, /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between and , the "Inspiration as Response: Eugen Popa and Contemporary Chinese Painting Documentation Exhibition" opened at the China Cultural Center in on , at , representing a significant chapter of cultural exchanges between the two nations. It was hosted by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture, Broadcasting, and Tourism, Zhejiang Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and China Academy of Art (CAA) and organized by the Art Museum of CAA and the China Cultural Center in , under the auspices of the Chinese Embassy in , the Romanian Embassy in , and the International Exchange and Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of . Around 100 guests attended the event, including Han Chunlin, Chinese Ambassador to ; Cosmin Hiristea, Romanian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; former Romanian Ambassador to China Viorel Isticioaia and his wife; , Cultural Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in ; Xu Ningbo, Director of the China Cultural Center in ; , Chairman of the Visual Artists' Union of ; Chen Leilei, President of the Association of Romanian Culture and Arts Promotion; , Mayor of Săvârșin, Eugen Popa's hometown; Eugen Popa's niece, ; and distinguished guests from Romanian politics, culture, art, education, media, Chinese organizations, and the overseas Chinese community.
The "Eugen Popa and Contemporary Chinese Painting" project was initiated by the CAA in 201.