Nigeria: Coming to China... Over Two Thousand Years Heritage Berthed in Lagos

What has been described as the inter-cultural dialogue between nations was experienced in Lagos, few days ago when a world heritage site in China was re-enacted via art exhibition in Lagos. Captured by a Nigerian artist, Uzoma Samuel Anyanwu, the Chinese cultural sites of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum and the Terracotta Army Museum exhibition of photography, collage painting and sculpture further confirmed the ongoing relationship between Nigeria and the East's leading power-house.

Inside the showroom of a Chinese product, GAC Motors, Victoria Island, Lagos, the exhibition titled, Coming To China, included Anyanwu's travelogue, which captures Confucian culture in a mix of ancient and contemporary architectures as well as the Great Wall of China. Also on display were the artist's portraiture of the great Mao Zeadong and pictures of some Chinese artefacts.

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