To celebrate the 55th anniversary of the establishment of China-France diplomatic ties and decades of people-to-people exchanges, an exhibition opened at the China Cultural Center in Paris on Monday.

Titled Experience China, Meeting Ideas in Paris - Treasures from the National Art Museum of China, the exhibition focuses on the history of Sino-French art exchanges over the past decades. It features 36 paintings and sculptures created by some 20 Chinese artists such as Chang Yu, Xu Beihong and Lin Fengmian.

The exhibition runs through April 17. It's co-organized by the National Art Museum of China, the China Cultural Center in Paris and Network of International Culturalink Entities.