Aleksandra Denga, from Poland, improvises as she poses for a photo in front of the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 19, 2018. After her graduation from Academy of Music in Gdansk in 2014, Aleksandra came to China to work with Guiyang Symphony Orchestra as a violinist in southwest China's Guizhou Province, three years later after a short stay in Poland, she decided to come back to China again, this time she found a job in National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra. "In the beginning it was a pretty scary adventure, because it's really different in weather, food, people, culture and traditions. But the longer I stay here the more I get used to it. And now I get a chance to appreciate more, I love China", the young violinist told Xinhua. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)
Chinese artists were performing on stage during "Happy Chinese New Year" celebration at the Prague Conference Hall on Jan. 25, 2019. (photo by Jeemy Xie)
Skiers from one of the Slovenian ski school perform Chinese dragon with the blessing for the 2022 Beijing Winter Games in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia on March 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Matic Stojs Lomovsek)
Croatian Former President Stjepan Mesic (C) and Chinese Ambassador to Croatia Hu Zhaoming pose with members of Hinggan Folk Music Ensemble in Varazdin, Croatia, Feb. 12, 2019. "Happy Spring Festival" performance was held to mark the beginning of the year of cultural and tourism cooperation between China and Croatia. (Xinhua/Gao Lei)
Chinese artists from Henan art troupe perform during the Chinese Cultural Week in Bucharest, capital of Romania, on Oct. 27, 2018. The Chinese Cultural Week started on Saturday. (Xinhua/Cristian Cristel)
Serbian audiences take selfies with members of the Hinggan Primitive Music Ensemble from China's Inner Mongolia after the performance in Belgrade, capital of Serbia, Feb. 16, 2019. Hundreds of local visitors enjoyed the performance which was part of the "Happy Spring Festival" event. (Xinhua/Nemanja Cabric)
Students of the Confucius Institute of Banja Luka University dance in Chinese traditional costumes in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Sept. 22, 2018. The Confucius Institute of Banja Luka University organized a series of interactive workshops on the occasion of the Day of Confucius Institutes through a diverse program of activities in promoting Chinese culture on Saturday. (Xinhua/Haris Memija)
Giant panda-shaped lanterns are seen at the Chinese Lantern Festival in Tirana, capital of Albania, on Feb. 1, 2019. Albania joined the celebration of the Chinese New Year, with a ceremony marking the opening of "Happy Chinese New Year-The Chinese Lantern Festival" event in the capital Tirana on Friday evening. (Xinhua/Liu Lihang)
A visitor takes a photo of a creation during an exhibition "Chinese Xieyi. Selected Works from the National Art Museum of China" at the National Gallery of Art in Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, March 15, 2019. The exhibition displays 73 pieces of artworks by 28 Chinese artists working with various traditional techniques, including 26 pieces of artwork kept by the museum. Xieyi, or freehand brushwork, is an important feature of Chinese art based on an intuitive representation of the artist's inner knowledge and intellectual experience. Visitors to the exhibition had a unique opportunity to see contemporary Chinese ink-wash paintings, oil paintings, watercolors, prints and sculptures. (Xinhua/Alfredas Pliadis)
Beijing Dance Academy dancers Sun Can, Luo Jiacheng perform in the show ''Beauty beyond Words'' during the 24th International Baltic Ballet Festival at the VEF Culture Palace in Riga, Latvia, April 10, 2019. The 24th International Baltic Ballet Festival is held from March 19 to April 20. (Xinhua/Edijs Palens)
