In the skilled hands of pottery artisans, the clay starts to metamorphose, evolving with each graceful touch into forms with elegant contours.

It is home to one-third of the world's remaining mountain gorillas, one-third of Africa’s bird species, several species of primates, volcanoes, game reserves, resorts and islands on the expansive lake Kivu, graceful dancers, artistic crafts and friendly people.

Inspired by modern aeronautics, the all-new Aviator offers graceful streamlining resembling that of an aircraft.

"We believe Hongqi will come onto the world stage in a more confident and graceful way, and help fuel China's automotive industry's effort to go upward as a whole," said FAW Chairman Xu Liuping in an earlier interview.

"We believe Hongqi will come onto the world stage in a more confident and graceful way, and help fuel China's automotive industry's effort to go upward as a whole," said the brand in a statement.

"Golf has always been considered a graceful sport and its underlying cultural temperament and dynamism resonate well with Volvo Cars' brand personality of combining powerful functionality and subtle aesthetics," Danielson added.

She specializes in qing yi, a female role that is mature and graceful, and graduated with a master's degree in Peking Opera performance from the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts in 2010.