（Su Qing, Journalist of Cultural Figures）To celebrate the Chinese Year of the Snake Spring Festival and promote cultural exchanges between China and Japan, the “Harmony of Heaven, Earth and Mankind - Invitational Exhibition of ‘Aerospace and Antarctica’ Photographic Artworks in Japan” is scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan on January 25th. The event is sponsored by the Union of Chinese Residing in Japan (General Incorporated Association), supported by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Japan, China Culture Figures Magazine, China Enterprises Association (Japan), and the China Cultural Center. It is co-organized by the General Association of Chinese Residents in Japan and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Japan, and undertaken by the World Artists Union (General Incorporated Association). The event also receives assistance from China TV Co., Ltd., Katsuyoshi Co., Ltd. in Japan, Ltd., and the Volunteer Team of the Federation of Chinese Associations in Japan.Nearly 2,000 guests from various sectors of China and Japan were present at the scene to celebrate the 2025 Spring Festival together with overseas Chinese in Japan. The guests include: Wu Jianghao, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Japan; Yukio Hatoyama, the former Prime Minister of Japan and the Director-General of the East Asia Community Institute; Shoichi Kondo, a member of the House of Representatives of Japan and the Chairman of the House of Representatives Environment Committee; He Naihe, the representative of the organizer, the director of the Federation of Chinese Associations in Japan, and the chairman of the Spring Festival Gala Organizing Committee; Seno Kiyomi, the director of the Japan-China Association (General Incorporated Association); Tokichiro Utsunomiya, the president of the Japan-China Friendship Association (a public-interest incorporated association); He Delun, the president of the Union of Chinese Residing in Japan; Jiang Yongyu, the representative director of Sunshine Co., Ltd., the representative of the special co-sponsor; Wang Jiaxun, the president of the China Enterprises Association (Japan); Xiao Jingru, the president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Japan; Yan Hao, the honorary president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Japan; Chen Longjin, the president of the Union of Chinese Residing in Japan; Saegusa Tomihiro, the president of Ito Yokado Co., Ltd.; Makoto Inafuku, the president of Nansei Steel Co., Ltd.; the leadership team and all members of the Union of Chinese Residing in Japan.
The Spring Festival is a cultural symbol shared by the Chinese nation and also a window for the world to perceive China. At the end of the Year of the Dragon, “The Spring Festival: The Chinese Practice of Celebrating the Traditional New Year” was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, fully demonstrating the global value of Chinese civilization. As the Spring Festival approaches, the holding of the “Harmony of Heaven, Earth and Mankind-Photographic Art Exhibition of ‘Aerospace and Antarctica’” in Tokyo, Japan, meets the practical needs of the times. With “aerospace” and “Antarctica” as carriers, it promotes the common values of all mankind, including peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom, facilitates mutual understanding and amity between the people of China and Japan, and advances exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations. The exhibition displayed the working scenes of Liu Yang, China's first female astronaut, a deputy to the National People’s Congress, a heroic astronaut, and the public welfare image ambassador for China’s space program, in the Chinese space station, along with a series of her photographic works. Additionally, photographic works taken in Antarctica by Wang Baosheng, the president of China Culture Figures Magazine and an adjunct professor at the International Sinology Research Center of Shandong University, were also on display.
A series of photographic works taken by Liu Yang, China’s first female astronaut, at the Chinese Space Station showcase the spiritual outlook of humanity’s exploration of the universe and pursuit of dreams in the vast sky. They vividly illustrate that mankind is a community with a shared future. Space is the common wealth of all humanity. At present, humanity faces an increasing number of common challenges. Only by peacefully utilizing space can we take good care of our common home.
The photographic works of Wang Baosheng, the president of China Culture Figures Magazine, taken in Antarctica, focus on the glaciers, snow-capped mountains, ecological environment, and human activities in Antarctica from a unique perspective. With simple emotions and vivid language of light and shadow, these works artistically represent that humans live in the same global village, and the safety of Antarctica is related to the interests of all countries and the future of humanity. We should adhere to the concept of harmonious co-existence between humanity and nature, hold nature in awe, respect nature, adapt to nature, and protect nature, so as to jointly safeguard our irreplaceable global home.
The photographic artworks on display this time have been exhibited successively at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing, China World Hotel, the venue of the 2024 Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference, the China (Hainan) Museum of The South China Sea, the CNSC Art Museum (Sanya), and other places. They have also been collected by institutions such as the National Art Museum of China and the China (Hainan) Museum of The South China Sea.
On the evening of the 25th, the “2025 Spring Festival Gala for All Overseas Chinese in Japan” will also be held simultaneously.