Chinese paintings exhibition held in Tokyo

An exhibition of Chinese paintings opened Monday at the China Cultural Center in Tokyo, attracting many Japanese and Chinese art figures and visitors.

With the theme of 'China in Spring,' the exhibition showcases a variety of paintings by over 20 Chinese artists, offering a comprehensive demonstration of the creativity, quality, and artistic style of contemporary Chinese ink painting.

At the exhibition's opening ceremony, Shinako Tsuchiya, director-general of the International Bureau of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and also a member of the House of Representatives, said such an event will promote friendly exchanges between Japan and China.

"I feel a great warmth in all the works. I believe that this warmth is very important for Japan-China exchanges, and I think it will make the relationship between Japan and China warmer and warmer," Tsuchiya told reporters.

In the exhibition, a peony painting created by Wang Xiaoyan, president of the Yanhe Chinese Painting Society, was particularly eye-catching, which skillfully blended the charm of Chinese painting with the delicate style of Japanese painting, fully demonstrating the artistic charm of the fusion of Chinese and Japanese cultures.

"Peony flowers give people a feeling of spring as they are colorful, beautiful and spectacular. So this painting is also in line with the 'China in Spring' theme," said Wang.

For many years, Wang has been committed to the promotion of Chinese painting overseas, especially in Japan.

By founding the Yanhe Chinese Painting Society, she shares Chinese painting skills with Japanese enthusiasts and fosters cultural exchanges between people of the two countries.

Chinese paintings exhibition held in Tokyo

Chinese paintings exhibition held in Tokyo

Chinese paintings exhibition held in Tokyo

The death toll from a landfill collapse in the central Philippine city of Cebu has risen to eight by Monday morning as search and rescue operations continued for another 28 missing people.

The landfill collapse occurred on Thursday as dozens of sanitation workers were working at the site. The disaster has already caused injuries of 18 people.

Family members of the missing people said the rescue progress is slow, and the hope for the survival of their loved ones is fading.

"For me, maybe I’ve accepted the worst result already because the garbage is poisonous and yesterday, it was raining very hard the whole day. Maybe they’ve been poisoned. For us, alive or dead, I hope we can get their bodies out of the garbage rubble," said Maria Kareen Rubin, a family member of a victim.

Families have set up camps on high ground near the landfill, awaiting news of their relatives. Some people at the site said cries for help could still be heard hours after the landfill collapsed, but these voices gradually faded away.

Bienvenido Ranido, who lost his wife in the disaster, said he can't believe all that happened.

"After they gave my wife oxygen, my kids and I were expecting that she would be saved that night because she was still alive. But the night came and till the next morning, they didn't manage to save her," he said.

Death toll in central Philippine landfill collapse rises to eight