Chinese artists make splash in Rome

A show of contemporary Chinese artists took place in the Italian capital on Friday, offering multiple insights into China's traditional cultural world.

Titled Experiencing China: The Nine Splendid Forms of Chinese Traditional Art, the event was part of an initiative aimed at enhancing knowledge of China in Italy and artistic exchange between the two countries.

Dancers, singers, actors and masters of martial arts disciplines, tea ceremonies and incense rituals alternated on the stage at Rome's Auditorium Antonianum before a mixed audience of Chinese and Italians.