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Martial arts to go Australia for cultural exchange
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-01-22 09:52

Henan province will showcase its Shaolin martial arts, tourist attractions and investment projects to Australians during an eight-day cultural exchange from Monday.

The event in Sydney has been scheduled to coincide with both China's Lunar New Year Day and Australia Day, Lu Dawei, secretary-general of the organizing committee said in Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, yesterday.

The Henan delegation and Australian enterprises are expected to sign trade agreements valued at $2.6 billion, according to the official.