Tunisian subjects get ink treatment

TUNIS - The medium is Chinese but the subjects are Tunisian. An amalgamation of the cultures of the two geographically distant but historically close countries has won an appreciative audience as six Chinese artists painted scenes they had witnessed in the North African country during their 10-day stay.

Their work, done in the delicate traditional Chinese ink painting style, is being shown in Hammamet, a beach town in eastern Tunisia that is a prime tourist destination.

The one-week exhibition, which was inaugurated on Wednesday, is jointly organized by the Chinese and Tunisian ministries of culture as part of Sino-Tunisian cultural exchanges.