UN urged to do more to preserve calligraphy

UNITED NATIONS - The global village should work together to preserve and develop cultural traditions like Chinese calligraphy on the United Nations platform, in order to make the world a better place to live, a renowned Chinese calligrapher says.

"Chinese calligraphy is a unique cultural symbol for this ancient country (China) to share with the rest of the world its vast and extensive culture," says Sun Xiaoyun, vice-chairperson of the China Calligraphers Association.

Sun made the remarks as she attended a calligraphy and paintings exhibition titled In Pursuit of Peace held at the UN headquarters in New York, in celebration of the annual UN Chinese Language Day on April 20.