Peng Liyuan, French first lady visit Orsay Museum

Peng Liyuan, the wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, visited the Orsay Museum in Paris with Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron. They toured the “Paris 1874 Inventing Impressionism” exhibition and admired masterpieces by renowned painters like Monet, Van Gogh, and Renoir. Peng emphasized the importance of cultural exchanges between China and France, encouraging mutual understanding and artistic collaboration. She also interacted with French students studying Chinese at the museum, urging them to deepen their knowledge and become ambassadors of Sino-French friendship. The Orsay Museum, founded in 1986, boasts the world’s most extensive collection of impressionist and post-impressionist artworks.

Source – CGTN