An exhibition of oil paintings by eminent Chinese artist Wang Qijun, who is a professor at the Beijing-based China Central Academy of Fine Arts, will be held from Feb 26 to March 24 in Berlin at the invitation of the Chinese Culture Center there. The 16 oil paintings on display will feature riverside towns in Jiangnan, a name that describes the areas south of the Yangtze River famous for beautiful scenery. Wang will also give a lecture to the German audience on the traditional Chinese residential culture and contemporary Chinese painting. The Chinese Culture Center in Berlin is one of eight centers of the Chinese Ministry of Culture in foreign countries.

River Moonlight, oil on canvas, by Wang Qijun.

Updated: 2014-02-14 07:20（China Daily）