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A group of Chinese masters is in India to open a new Silk Route through art

Ritika Kochhar  July 9, 2016 Last Updated at 00:16 IST

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In 625 AD, a Chinese pilgrim called Xuanzang came to India and went back 16 years later with 657 Buddhist scriptures packed in 520 cases that became the basis for the most important school of Buddhism in China. In 2016, the Chinese government decided to return the favour by sending to India some of its national painters. As Shi Wen Sheng, a visiting professor at Oxford and the Columbia International Universities and a council member of the Peoples Artists Association of China, says, "After the Open Door Policy came up in China, many countries want to know about the arts." So, ...

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The beauty of charcoal