CityMeetCity | Paris and Guangzhou: Cultural Landmarks

Lingnan: Beauty Beyond Borders | The designer of the Louvre Pyramid in #Paris, eminent architect I. M. Pei, was born in #Guangzhou. The giant ship-shaped design of the Bai'e Tan Greater Bay Area Art Center in Guangzhou symbolizes the #MaritimeSilkRoad, the concept of which was introduced by the French orientalist Edouard Chavannes. These two #artistic #landmarks, one in the East and the other in the West, have emerged as witnesses and narrators of Sino-French #cultural exchanges. #SplendidLingnan

巴黎卢浮宫入口玻璃金字塔的设计者、建筑大师贝聿铭出生于广州；广州白鹅潭大湾区艺术中心的巨轮造型象征海上丝绸之路，而海上丝绸之路的概念正是法国东方学家沙畹提出的。东西两座艺术地标，不约而同地成为中法文化交流的见证者和讲述者。