TECFA (Jakarta Station) Successfully Ended

The friendship between China and Indonesia is everlasting. 2024 is the first year of building a community of destiny between China and Indonesia, the year of China-ASEAN humanistic exchanges, and 2025 will mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Indonesia.

From September 6th to October 6th, the Tour Exhibition of Chinese Fine Arts (TECFA), Jakarta Station, has been successfully held at the National Gallery of Indonesia (GNI). This exhibition is organized by the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism and the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Indonesia and co-organized by the Shanghai Art Collection Museum, Shanghai Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Centre, the Shanghai Arts Research Centre, and Shanghai Art and Design Academy. 

This exhibition is organized by the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism and the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Indonesia and co-organized by the Shanghai Art Collection Museum, Shanghai Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Centre, the Shanghai Arts Research Centre, and Shanghai Art and Design Academy. The exhibition also receives substantial support from the Foreign Affairs Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government; Indonesian Heritage Agency, the Directorate General of Culture, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (IHA); the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta; National Gallery of Indonesia (GNI),  Shanghai Magnolia Foundation for International Exchange; Shanghai Printing Group Co., Shanghai Juyuan Cultural Development Co., etc.

The exhibition successfully opened on September 6th, for the report of the opening ceremony, please see the following link.

TECFA (Jakarta Station) Successfully Opened

The exhibition was warmly welcomed by the Indonesian audience, which was crowded with visitors. Group guests from the Jakarta Government, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Universitas Bina Nusantara, Universitas Sanata Dharma, local high schools, and many other institutions were specially organized to visit this grand event of traditional cultures. The average daily flow of visitors reaches about 3,000 people.

During the one-month period of the exhibition, more than 50,000 visitors visited the exhibition and were deeply impressed by the artworks of China's intangible cultural heritage.

Slide to selection of audience's comments

Selection of audience's comments

During the exhibition, Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, the Ambassdor of Unites States in Indonesia paid a visit and left comments with appreciation.

The U.S Ambassador, Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir was viewing the exhibition

The “TECFA, Jakarta Station: New Rhythm of Silk Road - Shanghai Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition” is an important part of the “Belt and Road” cultural exchanges and cooperation, and has had a wide social impact. The exhibition was well covered by nearly 100 mainstream media in China and Indonesia, including Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily, China News, Culture & Tourism China, Economic Daily, Wenhui Newspaper, Le Tour Shanghai, Baidu Encyclopedia, Sina News, Tencent News, Time Magazine, Globe News, The Jakarta Post, The Compass, Wartabuana News, The Philippine Business Times and other web portals, etc.

Selection of report by Indonesia's mainstream media

On October 9, 2024, a delegation from the organizers, Shanghai Art Collection Museum and Shanghai Art & Design Academy, visited GNI to dismantle the exhibition. The delegation carried out meticulous dismantlement of more than one hundred exhibits to ensure that the exhibition was completed.

The success of this exhibition is inseparable from the strong support of the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta. Sri Kusumawati, Director of the Art Museum Division of the Department of Culture of Jakarta Government, met with Niu Jinjin, Executive Deputy Director of the Shanghai Art Collection Museum, Shi Zhongwen, Vice Dean of the School of Handicrafts at the Shanghai Art & Design Academy and the Delegation. Sri pointed out in the meeting that the TECFA (Jakarta Station) had achieved a complete success, which not only let the Indonesian people appreciate the profound Chinese culture, but also let the people of the two countries personally feel the importance of the cooperation between the two countries. It not only let the Indonesian people appreciate the profound Chinese culture, but also let the people of the two countries personally feel the deep traditional friendship between the two countries.

On October 10, Dr. Gugun Gumilar, Ph.D., head of relevant programs at the Istiqlal Mosque, met with the delegation at the “China Space” built by the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia in cooperation with the Istiqlal Mosque.

The space was built by the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia in cooperation with the Istiqlal Mosque, with the aim of organizing diverse cultural activities and becoming a place for learning Chinese and experiencing Chinese culture. The Chinese Embassy in Indonesia, together with Istiqlal Mosque and all other relevant cultural institutions in Indonesia, will make the “China Space” an inclusive, shared and open space, and make new contributions to further promote cultural, religious and educational exchanges and cooperation between China and Indonesia.

On the morning of October 11, the relevant persons in charge of the GNI met with the delegation, and the two sides exchanged views on the implementation of the exhibition. Representatives of Chinese organizers expressed sincere gratitude to the Indonesian team, and looked forward to further cooperation in the future.

On the afternoon of the same day, Niu Jinjin, Executive Deputy Director of SACM, attended the reopening ceremony of the National Museum of Indonesia as a special guest, which further consolidated the friendship between the two museums and with the important cultural institutions of Indonesia, and concluded a stronger bond for the future joint promotion of cultural exchanges between the two countries.