Among the hundreds of events hosted throughout Belgium to celebrate China, don't miss the four major exhibitions.
Travel through time at the Palais des Beaux-Arts with Son of Heaven, the history of eternal China, presenting for the first time some 250 masterpieces from the six provinces of China and the Forbidden City, and watch forefront contemporary artists Ai Weiwei from China and Luc Tuymans from Belgium confront their views on art and the material world in the State of Things.
Follow The Silk Road To explore the long-lived relationship of China and the world, at the Parc du Cinquantenaire. Don't forget to stop at the Tea house and finally get a taste of Chinese calligraphy masterpieces at the Orchid Pavilion staged at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
From 8 October 2009 to 14 February 2010