Related News
Longhua Temple auction raises 12.8m yuan for charity
By Yan Zhen |
January 11, 2012, Wednesday
|
Online Edition
Online Edition
A charity art auction fetched a record 12.83 million yuan (US$2.03 million) in Shanghai last night.
The annual auction, held by the 1,700-year-old Longhua Temple, put 21 calligraphy pieces, paintings and sculptures by renowned Chinese artists under the hammer.
The highest bid, 1.5 million yuan, went to a calligraphic script written by Zhao Puchu, the late poet and former chairman of the Chinese Buddhist Association, organizers said.
All the money raised will be donated to the Shanghai Charity Foundation to sponsor needy students in Shanghai, cover medical costs of underprivileged children, and aid people in areas hit by disasters.
The New Year auction has raised more than 30 million yuan since it was first held in 2006.
The annual auction, held by the 1,700-year-old Longhua Temple, put 21 calligraphy pieces, paintings and sculptures by renowned Chinese artists under the hammer.
The highest bid, 1.5 million yuan, went to a calligraphic script written by Zhao Puchu, the late poet and former chairman of the Chinese Buddhist Association, organizers said.
All the money raised will be donated to the Shanghai Charity Foundation to sponsor needy students in Shanghai, cover medical costs of underprivileged children, and aid people in areas hit by disasters.
The New Year auction has raised more than 30 million yuan since it was first held in 2006.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
