From November 17 till 19, the 1st China-US Forum on the Culture and Arts was staged in the National Center for the Performing Arts and National Museum of China in Beijing. Some cultural celebrities from China and US such as American film director Joel Coen, Oscar legendary actress Meryl Streep, Chinese cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Chinese director Lu Chuan participated in the 6 special topic discussion, whose theme varied from food culture, arts and market to photography.