Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Renowned Chinese writers and artists have expressed satisfaction with the hospitality, love and affection given by people of Pakistan to them during the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Cultural Caravan.

“We enjoyed the hospitality everywhere in Pakistan,” said Yuan Zhang Chinese writer, IMF scholar, singer, photographer and former diplomat, on Sunday. She added, “I simply love Pakistan because of its landscape, cultural diversity, people, their folk dances and above all its music. Cultural Caravan kept all of us – both Chinese and Pakistani artists – thoroughly engrossed.”

She said that what she enjoyed the most was her interaction with local people. “We were loved by people everywhere we went with the Cultural Caravan.” She said that the first cultural caravan was general but the next one should be theme based like costumes, music, architecture and dance. “I have lived in Europe, the United States of America and Japan but I always had this longing to live and gradually settle in a country that is culturally rich and diversified.”

The main idea of this project was to promote cultural exchange and dialogue not only between the two countries but also within the boundaries of the country and to promote historical Silk Route. The Silk route has played a significant role in the culture and economy of the region through the history.

Published in Daily Times, January 1^st 2018.