by Liu Xuejian, director of the Jingkou Art Museum in Zhenjiang and a renowned painter. The exhibition will run through January 10, 2018.

Zhu Yimin, Vice Chair of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy, delivered a speech

Xu Ping, Vice Chairperson of the Zhenjiang Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Chairperson of the Zhenjiang Municipal Committee of the China Democratic Promotion Association, delivered a speech

Jiang Bibiao, Vice Chairman of the Changzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of the Changzhou Municipal Committee of the China Democratic Promotion Association, delivered a speech

Li Qiming, Director of the Changzhou Hengshan Museum, Delivers a Welcome Address

Remarks by Liu Xuejian, Director of the Jingkou Art Museum in Zhenjiang and renowned painter