Western Greece
The Region of Western Greece is full of worship places and a flourishing historical and cultural tradition that offer memorable experiences in store for the visitor.
August 2017
Chinese Opera in Elefsina
As the renowned Anhui Huangmei Opera Theatre prepares for a performance at Aeschylus Festival 2017, the city of Elefsina is hosting an exhibition of Chinese Opera costumes until 9 September.
Ancient Greek science, art and technology travels to Beijing
Photo: Odometer of Hero (1 cent. AD) / Herakleidon Museum
A Chinatown for tourists in Thessaloniki
[Photo: AMNA]
Thessaloniki was quite unknown to the Chinese market. However, slowly but steadily, the Municipality has been taking steps to make it visible on the Chinese investment map. These include, among other things, the participation in exhibitions and visits, the active participation of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) in programs, as well as the encouragement to turn the area around Aesopos street into a veritable Chinatown.
Ancient Greek and Chinese science and technology on display in Athens and Beijing
An exchange of exhibitions between the Athens Herakleidon Museum and the China Museum of Science and Technology in Beijing will take place in the context of the Greece-China Year of Cultural Exchanges and Cooperation in Creative Industries 2017.
Ancient Chinese science and technology at Herakleidon Museum in Athens
The Herakleidon Museum in Athens is hosting from September, in its two buildings, the exhibition titled “Ancient Chinese Science and Technology” of the China Museum of Science and Technology in Beijing.
Greek Ports and the new “Silk Road”
The conclusions he reached concerning the significance of Greek ports in the planning of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), discusses Dimitris Routos, vice-chairman of the governing board of Thessaloniki Port Authority, in an interview with Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA)