Italian artists base set up in Zhujiajiao, 'China's Venice' 意大利艺术家在朱家角设立艺术创作实验基地，中国威尼

Italian artists set up an experimental base for artistic creation in Zhujiajiao on Sunday, a town scenically set amid rivers and lakes in Shanghai's Qingpu district.

朱家角位于上海青浦区，是一个河湖环绕风景优美的小镇，意大利艺术家于周日在朱家角设立了艺术创作实验基地。

"We choose the town as an artistic creation base, because it has similar scenic characteristics to those in Italy but with a different cultural background," said Gerardo Lo Russo, president of the Rome Academy of Art.

罗马艺术学院院长赫拉尔多·俄罗说：“我们之所以选择这个地方作为我们的艺术创作基地，是因为这里有与意大利相似的风景特点却又有着不同的文化背景。”

Italian artists will visit at regular intervals, he said.

他表示，意大利艺术家将定期拜访这里。

Meanwhile, the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts and the China Central Academy of Fine Arts also unveiled their experimental bases for artistic creation in the town. Ponte-Roma International Artists' Association also set up its Shanghai office.

同时，鲁迅美术学院和中国中央美术学院也在这个小镇为各自的艺术创作基地举行了揭牌仪式。桥－罗马国际艺术家协会也设立了上海工作处。

Russo was astonished by the town's charming scenery.

俄罗为小镇迷人的风景而震惊。

"The town has almost the same setting as Venice, with its waterways, but its atmosphere and traditional culture are quite different," he said.

他说：“这个小镇拥有几乎和威尼斯一样的水道，却有着非常不同的氛围和传统文化。”

He spent two days in the town creating an oil painting "Bridge," indicating the town as a cultural link.

他在小镇花了两天时间创作了一幅名叫《桥》的油画，指明小镇是一个文化纽带。

The painting was showcased at the exhibition, The Bridge of Humanities, which at the Zhujiajiao Humanistic Museum on Sunday to exhibit 48 paintings created by 16 Chinese and Italian artists.

这幅画在“人文之桥”展览会上展出，这个展览周日在朱家角人文艺术馆展出了16位中国和意大利艺术家的48幅画作。

The show will last until Dec 31.

这个展览将持续到12月31日。