A dinner celebration to launch the 26th International Chinese Arts Festival was held in Melbourne on 29 September 2017. Dignitaries in attendance included: Consul-General Zhao Jian; Consul for Culture, Chen Xiao; President of the Legislative Council for Victorian Parliament, The Hon. Bruce Atkinson MLC; and President of our Academy, Master Wang. Consul-General Zhao Jian officially launched the festival, and in his speech, particularly recognised the important role that this e

A great honour for Master Wang to be invited to the Celebrations of the 68th Anniversary of the Founding of People's Republic of China, and the 45th Anniversary of the Establishment of China-Australia Diplomatic Relations, hosted by Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Melbourne on 27 September 2017. #China #Day #ChinaNationalDay #Melbourne

2017 Australian Chinese Writers Festival On 6 July 2017, upon invitation, Bhagavan Zhi-Ji Vimalakirti Xin De Wang attended the 2017 Australian Chinese Writers Festival jointly hosted by the Australian Chinese Writers Festival Committee and Yarra Libraries; the event was held in the Reading Room of Fitzroy Town Hall. The theme of this year’s meeting is “The Development of Chinese Literature Overseas”and included keynote speeches by the delegation of famous Chinese writers. Fit

二零一七年澳大利亞華人作家節 二零一七年七月六日，澳大利亞塔州中國文化公園主席、澳大利亞塔州中國佛教學院院長　智及　王信得宗師應邀出席澳大利亞華人作家節組委會和維多利亞州亞拉圖書館聯合舉辦於墨爾本Fitzroy市政廳大禮堂隆重召開的〝二零一七年澳大利亞華人作家節〞。本次會議的主題是《中國文學在海外的拓展》，並邀請了中國著名作家代表團發表主題演講。 Fitzroy市政廳大禮堂 中國著名作家代表團成員包括吉林省作家協會副主席《作家》雜誌主編宗仁發，以及雲南省作家協會副主席、國家一級作家範穩。出席大會也有本地澳洲著名華人作家王若冰與王嶺梅。 本屆澳大利亞華人作家節受到了中國駐墨爾本總領事館的重視，由黃國斌代總領事宣佈開幕及歡迎中國作家代表團。開幕儀式中亦有數位澳大利亞知名僑領致辭：澳大利亞華人作家節主席胡玫OAM太平紳士、世界越棉寮華人中國和平統一促進會會長洪紹平先生、澳洲聯邦工黨領䄂肖頓的多元文化首席顧問、萬年興前市長楊千慧女士、維多利亞自由黨領䄂Matthew Guy的華人事務顧問何漢文先生，以及墨爾本市政府華人議員劉樂先生等。 黃國斌代總領事