Artist draws on tradition to fuel exchanges

TOKYO — This year marks the 30th anniversary of Chinese calligrapher Jin Ou's arrival in Japan.

"In the 30 years since I came to Japan, I have been introducing Chinese culture through calligraphy and seal carving works, and promoting the art exchange of calligraphy and painting between the two countries," he says.

To commemorate the anniversary, Jin recently held an exhibition at the China Cultural Center in Tokyo displaying calligraphy and seal carvings made by him and his students, where Jin said he wanted to help the Chinese people in Japan strengthen their traditional cultural learning and seek their cultural roots from calligraphy.