SOFIA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- A joint exhibition of works by professors from the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing and the National Academy of Art (NAA) in Sofia opened here on Thursday evening.

The eight-week exhibition, which is titled "Silk Road: from Tradition to Contemporaneity" and dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Bulgaria, features works of 40 Bulgarian and 51 Chinese professors.

The works are a wonderful embodiment of the long-standing friendship between China and Bulgaria, NAA's rector Prof. Nikolay Drachev said at the opening ceremony.

Yue Jieqiong, director of CAFA's Office for Collaborative Innovation Centre, said that the exhibition, which is held in the National Gallery, features works from different disciplines in the two educational institutions.