Olympic Landscape Sculpture tour held in Wellington

2008 Olympic Landscape Sculpture International Tour was unveiled in the New Zealand capital Wellington on the 11th, 110 art of attracting a large number of visitors.
Three local artists in the exhibition hall of the of downtown Wellington Maikefuluo center, full of praise for the stone sculpture entitled "Torch", and that the athletes into the Olympic torch red color, captivating agitation posture. The council staff Flair before the sculpture "Shangougou" stood for some time. He said, three village children naughty look on the thick stick, he recalled his cheerful childhood.
According to the New Zealand tour organized by staff thank payload, Olympic Landscape Sculpture International Tour from Beijing BOCOG Cultural Activities Department, the Chinese Artists Association and other units jointly organized. August 8, 2005, the Olympic landscape sculpture collection activities for the global startup positive response from stone egg sculpture artists from the world's five continents, 82 countries and regions, and a total of 2450 / group presenting the program works, this time in the the works on display in New Zealand is one of the boutique.
Xie said payload past Olympic Games, the city has held the underlying theme of the sculpture exhibition, generally in the domestic tour. 2008 Olympic Landscape Sculpture tour not only completed exhibited in 15 cities in China, before the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games will also traveled five continents to spread the Olympic spirit.
Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast said that on the unveiling of the Olympic theme, this exhibition sculptures by Chinese and foreign sculptors creation reflects the Humanistic Olympics and the Olympic spirit, will enhance the New Zealand public enthusiasm and anticipation of the Beijing Olympic Games.
Zhang Yuanyuan, Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand Olympic granite buddha sculpture traveled far away, the humanistic spirit of the Olympic Games not only brought here to show the good wishes of the Chinese nation and the people of the world to the Beijing Olympics, but also the perfect fusion of art and sports.
The tour in New Zealand has completed the first in the world to greet the place of the sun in Gisborne, New Zealand's largest city Auckland on display, the exhibition in Wellington to the South Pacific island of Fiji tour will end on October 15.