Artists wow Arab world

Subheadline: The largest ever team of artists to attend an art fair in Oman has showcased China's unique cultural crafts. Deng Zhangyu reports.

Traditional Chinese art and crafts such as kung fu, tea art, calligraphy, knotting and embroidery were showcased to the Arab world when a team of 43 artists attended the monthlong Muscat Festival held at the Sultanate of Oman, a country of the Persian Gulf.

Muscat Festival 2015 was held from Jan 15 to Feb 14. It is Oman's biggest annual art event and attracted more than one million visitors from around the world, especially those from nearby Arab countries, according to the Festival committee. China Pavilion was one of the hottest attractions in the international art zone where about 10 countries including France, Egypt and Turkey had their own pavilions.