Behind-the-Scenes: President Barack Obama’s Gift to President Hu Jintao of China

January 21, 2011 | 1:51 | Public Domain

A behind-the-scenes look at the Zhou Brothers original painting that President Obama presented to President Hu Jintao of China in honor of the State Visit. The painting is replete with imagery and motifs representing 5,000 years of Chinese culture and the friendship that our two countries have shared and will continue on together into the future. Watch as distinguished Chinese American contemporary artists, DaHuang and Shan Zuo Zhou, explain the significance and symbolism of the painting.

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