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<DIV>For immdiate release</DIV>
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align=center><SPAN class=normaltextrun><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society and
</FONT></SPAN></B></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN class=normaltextrun><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver
presents</FONT></SPAN></B></SPAN></P>
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class=normaltextrun><B><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN></I></B></SPAN> </P>
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align=center><SPAN class=normaltextrun><B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">“Following the Silk Routes and Beyond in Vancouver”
Exhibition</FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN class=normaltextrun><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman">explorASIAN 2016</FONT></SPAN></I></B></SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US></SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=paragraph style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN lang=EN-US>During
<B><I><A href="https://explorasian.org/">explorASIAN 2016</A></I></B> Vancouver
Asian Heritage Month Society will present “Following the Silk Routes and Beyond
in Vancouver",</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space><SPAN
lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN
lang=EN-US>an</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space><SPAN
lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN
lang=EN-US>interactive photographic exhibition celebrating the past and present
of exchange and multiculturalism.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=apple-converted-space><SPAN lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=eop><SPAN lang=EN-US>The exhibition will be on view at the <A
href="http://www.cccvan.com/">Chinese Cultural Centre</A> Museum located at 555
Columbia Street Vancouver B.C. V6A 4H5 during April 17 – May 31, 2016 Tuesday –
Sunday 10:00am – 5:00pm. Admission by donation.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=paragraph style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN lang=EN-US>Societies
connect, change, and adapt thanks to the networks we naturally
create.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space><SPAN
lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN lang=EN-US>The
ancient silk routes</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space><SPAN
lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN lang=EN-US>that
connected</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space><SPAN
lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN lang=EN-US>Asia
and the European continent opened doors to trade, new ideas, migration, and
sometimes conflicts. Even when emperors ordered to build walls, and sent
armies to control these exchanges, beliefs and culture trickled through sandy
deserts, oases, and oceans. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=eop><SPAN
lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=paragraph style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN
lang=EN-US>Traveling</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space><SPAN
lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN lang=EN-US>the
Silk Routes then was not easy;</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=apple-converted-space><SPAN lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=normaltextrun><SPAN lang=EN-US>it</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=apple-converted-space><SPAN lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=normaltextrun><SPAN lang=EN-US>required skill, strength, and the ability
to negotiate. The world today has shrunk and what used to take months or even
years to reach a destination is now a finger click away. Fast internet and
web networks</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space><SPAN lang=EN-US>
have </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN lang=EN-US>made
our</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space><SPAN
lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN
lang=EN-US>exchanges</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space><SPAN
lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN lang=EN-US>so
easy </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space><SPAN lang=EN-US>that
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN lang=EN-US>we</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=apple-converted-space><SPAN lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=normaltextrun><SPAN lang=EN-US>barely</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=apple-converted-space><SPAN lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=normaltextrun><SPAN lang=EN-US>think about the past, but the legacy
of</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space><SPAN
lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN
lang=EN-US>the</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space><SPAN
lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN
lang=EN-US>ancient</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space><SPAN
lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN
lang=EN-US>trading ways, echoes in our everyday lives helping
us</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space><SPAN
lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN
lang=EN-US>interact</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space><SPAN
lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN
lang=EN-US>better, and more than ever in today’s world. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=eop><SPAN lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=ecxmsonormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.05pt; mso-background-themecolor: background1"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN lang=EN-US>“Following the
Silk Routes and Beyond in Vancouver” will portray visual examples of spaces and
commercial networks in Asia and Vancouver, connecting the ancient routes to our
modern life. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It will give us the
opportunity to find more about Asian cultures in local spaces here in Vancouver.
It promises to be a photographic caravan that will open our imagination and
tickle our curiosity to find some interesting places and exchanges right here in
Vancouver.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-converted-space><SPAN
lang=EN-US> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=eop><SPAN lang=EN-US> - Leticia
Sanchez, curator</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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align=center><SPAN class=eop><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman">-30-</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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class=normaltextrun><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman">Media
contact:</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=paragraph style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
class=eop><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman">Toni Zhang
McAfee</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=paragraph style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN class=normaltextrun><SPAN lang=EN-US>(604)
658-8883<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US><A style='href: "mailto:museum@cccvan.com"'
href="mailto:museum@cccvan.com"><FONT
color=#0000ff>museum@cccvan.com</FONT></A><SPAN
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