Feature: Athens museum builds bridges through Chinese painting workshop

Participants practise Chinese landscape painting during a workshop at Herakleidon Museum in central Athens, Greece, March 24, 2018. Armed with Chinese brushes, ink and rice paper, a group of Greek women of various ages and professions sharing the love for art and eagerness to learn more about Chinese culture joined a workshop on Chinese landscape painting hosted at Herakleidon museum this March. Following the success of the Chinese painting workshop which has aroused the strong interest of many Greeks, a new round of lessons will be held this May, according to Marion -- Emmanuela Maniou, the museum's head of educational programs. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)