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Shanghai Festival celebrates 10th anniversary
4 August 2008
The 10th China Shanghai International Arts Festival (CSIAF) takes place from 18 until 22 October 2008. It also features the Shanghai Performing Arts Fair (SPAF). The objective of China Shanghai International Arts Festival is to present the best in world culture, promote Chinese ethical arts, enhance Sino-Foreign cultural exchange and improve the cultural market. The festival is composed of Performing Programs, Public Activities, Performing Arts Fair, Academic Study and Forums, etc. China Shanghai International Arts Festival commits itself to encouraging innovation and introducing the classics. This is what has given our festival such a strong reputation both at home and abroad. China Shanghai International Arts Festival aims to be a bridge for cultural exchange: In the past few years the China Shanghai International Arts Festival featured a “Culture Week”, such as an “Austrian Culture Week”, a “Russian Culture Week” and “French Culture in Shanghai”. Exhibitions and fairs of various sorts enrich the festival.