Two countries celebrate a drawing bridge

Graphic novels from Chinese and French artists are highlighted at annual cultural festival, showcasing how humor and narratives have found a universal language for exchange, Fang Aiqing reports.

A group of professional Chinese and French graphic storytellers toured China during the ninth edition of La Fete des Bulles (the festival of bubbles) earlier in June to highlight the power of illustration in presenting human nature, and expressed a shared vision for graphic novels.

As part of the annual Festival Croisements, a cultural event organized by the French embassy in China and the French Institute of Beijing, La Fete des Bulles welcomed graphic artists from China and France to attend dialogues and workshops and improvise illustrations in addition to book signings in Beijing, Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, Shanghai, Nanchang in Jiangxi province, and Wuhan in Hubei province from June 6 to 15.

This series of events focusing on graphic novels has been held annually since 2016.