Overseas Chinese artist Sun Xiuting portrays a group of Tang Dynasty ladies and Greek nymphs playing Chuiwan, an ancient Chinese sport similar to golf.
However, these works are by no means one-dimensional visual interpretations. A wide range of styles and techniques are in use such as Classic, Modern, Realism, Abstract, Expressionism, Symbolism, Surrealism and Collagist art.
"All their works express man's dreams of peace and harmony, aspirations to beauty, extolment of youth and admiration of strength," says Wang Mingming, a panel judge and renowned ink artist.
Ouyang Fenfang, a lecturer from Xiamen, Fujian province, visited the exhibition along with 36 of her students in industrial design.
"Although it is not a show of design art, we can still learn a lot from so many works by artists from very different cultural and social backgrounds," she says.
Huo Xiuming, a veteran art educator from Beijing No 165 Middle School, grabbed the opportunity to hold an art class for his 15 junior high students in the exhibition halls of National Art Museum of China.
"Never before has such a feast for the eyes been available for visitors in Beijing," he says.
In Huo's opinion, to come face to face with works of art from around the world opens people's eyes and "it may help my students to build up a reasonable view of what contemporary art is like besides our traditional ink paintings and folk art works".
Young Serbian artist Sejma Prodanovic, who first attended the Biennale in 2005 and this time submitted a collage depicting people in a swimming pool, rates this trip to Beijing as a "golden chance to see a rapidly changing China."
"This is my second time in China and I couldn't believe my eyes. The city I saw three years ago has changed so much," she says.
South Korean artist Ryu Il-Seon says participating in this Beijing Biennale is an attempt to promote friendship, cooperation and mutual understanding among Asian artists.
Ryu got his master's degree at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and doctoral degree at the Central University of Ethnic Nationalities in Beijing four years ago.
A key member of South Korea Artists Society, he established his studio in the Wangjing residential area in northeast Beijing three years ago.
Rubbing shoulders with Chinese artists at South Korean galleries in Beijing is part of his daily life.
"The biennale acts as an eye-catching arena to show the world the emerging force of Asian artists," Ryu says.
His romantic Festival Perfume is on show at the National Art Museum of China with oil and sculpture works from other five South Korean artists.
The Biennale is mostly limited to paintings and sculptures.
"This not only tallies with current mainstream trends in China but also conforms to the trend of the revival of painting in world art scene," says key curator Wang Yong.
"One cannot say the Beijing biennale is conservative just because it is restricted to paintings and sculptures.
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