‘Sri Lanka and China in the Eyes of Photographers’

In commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of Diplomatic relations between China and Sri Lanka, an Exhibition of Photographic work titled ‘Sri Lanka and China In the Eyes of Photographers’ will be held.  

The exhibition is to be inaugurated by Minister of Petroleum Resources and Development Arjuna Ranatunga as the Chief Guest and Chinese Ambassador Yi Xianliang for Sri Lanka the as Guest of Honour.   

The exhibition with 150 artistic Photographic work is by an exchange arrangement of photographers of the two countries and there will be two Sri Lankan photography artists Panduka de Silva and Ravindra Ranasinghe, touring select provinces of China; Beijing, Shanxi, Hangzhou and Shanghai, while their counterparts from China Wang Ling and Wang Yi extensively covering locations in Sri Lanka.   
A delegation of four headed by Hu Sishe, Vice President of CPAFFC will also be gracing the opening ceremony and the exhibition.  

The Exhibition co-hosted by the Sri Lanka China Society and the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign countries (CPAFFC) in Beijing will be declared open at 9.30 am on Thursday, November 23 with the exhibition open till 6.00 pm on Friday, November 24 at the J. D. A. Perera Gallery, 46. Horton Place, Colombo 7.  

Further details and information  

Jinith de Silva - Vice President Sri Lanka-China Society