Visitors attend the official opening of the exhibition, "Son of Heaven," as part of the Europalia.China festival in Brussels on Oct. 8, 2009. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)
Europe's capital studies China
For the next few months Brussels will teem with Chinese art and culture, with a tea house to boot.
BRUSSELS, Belgium — This fall and winter, the capital of Europe has taken on a distinctly Asian feel as China takes center stage at what the organizers are touting as the continent’s largest cultural festival.
The festival, Europalia.China, comes on the heels of China’s contentious guest of honor status at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. Both are an...
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