The "Belt and Road Ink Impression - Works Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Painting Masters" hosted by the Macau Contemporary Ink and Wash Association, co-organized by the Macau Art Magazine, and funded by the Macao Special Administrative Region Government Cultural Development Fund was held at 6:30 p.m. on March 12, 2025 in the Exhibition Hall and Multi-function Hall of the Education, Science and Culture Center of Song Yusheng Plaza, New Port, Macau, and exhibited 113 masterpieces from more than 90 famous Chinese painters in Macau and the Mainland.

Zeng Guoming, President of the Macau Contemporary Ink and Painting Association, delivered a speech

Ribbon cutting ceremony

"Impression of the Belt and Road Ink and Wash - Collection of Works of Famous Chinese Paintings" was released on the same stage

Wan Sucheng, Minister of Propaganda and Culture of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region; Zhong Yi, Vice Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Macao Foundation; Cai Jianlong, Acting Deputy Director of the Cultural Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government; Chen Jiayao, Member of the Administrative Committee of the Cultural Development Fund of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government; Lu Bo, Honorary President of the Macao Federation of Cultural Circles and President of the Macao Daily; Li Zisong, Chairman of the Macao Federation of Culture; Ruan Jianghua, Director of the China Artists Association, Vice Chairman of the Hainan Federation of Literary and Art Circles and Chairman of the Hainan Artists Association; Seventh Chinese Artists Association, The eighth director, Li Ying, chairman of the Macau Artists Association; Lu Xi, the ninth director of the China Artists Association and president of the Macau Artists Association; Liu Fuye, member of the China Artists Association, vice chairman of the Guangdong Artists Association, and president of the Kangxintang (Macao) Calligraphy and Painting Association; Mr. Guo Haoman, chairman of the Hong Kong Yunfeng Painting Garden; Xu Yongzhi, member of the China Artists Association, president of the Macau Art Exchange Society, and president of the Macau Art Magazine; Zeng Guoming, member of the China Artists Association, founding president of the Macau Ink and Wash Art Society and president of the Macau Contemporary Ink and Wash Association, attended the opening ceremony and presided over the ribbon cutting.

Photos of the artist and the guests attending the opening ceremony

Zeng Guoming said in his speech that the "Belt and Road" is the abbreviation of the "Silk Road Economic Belt" and the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road". In order to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the promulgation of the "Belt and Road" initiative, it shows the great era and the great achievements of contemporary Chinese painters using ink and wash art to record the great times and the journey of the century. It was initiated by "Macau Fine Arts". The association grandly held the "Belt and Road Ink and Wash Impression - Works Exhibition of Famous Contemporary Chinese Paintings".

Zhang Changjie, editor-in-chief and curator of "Macau Art", leads guests to visit the exhibition

Above: Chairman of Hainan Artists Association Ruan Jianghua (third from left), Vice Chairman Lu Xiangling (third from right), Lin Mingjun (second from left), Guo Hongyu (first from right), President of Macau Art Magazine Xu Yongzhi (middle), Assistant Yu Ruiying (first from left) and Li Hui (second from right), Director of Zhuhai Huixin Art Museum

The guest kept memorial in front of the work of Shan Mingbo, the president of Qingdao Chinese Academy of Painting,

It also states that the exhibition works have a wide range of themes, including depictions of the beautiful rivers and mountains of the motherland, portrayal of exotic customs of countries along the Silk Road, and also have a profound exploration and reproduction of the history and culture of the Silk Road. The painters have integrated the magnificent scenery and humanistic style of the Silk Road into the brush and ink with a unique artistic perspective and exquisite painting skills, showing the innovation and development of Chinese painting in the contemporary era, and reflecting the literary and artistic creation purpose of "brush and ink should follow the times, art should serve the people". Each work is devoted to the hard work of the painters, showing the strength, style and level of the painters, and presenting a magnificent and exquisite visual art feast to the audience, leaving a "deep impression of contemporary ink and wash".

The famous Jinbi landscape painter Cheng Shudong was interviewed by the media

More than 200 local exhibitors from Macau, representatives of mainland exhibitors and audiences attended the opening ceremony. The exhibition collection "Impression of the Belt and Road Ink and Wash - Collection of Works of Famous Chinese Paintings" was released on the same stage.

"Macau Art" Editor-in-Chief Zhang Changjie (Chinese) exchanged exhibition works with guests

Before the exhibition opened, the organizer also organized nearly 50 mainland painters to sketch at representative world heritage sites in Macau such as Dasanba Archway.

Sketching group photo of Macau Grand Three Bahru