Chinese and South Korean artists show their works in Beijing

There's been a rise in exchanges between Chinese and South Korean cultural circles in the past few years.

This includes official events such as an exhibition of contemporary sculptures that is now being held at the Shandong Art Museum in East China's Jinan city and another exhibition of classical Chinese, Korean and Japanese paintings from the 15th century to the 19th century at Beijing's National Museum of China.

Exchanges at the grassroots level also bring artists of the two countries together - and an exhibition in Beijing's Songzhuang art district is doing just that. The China-Korea Art Exchange Exhibition is showing paintings and calligraphic pieces that reveal similarities and differences in art of the two countries.