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Portraits express romantic charm and friends afar bring a distant land near.
Yuan Xikun has built up friendship with famous persons and political personages in the world via painting the sketched portraits of them.
In May of 2001, Yuan Xikun wrote, in an artist capacity, respectively to K.R. Narayanan, the President of the Republic of India, Phan Van Khai, the Primer of Vietnan, Scalfaro, the former President of Italy and Barak, the former Prime Minister of Israel to express his continuation of making great efforts to promote the cultural and artistic exchange between China and their countries and his wish for the success of the capital of his motherland, Beijing’s bid for the Olympic Games and ask them to “pay close attention to and support the Chinese people’s bid for the 2008 Olympic Games. In June when Yuan Xikun crossed the ocean to the United States again, doing, without a word, a cultural diplomat’s work, the letters of these international political personages reached the Jintai Art Museum one after another.
In June 7, Scalfaro, the former President of Italy wrote in reply to Mr. Yuan: “I still thank you up to now for your doing my portrait ……my deep friendship with the Chinese people and President Jiang Zemin will remain in my heart forever. If Beijing is successful in its bid for the Olympic Games, I shall be very pleased. I will try my best to help to bring about this.”
In June 19, K.R. Narayanan, the President of India wrote in reply to Mr. Yuan: “I congratulate you in your efforts to promote international friendship through your artistic work. Especially between India and China the relationship is underpinned by links of art and culture.”
In June 25, Barak, the former Prime Minister of Israel, wrote in reply to Mr. Yuan: “Thank you very much for the outstanding portrait of myself-which will be placed in my office for all to admire. With regard to Beijing’s bid to host the Olympic Games in 2008. My thoughts are with you and this issue and I wish the PRC every success in this important bid.”
In June 28, Phan Van Khai, the Primer of Vietnan wrote in reply to Mr. Yuan: “I firmly believe that Beijing, as the capital of China with a great history and culture, completely satisfies the conditions to successfully host the 2008 Olympic Games.”
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